Immerse Yourself in Japanese Flower Arrangement
Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival
11 & 12 Sep 2021 - Melbourne
About
Program
Launch of Hanadayori 花信 : Ikebana by Request - Online Exhibition. We plan to publish ikebana works with requests from the viewers on News page in our website & YouTube. Visit News page for the details.
Watch elegant ikebana creations by artists Shoso Shimbo and Shoan Lo unfold before your eyes as you enjoy a three course meal at one of Melbourne's finest restaurants.
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Create a unique and personal gift. This workshop gives you the opportunity to make an ikebana inspired floral frame to enhance your gift. Ikebana artist, Shoso Shimbo shares professional tips and essential floral design principles and he will take you step by step through the creation of your own individual work of art.
Our Metascent Perfumer will help you to blend a perfume with many natural and fine fragrance oils. You will have 50ml bottle of a unique fragrance in a beautiful flower box after 2 hours of workshop.
Fee includes all materials and tool hire.
Each exhibitors (including ikebana container exhibitors) can invite up to 6 friends and family to the opening. If you are invited by an exhibitor, you don't need to book.
Exhibitors: Join our exhibition. All ikebana schools welcome. Visit our Exhibitor page for the details.
Viewers: No booking required.
No booking required. Meet the ikebana artists.
Duration: 50 min
Fee: To be confirmed.
Seven demonstrators will create Ikebana works in 6 min. each. This event is a great introduction to Ikebana. Some of our demonstrators are members of Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival Committee. We appreciate their hard work for this festival.
Fee: $10.
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All ikebana containers on display are for sale.
Shoso Shimbo will create an Ikebana installation with live music by internationally renowned Paul Grabowsky AO.
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No booking required.
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English is not allowed in this workshop. All instructions are given only in Japanese. It is like attending an ikebana class in Japan. Ideal for the students doing VEC Japanese or for those who intend to visit Japan soon. Our instructor is a native Japanese speaker with a degree in applied linguistics.
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Meet our exhibitors. No booking required.
Duration: 50 min
Fee: $35
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Duration: 45 min.
Age: Year 1 - Year 6
Fee: $25.
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Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival is pleased to host a regular conference of the International Society of Ikebana Research (www.ikebana.link). If you would like to present your paper, please see our post calling for papers on News page.
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All ikebana containers are for sale.
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Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky
Come and enjoy great, unforgettable show!
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Shoso Shimbo will create an Ikebana installation with live music by internationally renowned Paul Grabowsky AO. In this ikebana performance, Grabowsky’s music becomes part of the materials as Shoso brings the piece together. The work exists in real space and time and the whole composition of the work is constantly transformed by the live music in a dynamic and symbiotic relationship.
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HANADAYORI - ONLINE EXHIBITION Thank you for your request
Exhibitors
Container Award
Melbourne Ikebana Container Award & Exhibition
Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival is pleased to present an opportunity for ceramic artists to create artworks to inspire ikebana artists. Hiroe Swen will be the judge for this award. $1000 cash prize (non - acquisitive).
- Date: 11.09.2021 11:00 AM - 12.09.2021 05:00 PM
- Location: Rosina, Abbotsford Victoria, Australia (Map)
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Ikebana Teachers at Wa
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This is a list of teachers who exhibited at Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. Their contribution made this event a remarkable international art festival. Please follow them through their SNS or feel free to contact them.
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Contact
- Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Victoria, Australia
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