Welcome to Ann Arbor Chapter 183
About Us and Upcoming Events
Ikebana International - Ann Arbor (Since 1974)
Ikebana (ē-kĕ-bah-nah)
- We teach Ikebana, the creative and meditative art of Japanese flower arranging, similar to painting, calligraphy and sculpture.
- Ikebana uses principles and creative theories to arrange “living flowers” or “making flowers come alive”. Ikebana evokes the whole of nature itself, and people’s relationship with nature.
The Ikebana International Ann Arbor Chapter #183 , in our 51st year,
meet the third Thursday of each month September - May at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1500 Scio Church Road, Ann Arbor, MI
- At each of our meetings, an instructor will demonstrate how to make an ikebana arrangement and then participants make their own arrangements to take home.
- Non-Ikebana International members are encouraged to attend our meetings to learn more about ikebana. Pre-registration is required and there is a $20.00 fee for flowers and instructor costs for each meeting. Members of Ikebana International pay a reduced fee of $15.00.
- If you would like to receive our newsletter or more information about our organization please contact us via the button below or send an email to a2ikebana@gmail.com. We look forward to welcoming you to our next meeting!
October 2025 Chapter Meeting
October 16 Workshop: Sogetsu - Horizontal Style Moribana
Leslie Rosinski, from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, will teach a workshop on Variation #6 - Horizontal Style Moribana Sogetsu lesson.
In this workshop, we will use a Moribana, or a low sided container, and one kenzan. This horizontal style is particularly suitable for an arrangement to be placed on the table at home, as the entire composition is finished low so that people at the table can see each other easily.
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IKEBANA meets MANGA and ANIME
IKEBANA AT YOUMACON - October 31 through November 1
Ikebana has been invited to share this artform at the largest Comic Con in the Mid-West, called YOUMACON.
What do manga, anime, and ikebana all have in common?
When would you ever put those three words together in one sentence?
• Manga – a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels that has a distinctive style of impressionistic backgrounds and big-eyed characters.
• Anime – a style of Japanese animation characterized by distinctive art – big expressive eyes, vibrant characters, and epic storytelling.
• Ikebana – the Japanese art of flower arrangement, in which the arrangement brings Nature and humanity closer together.
All these definitions have the word Japanese in them, and all are a particular art form that have distinctive characteristics.
Come join the Ann Arbor and Detroit Ikebana chapters at YOUMACON in their collaborative approach to unite these three unlikely genres.
Learn more about Youmacon: https://youmacon.com/
September 2025 Chapter Meeting
September Workshop: ICHIYO - Contrasting Group
Terre Voegeli, from the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, taught a workshop on how to create a Group Contrast Form. An interesting arrangement that combines three groups of material:
- straight line
- curving line
- and massed flowers.
This form does not use single stems or flowers, but combines them into groups for impact, showing how three different materials with separate characteristics and shapes can harmonize beautifully in an arrangement.
June 2025 Members In-House Exhibition
June In-House Exhibition for Memebers:
Our first annual in-house exhibition, held June 19, was a great success! Thank you to all the members who contributed arrangements and to those who worked to make this event happen.
April 2025 - Ikebana Kyoto World Conference
April - Ikebana International 2025 Kyoto World Conference
In late April, members of the Ann Arbor and Detroit Chapters attended the I.I. 13th World Convention in Kyoto, Japan. We saw seven live, spectacular demonstrations by the headmasters from the leading schools of ikebana. There were also over 300 exhibition arrangements done by headmasters and leading arrangers from around the world. At the business meetings, the three International Resolutions that were presented and approved regionally at the NCARC in Philadelphia were further approved unanimously at the 13th World Convention.