With the support from California Arts Council, Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego Registrar and Exhibit Coordinator staff will be able to attend the 2019 California Association of Museums conference that will be held in San Francisco on February 7th to 9th, 2019. The funds will be used for the staff’s registration and hotel stay.
The JFG provides exhibitions, cultural events, performances, wellness program, classes, workshops, cultural festivals and demonstrations that represent Japanese culture.
Exhibitions- JFG exhibition program seeks to promote Japan’s artistic and cultural heritage and concentrated on solo exhibitions by emerging and acclaimed artists from people of all ages and backgrounds.
Weekly Cultural Classes, Demonstrations and Group Tours- JFG offers weekly cultural classes such as Zori making (Japanese sandals), Japanese cooking, Japanese language, tea ceremony, GO and ikebana. The JFG holds tea ceremony demonstrations and Koto and Shakuhachi performances every month. JFG holds annual gong concert and martial arts demonstration. In addition, the JFG provides six docents tours every week in addition to 100 scheduled tours and school groups.