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 50th year.
We 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!
November 2024 Chapter Meeting
November Workshop:
SOGETSU: VERTICAL COMPOSITION 3-1
Leslie Rosinski, our Sogetsu School Sensei, will be leading this workshop with focus on the vertical line for this Ikebana form
Thursday, November 21, 2024 1 PM
Click on the image for Program Information or contact the chapter for more details and registration information.
October 2024 Chapter Meeting
October Workshop: IKEBANA JOURNEY IN JAPAN
or “KADO” – The Way of Flowers
North and Central American Regional Conference update
Philadelphia, PA
For our October meeting David Lee gave a very interesting presentation entitled "Ikebana Journey in Japan or KADO, the Way of Flowers". The roots of the Japanese Ikebana art form are said to have arrived from the Asian Continent with Buddhism. In his presentation David traced the development of Ikebana alongside significant cultural and historical events that created modern day Japan. David shared with us his recent trip to Japan where he researched and visited significant Ikebana sites. He also prepared three examples of temple arrangements.
This was followed by a short presentation by Liz Lwara and Terri Voegeli on the Ikebana North and Central American Region(NCAR) of Ikebana International's conference which was held recently in Philadelphia.
Liz and Terri presented certificates of appreciation to the outgoing Advocates and exhibited their beautiful arrangements in the conference exhibition.