BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4352@japanesegarden.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240611 DTSTAMP:20240528T163243Z URL:https://japanesegarden.org/events/vision-of-place/ SUMMARY:Vision of Place DESCRIPTION:\nNotice: The Pavilion Gallery will close early at 4:00pm on June 7th due to a private event and the PEACE is POWER: Wish Tree by Yoko Ono event.\n\n\n\nShashin: Photographic Frontiers of Hokkaido \n\n\n\nQuiet Reflections of Hokkaido Winter: Photography by Sandra Chandler \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating 65 years of the Portland and Sapporo Sister City relationship\, Vision of Place welcomes the work of a local Portland photographer and Hokkaido-based photographers to showcase the beauty of Japan’s northernmost prefecture\, Hokkaido.\n\n\n\n\n\nShashin: Photographic Frontiers of Hokkaido\n\n\n\nCherry Blossom Season at Hakodate Goryokaku Castle ruins” 2022. Photo by Hisao Asano.\n\n\n\nIn the Pavilion Gallery\, we’ve invited The North Finder. This Hokkaido-based group of photographers' mission to “raise the image of Hokkaido through photography and help people to know Hokkaido more deeply” to share their perspective of Sapporo (capital of Hokkaido). The show exhibits the work of 23 photographers that capture the diversity of natural environments\, distinctive seasons\, and notable sites of Portland’s sister city from the perspective of the people who live there. Featuring a range of subjects\, this exhibition shares poetic perspectives of the iconic region.\n\n\n\nQuiet Reflections of Hokkaido Winter: Photography by Sandra Chandler\n\n\n\nSurrounding Birches\, 2023. Photo by Sandra Chandler.\n\n\n\nConnecting the perspective of Hokkaido with Portland is an exhibition of local artist Sandra Chandler\, which is \;exhibited in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center’s Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery. Chandler is a passionate photographer\, who has been a longtime supporter and Portland Japanese Garden’s Foundation Board Chairperson. Traveling the world using her designer’s eye\, Chandler’s photography explores minimalist compositions artfully captured from nature. This exhibition showcases the essence of the serene winter landscape of Japan’s northernmost island. \;The artwork in Quiet Reflections evokes minimalism and reflection through artfully composed scenes from Hokkaido’s winter season. \; \;\n\n\n\nLearn more about the relationship between Portland Japanese Garden and the city of Sapporo and the stone lantern that serves as a tangible reminder of our longtime friendship.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPortland Japanese Garden receives support from the \;Oregon \;Arts \;Commission\, a state agency funded by the State of \;Oregon \;and the National Endowment for the \;Arts.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpmedia.japanesegarden.org/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/process:37711/id:9591fb8b77da10dc075ea23a15800c2a/http://live-japanesegarden.pantheonsite.io/Vision-of-Peace-Web-Event-Final-No-Text-and-No-Border.jpg CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions LOCATION:Pavilion Gallery & Tanabe Gallery\, 611 SW Kingston Ave.\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States GEO:45.51862;-122.70843109999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=611 SW Kingston Ave.\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pavilion Gallery & Tanabe Gallery:geo:45.51862;-122.70843109999998 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR