In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our first youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

5/1 First Free Thursday: Art in the Park opening reception

Seattle Parks and Recreation's Dementia-Friendly Recreation presents an exhibition of paintings inspired by Seattle Japanese Garden.

May 1, 2025 - 4:30 to 6 pm 

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our second youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our first youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our second youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Dementia-Friendly Recreation.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Dementia-Friendly Recreation.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Dementia-Friendly Recreation.

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our second youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Dementia-Friendly Recreation.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Elderwise.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Elderwise.

Enjoy time in the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum, and a watercolor painting experience led by a skilled facilitator. Series is open to persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. Each session includes time to explore the garden and a guided watercolor painting experience. No artistic experience necessary; all materials provided. Offered in collaboration with Elderwise.

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our first youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

In partnership with Youth in Focus, the Seattle Japanese Garden is pleased to host our first youth photography workshops in the garden. Young photographers (from grades 8 through 12), come and learn about the Japanese stroll garden, tea ceremony, and create inspiring images for our community.

Join us for an evening of exploring the art of Japanese tea ceremony with a Seattle-based Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association.

In this virtual event, you will learn the basic steps in details and the art of the Urasenke style tea ceremony with the footage filmed on a beautiful spring day in the Seattle Japanese Garden in 2021. There will be a live Q&A with Keiko Tanaka, Chief Administrator of Tankokai Seattle Association.

Join our online Ikebana workshop and learn the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement! This workshop will be taught by Sogestsu Ikebana instructor Mie Ross, from local Ikebana International Chapter 19.

Join us for an evening of exploring the art of Japanese tea ceremony with a Seattle-based Omotesenke-style Tea Master, Kyoko Matsuda.

In this virtual event, you will learn the history, basic steps and the art of the Omotesenke style tea ceremony with the footage filmed on a beautiful autumn day in the Seattle Japanese Garden in 2020. There will be a live Q&A with Kyoko.

Join us for an evening of exploring ikebana flower arrangement with the Ohara School instructor, Phyllis Danielson.

This Kaleidoscope Series introduces you to the basic techniques and different arrangement styles of Ohara School. A short lecture and demonstration will be followed by a live Q&A with Phyllis.

Join us for an evening of exploring the art of Japanese calligraphy and sumi painging with a Seattle-based Nisei artist, Midori Kono Thiel.

This virtual event introduces you to the art and basic techniques used in the traditional Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e. A short lecture and demonstration will be followed by a live Q&A with Midori.

Fall is one of the most popular times to visit the Seattle Japanese Garden. In order to prepare the garden for our visitors, our gardeners are busy paying attention to every corner of the garden, especially the maple collection we treasure.

In this webinar, our senior gardener, Pete Putnicki will demonstrate how pruning is done on the signature weeping maple near the garden entrance.

(Photo: Aurora Santiago)

An evening of exploring the world of Butoh with DAIPANbutoh Collective offered by the Seattle Japanese Garden. This virtual event introduces you to the art and history of Butoh in Japan, Seattle, and the Seattle Japanese Garden. The evening’s presentation also offers you an opportunity to see the special footage of the garden and dancers recently recorded during the peak of beautiful summer season in 2020 that many of you may have missed.

Nature explorations and art opportunities for people living with memory loss and family and friends!

Each session includes time to explore the garden, a painting activity led by a skilled Elderwise facilitator, and light refreshments. Fee: $20 for the series. Morning or afternoon session. One care partner per participant welcome at no additional charge. Space is limited!

Register by 4/29 with Cayce: 206-615-0100, cayce.cheairs@seattle.gov

Nature explorations and art opportunities for people living with memory loss and family and friends!

Each session includes time to explore the garden, a painting activity led by a skilled Elderwise facilitator, and light refreshments. Fee: $20 for the series. Morning or afternoon session. One care partner per participant welcome at no additional charge. Space is limited!

Register by 4/29 with Cayce: 206-615-0100, cayce.cheairs@seattle.gov

Nature explorations and art opportunities for people living with memory loss and family and friends!

Each session includes time to explore the garden, a painting activity led by a skilled Elderwise facilitator, and light refreshments. Fee: $20 for the series. Morning or afternoon session. One care partner per participant welcome at no additional charge. Space is limited!

Register by 4/29 with Cayce: 206-615-0100, cayce.cheairs@seattle.gov