Funding provided by Specified General Fund for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment

Date: December 13, 2023

Time: 12:00pm-3:30pm

Location: the Jacobs Center’s Market Creek Amphitheater

Cost: Free For All Ages

Exhibit

 

"Harmony in Imperfection: Exploring the Art of Japanese Tradition"

In Japan, there is a belief that there is beauty, balance, and peace to be found in imperfection. By accepting and embracing imperfection, people can achieve harmony, peace, and happiness within themselves. We advocate the idea that wellness is reached not by striving for perfection, but by recognizing perceived flaws and working with it.

Through these interrelated traditions of tea ceremony, kintsugi, go, and kamishibai, the Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum explores the underlying principles of harmony, self-care, and appreciation for the transience of existence.

Adopting feelings of harmony, peace, and well-being by acknowledging imperfections promotes the idea that wellness can be achieved when one accepts and embraces imperfections rather than striving for perfection.

Program Schedule

Performance Schedule

12:00PM - Masazumikai

1:00PM - YakoAya Duo

2:00PM - Geisha Opera Singer

3:00pm SuperNova

how to Recieve a free diy kit:

  • STEP ONE: Go to the Jacobs Center’s Market Creek Amphitheater on December 13, 2023

  • STEP TWO: On an index card provided, please answer the following:

    • What did you like about the Be Genki Pop-Up?

    • What makes you Genki?

  • STEP THREE: Give the index card to the JFGM staff member and they’ll give you your take home kit! (While supplies last)

 

Funding provided by Specified General Fund for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.