Brian Libby, a Portland-based freelance journalist and critic writing about architecture and design, visual art and film, wrote a long and wonderful feature about Japan Institute for Oregon ArtsWatch. As you may recall, Japan Institute is a sibling organization of Portland Japanese Garden established in 2022 that allows us to share and expand on the programs of the Garden more broadly around the world, deepen international partnerships, and continue to engage diverse people through shared experiences and conversations about peace, beauty, and connection of nature. To read the full article, which features the thoughts of the Garden’s Deputy Director, Cynthia Johnson Haruyama, and Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education, Aki Nakanishi, click the button below.