International Society of Ikebana Studies

Fostering Deeper Understanding of Ikebana through Research


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2019 Autumn Conference

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Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival is pleased to host a regular conference of the International Society of Ikebana Studies. 

Shoso Shimbo will talk about “Influence of the Western Modernism on Perception of Nature in Ikebana: A New Interpretation of Ikenobo Senno Kuden (1542) and Its Hidden Connection to the Rise of Free Style Ikebana in the Modern Japan”

When: 9am – 10am, Sunday 1 September 2019

Where: Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne, Australia

Fee: $10

Booking: https://www.trybooking.com/BEKXZ

Enquiry: wa.ikebana@gmail.com


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2019 Summer Conference

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Mr Koji Imai (Ikebana artist, university lecturer) talked about Ikebana from a sociological perspective. Thank you, Mr Imai and all the participants.

When: 1pm – 3pm, Sunday 28 July 2019

Where: Kyoto University of Art and Design

NA408 (4th floor, Ningenkan)

http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/info/about/acces

Contact: isis.ikebana@gmail.com

 


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Call for Ikebana Essays

_DSF4654International Society of Ikebana Studies (ISIS) welcomes your contribution of Ikebana essays again for the next volume of International Journal of Ikebana Studies (IJIS).  The due date is 30 September 2019.

The essay should be up to 600 words (in English) and should not contain more than two images (optional). Send your work in the body of an email (not as an attachment) to isis.ikebana@gmail.com . Please include the title of your essay, your name, your affiliation (optional) and your postal address. Attaching an image is optional. It should be less than 0.5 meg (Once accepted, we may ask you to send a larger file). Your image will be published in black and white.

If your essay is accepted, you will receive a copy of the IJIS that contains your essay for free. Please note that our call for essays is open to anyone interested in Ikebana, including non-members of ISIS. If you know people who might be interested in sharing their Ikebana experiences, please let them know about this opportunity.

If you essay has been accepted in one of our previous issues and you would like to submit another essay, we recommend you to become a member first.

We also welcome your contribution of Ikebana thesis and other articles (up to 5000 words). ISIS accepts papers only from its members. Please join ISIS first to submit your paper.

Please see our Journal page & membership page for the details.