Ikebana Flower Workshop with Mike McManus

Join Mike McManus, a contemporary practitioner of the Japanese art of ikebana, to create your own arrangement of flowers and other natural elements to take home. Learn to design seasonal, sculptural arrangements that embody harmony, peace, and beauty, while thinking about form, color, and design. Please bring a bowl, cup, vase, or other vessel; fresh florals and equipment will be provided.

Ikebana, literally “arranging flowers,” or “making flowers alive,” is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kado, or “way of flowers.” The tradition dates back to the Heian period (794–1185), when floral offerings were made at Buddhist altars.

This workshop is inspired by the current exhibitions: Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers; Its Inside is Bigger Than Its Outside: Paintings by Seongmin Ahn; and Kengo Kito: Unity on the Hudson.