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Letter from Drake Snodgrass, Board President
Portland Japanese Garden’s new Board of Trustees President, Drake Snodgrass, writes a letter to Garden members.
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In Remembrance: Kazuo Mitsuhashi (1941-2021)
A distinguished and world-renowned garden designer, author and teacher, Kazuo Mitsuhashi was a major figure in Japanese garden world for a half century. “A garden you create is who you are and a reflection of your view of the world, i.e. you cannot create a garden better than who you are,” Mitsuhashi noted, “Well, to …
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In Pursuit of Peace, a Letter from CEO Steve Bloom
The events in Ukraine have confirmed and magnified that the work we do has never been more relevant and more needed… the work of our mission: Inspiring Harmony and Peace.
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A Letter from Portland Japanese Garden Trustee Doug de Weese
Portland Japanese Garden has become an essential cultural nonprofit organization over its nearly 60 years of existence due in part to the expert leadership provided by its Board of Trustees. Our trustees guide the Garden in planning its future, building connections with civic leaders near and far, and raising funds so it can continue to …
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A Letter From an Early Champion
Portland Japanese Garden has grown and flourished because of the support it receives from its generous members, donors, and community. This nurturance began in the 1960s when Portlanders banded together to create a Japanese Garden. One extraordinary figure who helped realize Portland Japanese Garden is Margueritte (Maggie) Drake. The first female board president of the …
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A Heartbreaking Day | A Letter from CEO Steve Bloom
Dear Portland Japanese Garden Community Last week was one of the hardest we have faced as an organization. On Wednesday, March 18 we closed the Garden to the public and ceased all programs until further notice. The next day, we made the painful and unprecedented decision to temporarily lay off the majority of our staff, …
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Letter from the CEO: Beginning my Japan Residency
Kon’nichiwa! This October, it is with gratitude and excitement that I am embarking on a Japan residency for six months to advance the work of the Garden. This work abroad will focus on expanding the Garden’s network throughout Japan as well as with Japanese garden and cultural centers internationally. Longtime members may remember when I …
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From the CEO: Welcome and Thank You
To our Members and all those who helped make Cultural Crossing a reality: Welcome and Thank You! Fifty years ago, who would have thought that the empty cement landscape of the former Zoo would be transformed into a place dedicated to beauty, nature, and learning more about each other? The visionaries who saw the potential …
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The Perfect Project
Dear Members, As we celebrate this grand opening, we are commemorating the biggest gift we have received. That gift is intangible yet priceless: throughout the entirety of this project, there has been someone there to support us. When I think about the scope of the project, it really has been about the people who have …