The Japan House gardens are an ever-evolving space and living laboratory for students and visitors to be immersed in Japanese aesthetics.
Japan House returned to the tradition of sharing Asian arts and culture at Matsuri through food, libations, performances, crafts, arts, and so much more.
Krannert Art Museum will have The Ink Wash Paintings of Shozo Sato on exhibit through December 16, 2023.
Through study and immersion in Japanese aesthetics and culture, students will develop their aesthetic sensibilities and learn how to apply Japanese aesthetic philosophies to their own work, interactions, and understanding of the world.
Japan House has always been committed to providing wellness in the form of quality and inspiring engagement for its supporters, students, and the community. While the closures that took place this past year due to the pandemic made engagement a little more challenging, Japan House staff rose to the occasion with various alternative and virtual offerings. Japan House Shares is a series of ongoing educational and entertaining videos released bi-monthly that premiered in August 2020.
This past year the stress of isolation and uncertainty has taken its toll on all of us. As part of Japan House’s efforts to focus on care and wellness through traditional Japanese Arts, they established a unique collaboration with Zenshin Florence Caplow, a local community member.
The roots of Japan House go back to 1964, when Shozo Sato, then artist-in-residence at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and now professor emeritus of the School of Art and Design, began a series of courses focusing on the art and culture of Japan. Eventually, he renovated an old Victorian house to teach classes.
