Mendocino Art Center presents Miasa Sister City Art Exchange Exhibit

Nine artists from the Miasa-Omachi area in Nagano Prefecture are exhibiting their artwork as part of the fourth bi-ennial Miasa Sister City Art Exchange Exhibit.

 

Mendocino Art Center founder Bill Zacha and artist Toshi Yoshida formalized the sister city relationship in 1980. In 1992 Miasa and Mendocino started annual youth exchanges that have continued throughout the years. The Annual Art Exchange Exhibit was inaugurated in 2008 at the Mendocino Art Center, followed by showings in 2010 and 2012. Mendocino Coast artists have exhibited their work in Omachi, Japan, in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

 

Featured artists

Tokio Oda | woodcraft • Masaru Isoiwa | clay • Noboru Hirabayashi | pottery
 • Gen Hashiba | woodcraft • Sachiko Matsubara | glass • Asako Watanabe | pottery
 • Hitoshi Kikuchi | dyed cloth • Shirio Kasai | blown glass • Keiichi Murata | ceramics

 

Free Second Saturday Gallery Reception: August 9, 5 pm - 8 pm

 

Held in conjunction with the exhibit

 

Wa no kokoro – The Spirit of Japan

Saturday, August 23, 1 pm – 5 pm

 

Enjoy art music and the food of Japan. Bento box lunch, art, demonstrations and more.

Karl Young Shakuhachi, 4 pm