Art & Zen March 6-8, 2020 An exploration of East Asian Artistic Traditions and their Spirit

Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street • Cambridge, Maryland Tickets on sale January 17, 2020 • Contact (410) 228-7782, artandzen@dorchesterarts.org, or visit http://www.dorchesterarts.org/ for more information about the event’s programs. Follow us on Facebook! Sponsors Robbins Foundation • Rev. Dr. Myozan Jushin • Anonymous

March 6 – Friday Film: Van Gogh & Japan 7p - $5/person

March 7 – Saturday Public Demonstrations Donation/Free 1p – Ikebana (flower arranging) Bruce Wilson 2:30 p – Sumi-e (ink painting) Carole Yee 3:30 p – Tea Ceremony Robert Bernhards

Welcome & Reception 5p – Main Gallery • Free Concert 6p - Sounds of Emptiness: Traditional Japanese Shakuhachi and Koto Seicho Jon McCollum Yuriko Gandolfo $15/adults • $12/members or students • $8 children • Under 5, free

March 8 – Sunday Workshops Sumi-e/Shodo with Carole Yee and Robert Bernhards (ink painting/Asian calligraphy) 8:30a-12:00p $35/members & students • $40/future members

Limited to 30 participants

Ikebana with Bruce Wilson (flower arranging) 1p – 2:30p $30/members & students • $35/future members

Limited to 25 participants *students, 18 and over, must show ID at the door.

Ikebana Ikebana (“making flowers alive”) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as “kado” or The Way of Flowers. The practice originates in the 7th century with Buddhist monks creating flower arrangements for temple altars and was continually refined over the centuries. The aesthetics of ikebana differ significantly from Western flower arranging traditions. For example, flowers and leaves with bug “bites” are often selected over pristine alternatives, because they were chosen by the bugs and flowers at different stages of their life are considered important to the arrangements. There are 1,000s of different ikebana schools throughout Japan and the rest of world, many with their own distinctive styles and guides.

Saturday, March 7, 2020 Public Demonstration, Bruce Wilson George B. Todd Performance Hall 1p • Free* In this public demonstration, Bruce Wilson will walk the audience through a variety of Ikebana arrangements, deconstructing some and finishing others. He will explain the significance of each to Zen Buddhism and Japanese culture. This demonstration will run about one hour. Part of the Art & Zen Public Demonstrations including ikebana, sumi-e (brush painting), and the tea ceremony (1-4:30p * We are suggesting a $10/adult donation for the Public Demonstrations from 1-4:30p on Saturday but understand if you are unable to contribute at this time. We want everyone who’s interested to be able to attend.

Sunday, March 8, 2020 Ikebana Workshop, Bruce Wilson Classrooms 1p • $35/Future Members • $30/Members & Students Limited to 25 participants "The beauty of a single branch, justly and naturally displayed in a vase." This is the definition of the Heika style of arranging found in the textbook for the Saga Goryū School of Ikebana founded at Daikakuji Temple in Kyoto in the year 818.

Experience for yourself firsthand what it is to make such an arrangement, just as it is made in Japan. All you will need to bring to the workshop will be a branch, some clippers, and an upright vase, along with an open mind and a willingness to try something new. Your instructor has been trained and licensed in this art by Daikakuji Temple, and taught ikebana to college students at St. Mary's College of Maryland for many years. This is an opportunity to experience "beginner's mind" at its freshest. Handouts with illustrations of examples of Heika arrangements plus detailed instructions on how to choose appropriate flowers and vase will be sent to participants in advance of the Workshop About the Artist

Bruce Wilson is a Professor Emeritus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he was a founder of the College’s Asian Studies program and for many years taught a seminar entitled “Japanese Arts and Ways,” which introduced students to the concept of the Japanese arts as forms of spiritual discipline. The “laboratory” for his course was a series of ikebana workshops. Bruce was first introduced to the practice of ikebana by Kyoko Ueda of the Ikenobo School. He then for many years studied Kiku with Georgie Davidson and became a teacher in that school. He now holds the rank of Seikyoju with the Saga Goryu School in Kyoto. He has exhibited or given presentations at a variety of venues, including the U.S. National

Arboretum; the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC; the National Geographic Society; the Walters Gallery, Hillwood Gardens, and the Washington National Cathedral. He has exhibited abroad in Kyoto, Japan; Dusseldorf, Germany; and Amman, Jordan. Bruce offers instruction in ikebana both on Capitol Hill in Washington and on his farm in Dameron, Maryland. Tickets and Information For tickets for the Ikebana events as well as other events associated with Art & Zen can be purchased through Eventbrite. You can go to the Dorchester Center for the Arts website: http://dorchesterarts.org/ for the links. For more information, you can email artandzen@dorchesterarts.org or call (410) 228-7782. Because the number of participants is limited, tickets for workshops are not refundable. Contact the organizers at artandzen@dorchesterarts.org if you wish to be placed on a waitlist or make your ticket(s) available, should your plans change.

Art & Zen …an exploration of East Asian Artistic traditions and their Spirit March 6-8, 2020 Featuring public demonstrations of ikebana (flower arranging), shodo (Asian calligraphy), sumi-e (brush painting), chado (Tea ceremony), workshops, and a shakuhachi (flute) and koto (stringed instrument) concert. Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Shodo & Sumi-e Shodo (“The Way of the Brush” or Japanese calligraphy) and sumi-e (“ink painting”) are closely related. The Chinese characters were originally inscribed on bone and later adapted brush and ink. In time, this writing developed into an art form. This art was practiced by Buddhist monks, the literati, and government workers.

In China, a realistic style of painting eventually gave way to stylized method of painting with its roots in calligraphy. This “freehand style” was created by the literati and Buddhist monks who used the same calligraphy brush and ink to capture the essence of a subject rather than “merely” represent it. The works of these artists often combined ink painting, poetry, and calligraphy. Both calligraphy and brush painting made their way to Korea and Japan.

Can you see how the brush strokes evolved from characters to bamboo? Come see for yourself. Saturday, March 7, 2020 Public Demonstration, Carole Yee George B. Todd Performance Hall 2:30p • Free* In this public demonstration, Carole Yee will give a live demonstration of the art of sumi-e, explaining the origins of the art and, as time allows, answering questions from the audience. This demonstration should run about 30 minutes (start time is approximate). Part of the Art & Zen Public Demonstrations including ikebana, sumi-e (brush painting), and the tea ceremony (1-4:30p * We are suggesting a $10/adult donation for the Public Demonstrations from 1-4:30p on Saturday but understand if you are unable to contribute at this time. We want everyone who’s interested to be able to attend.

Sunday, March 8, 2020 Shodo/Sumi-e Workshop, Carole Yee & Robert Bernhards Classrooms 1p • $40/Future Members • $35/Members & Students Limited to 30 participants In this workshop, participants will experience gain hands on experience with both shodo and sumi-e. One half of the class will work with Carole while the other half will work with Robert. Then, half way through the morning, the groups will switch teachers. The shodo portion is designed to be an introductory lesson for those interested in exploring the art of Japanese Calligraphy. Traditional materials will be used. Participants will learn proper technique for holding the brush and practice basic strokes and the writing of some complete characters (kanji). No prior experience is required. In the sumi-e portion, the basic criteria and tools to create a sumi-e painting will be explained and demonstrated. Students will learn to hold and use the brush to create the basic stokes to paint bamboo. Bamboo is known as one of the “Four Gentlemen” of classical ink painting, which includes bamboo, plum blossom, wild orchid, and chrysanthemum. Once proficient with the “Four Gentlemen” the student has learned all basic strokes required to create any painting. Students, regardless of experience or artistic ability, will be able to successfully complete a sumi-e painting. Materials will be provided. Students will be given information on how to obtain their own materials. About the Artists

Carole Yee, a long-time resident of the Washington DC area, has been painting in the East Asian brush painting style for over 30 years. She is a retired as research biologist from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. She is an active member of the Harmonious Art Group of Rockville, MD and the National Area Capital Chapter of the Sumi-e Society of America. She serves on the board as the national treasurer of the Sumi-e Society of America, the largest Asian brush painting group in the US. Though born in the US she has always been interested in pursuing her Chinese roots. She was introduced to Chinese brush painting by Helene Sze- McCarthy and furthered her studies with master painters, I-Hsiung Ju, Henry Wo Yee-Kee and Bertrand

Mao. She is a recipient of numerous awards and her paintings have been displayed in exhibits locally, nationally and internationally. She is an avid traveler and photographer and feels that her interest in photography has made her a better painter.

Robert (Bob) is a lifelong resident of the Washington, D.C. area. He discovered East Asian painting and calligraphy in 1991. Lessons and workshops followed under a variety of teachers including I-Hsiung Ju, John S.C. Wang, and Henry Wo Yue-Kee. Bob regularly teaches classes for the Japanese Embassy and at George Mason University as well as Montessori schools in his area. His work has been shown in the United States and internationally. Bob has been practicing Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chado) since 2013 and holds a certification from the Tankokai Urasenke Washington, D.C. Association.

Tickets and Information For tickets for the Ikebana events as well as other events associated with Art & Zen can be purchased through Eventbrite. You can go to the Dorchester Center for the Arts website: http://dorchesterarts.org/ for the links. For more information, you can email artandzen@dorchesterarts.org or call (410) 228-7782 Because the number of participants is limited, tickets for workshops are not refundable. Contact the organizers at artandzen@dorchesterarts.org if you wish to be placed on a waitlist or make your ticket(s) available, should your plans change.

Art & Zen …an exploration of East Asian Artistic traditions and their Spirit March 6-8, 2020 Featuring public demonstrations of ikebana (flower arranging), shodo (Asian calligraphy), sumi-e (brush painting), chado (Tea ceremony), workshops, and a shakuhachi (flute) and koto (stringed instrument) concert. Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Chado • Tea Ceremony The Tea Ceremony in one form or another exists throughout East Asia including China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India, and Taiwan. However, the Japanese Tea Ceremony (chanoyu or chado) is perhaps the best known, although it originated in China and came to Japan in the 9th century. All of these tea ceremonies and rituals contain "an adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday life", as well as refinement, an inner spiritual content, humility, restraint and simplicity "as all arts that partake the extraordinary, an artistic artificiality, abstractness, symbolism and formalism" to one degree or another. Zen Buddhism has been an influence in the development of the tea ceremony. (Wikipedia)

Saturday, March 7, 2020 Public Demonstration, Robert Bernhards George B. Todd Performance Hall 3:30p • Free* In this public demonstration, Robert Bernhards will perform and explain the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Robert (Bob) is a lifelong resident of the Washington, D.C. area. He discovered East Asian painting and calligraphy in 1991. Lessons and workshops followed under a variety of teachers including I-Hsiung Ju, John S.C. Wang, and Henry Wo Yue-Kee. Bob regularly teaches classes for the Japanese Embassy and at George Mason University as well as Montessori schools in his area. His work has been shown in the United States and internationally. Bob has been practicing Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chado) since 2013 and holds a certification from the Tankokai Urasenke Washington, D.C. Association. Part of the Art & Zen Public Demonstrations including ikebana, sumi-e (brush painting), and the tea ceremony (1-4:30p * We are suggesting a $10/adult donation for the Public Demonstrations from 1-4:30p on Saturday but understand if you are unable to contribute at this time. We want everyone who’s interested to be able to attend.

Tickets and Information For tickets for the Ikebana events as well as other events associated with Art & Zen can be purchased through Eventbrite. You can go to the Dorchester Center for the Arts website: http://dorchesterarts.org/ for the links. For more information, you can email artandzen@dorchesterarts.org or call (410) 228-7782

Art & Zen …an exploration of East Asian Artistic traditions and their Spirit March 6-8, 2020 Featuring public demonstrations of ikebana (flower arranging), shodo (Asian calligraphy), sumi-e (brush painting), chado (Tea ceremony), workshops, and a shakuhachi (flute) and koto (stringed instrument) concert. Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Music: Shakuhachi & Koto You may not know what the words “shakuhachi” or “koto” mean but chances are you’re familiar with the sounds of both these instruments. In the same way a jig on a fiddle announces “This is Irish”, a melody on the shakuhachi (a flute) and koto (a stringed instrument) is distinctively Japanese. The Dorchester Center for the Arts, as part of the Art & Zen event, is pleased to present two accomplished players of these instruments in concert. Saturday, March 7, 2020 Sounds of Emptiness: Traditional Japanese Shakuhachi and Koto Seicho Jon McCollum (shakuhachi) Yurko Gandolfo (koto) George B. Todd Performance Hall 6p • Concert* $15/future members • $12/members or students •$8/children • Under 5, free

* Concert goers are invited to please join us beforehand in the Main Gallery for the Welcoming Reception for the Art & Zen event at 5pm.

Sponsors Robbins Foundation • Rev. Dr. Myozan Jushin • Anonymous

About the Artists Dr. Jon Seichō Kenzen McCollum is an ethnomusicologist and holds a Shihan 師範 (Master’s) license in shakuhachi performance and teaching. He works as an Associate Professor of Music at Washington College in the United States. Dr. McCollum is a recipient of shakuhachi transmission through the lineages of both Katsuya Yokoyama and

Yoshinobu Taniguchi through his primary teacher, Dai Shihan (Grand Master), Michael Chikuzen Gould. McCollum was awarded the accredited master performance name (natori) “Kenzen (研禅).” The character for “ken” 研 comes from the Japanese kanji “togu,” meaning to polish, sharpen, or study. This kanji, with “zen” (禅), means to continue to sharpen one’s knowledge of Japanese shakuhachi and aesthetics in relation to Zen Buddhism. In 1988, Yuriko Magori Gandolfo began studying koto and shamisen under Mrs. Kyoko Okamoto, Lecturer at University of Maryland and Director of Music at Washington Toho Koto Society (WTKS). She became a certified teacher in 1991. Since then, she has performed at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, the Embassy of Japan, the Japan-America Society of Washington DC events and annual dinners, the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for Arts and various schools, libraries and festivals. She is currently the Assistant Music Director of the WTKS working closely with Mrs. Okamoto. Responsibilities include substitute teaching koto at University of Maryland, producing annual spring concerts at the University, as well as guiding new members of the WTKS. A native of Japan, she now lives in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Tickets and Information For tickets for the Ikebana events as well as other events associated with Art & Zen can be purchased through Eventbrite. You can go to the Dorchester Center for the Arts website: http://dorchesterarts.org/ for the links. For more information, you can email artandzen@dorchesterarts.org or call (410) 228-7782

Art & Zen …an exploration of East Asian Artistic traditions and their Spirit March 6-8, 2020 Featuring public demonstrations of ikebana (flower arranging), shodo (Asian calligraphy), sumi-e (brush painting), chado (Tea ceremony), workshops, and a shakuhachi (flute) and koto (stringed instrument) concert. Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street Cambridge, Maryland 21613