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Event Calendar: Make your reservations now. Tour dates fill up fast with our part time staff and volunteer leaders. ================================================================= Annual Events: Join us in April for our spring cultural event, the Cherry Blossom Festival. We will have a variety of programs for all ages to enjoy. Tour the garden, attend programs and feed the Japanese Koi.... Call 502-316-4554 for the final schedule. 2010 Events: Ancient Clay with Vince Pitelka Wednesday April 7 - Sunday April 11, 2010 Experience ancient ways of working with clay at Vince Pitelka's Ancient Clay Workshop at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, the official Kentucky -Japan Friendship Garden in Georgetown, Kentucky USA.
Who: Professor Vince Pitelka, well known and well respected ceramic artist, educator and author and frequent poster on Clayarts listserv What: A 5 day worskhop for beginners advanced clay workers alike - for this hands on workshop ending in a firing of your work in a spectacular bonfire at the Garden Where: Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, Georgetown KY USA When: Wednesday April 7 - Sunday April 11, 2010
Set in the picturesque Bluegrass Region of Kentucky on the banks of Elkhorn Creek, Yuko-En is the only Japanese style garden in the world with a Kiln House. Ancient Clay will be the first 5 day clay workshop offered at the Garden, and is in part a fundraiser for our developing Pottery Center. The workshop will take place when the redbuds and cherry blossoms will be in bloom, if the weather cooperates.
Ancient Clay is a 5 day workshop described by Vince as: "[a] workshop [which] gives beginning and experienced clay-workers the opportunity to investigate the techniques and aesthetics of ancient and tribal ceramics. We will focus on simple vessel construction using pinch and coil methods, exploring the broad diversity of handbuilt form and the range of decorative effects possible without the use of glazes. Until quite recently tribal ceramic traditions were generally seen as primitive oddities, like "living ancient history," and were often ignored in the study of ceramics. Fortunately, the appreciation and understanding of ancient and tribal art has increased dramatically, and we now recognize that these traditions are "primitive" only in the tools, facilities, and firing processes, while the level of craftsmanship, the narrative content, and the design aesthetic are highly sophisticated."
Visit his website at http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/workshops/ancient_clay.htm for more information and to see what others have made at this exciting and informative workshop.
Want to join us? A $50 deposit holds your reservation space is limited to 16 participants email: yukoenky@gmail.com phone: 502.863.0026, press 3 when machine answers Send checks to: Yuko-En on the Elkhorn attention: Pitelka Workshop c/o Georgetown/Scott County Chamber of Commerce 160 E Main St Georgetown, KY 40324-1758
Pay in full by January 15, 2010: $350 total Pay in full by February 15, 2010: $375 total
* If you cancel before March 1st a partial refund will be available. * Once you have made your reservation and paid your deposit, we will send you information about places to stay, eat, maps and additional attractions as well as a materials list.
See below the 2009 schedule of events. 4-17-09 Cherry Blossom Festival さくらフェスティバル(SAKURA FESTIVAL) at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn The Official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden Saturday April 18, 2009 Opening time: Noon
Bring the family to a spring celebration and enjoy cultural experiences.
On-going Activities:
Tour Yuko-En on the Elkhorn on your own - daily from dawn until dusk. Bring a chair or blanket & the family. Kentucky - Japanese inspired pottery exhibit - featured artist Anne Leader, Kiln House Art Sale to benefit the new Pottery Center/Kiln House - local and regional Raku artists Elkhorn Creek Trails Photo Exhibit - Sunny 16's Photo Club - Main Villa Japanese Inspired Interactive Art Installation - Dr. Carolann Freid - Main Villa and Maple Grove Vintage Japanese Kimono Exhibition – Villa Paintings by Artworks Instructors -Villa Origami, Japanese art of paper folding, Scott County High School students - Main Villa Gyotaku, Japanese fish printing, offered by SCAC/ArtWorks – near Kiln House. SCAC/ArtWorks Booth – art for sale, open to all. Karesansui, the dry landscape garden - work on your own pattern at the Children’s Zen garden. The Japanese Tea Ceremony - Participate or observe with area tea masters, location: Tea House in the Maple Grove Volunteers needed: Help with mowing, weeding, greeting, flier distribution, tours, school groups & more. Silent auction- help us with your donations so we can complete the Villa. Food Vendors - Georgetown Renaissance/Main Street Program, Japanese School, Taiwanese School & Lock and Key. (A percent of the profits benefit the garden.) Scheduled Programs and Activities: 11:30 Raking the Zen garden, David Beach. Get a hand full of fish food for the Japanese Koi, Jane. 12:00 Opening Dance Performance: Sakura, Soranbushi 12:05 Opening Sakura”- A Japanese song, Georgetown College students 12:20 Japanese song and dance - Scott County High School students 12:35 Stories, poems, songs Flower arranging, Mari Isobe 1:00 Raku Pottery Demonstration, Kiln House 1:00 Mini-Kites: make a skipper kite while supplies last- Villa. Open kite fly/kite making at Cardome field. 1:00 Kentucky Tai Chi Chuan Center demonstration - Bill Wojasinski 1:00 + Unguided Canoe trips on Elkhorn Creek with Canoe KY – meet at boat launch, $10/hour. 1:20 Iaido and Aikido - Bluegrass Budokai 1:45 Noh performances (ancient Japanese traditional theatre) 2:15 Kyuudo, Japanese archery, Dr. Michael Rich 2:30 Poems and songs – UK students 3:00 Taiko (Japanese drums) - Cincinnati-Dayton Taiko Group 3:30 Martial arts, Kung-Fu - Taiwanese School 3:50 Ryu Toushi Academy of Mixed Martial Arts – a blend of Chinese & Japanese martial arts 4:15 Koto, Japanese harp, Tomoko Yonenaga 4:30 Closing Ceremonies & Guided Tour of Yuko-En on the Elkhorn
Yuko-En on the Elkhorn is a Bluegrass landscape in a Japanese style stroll garden. Enjoy spring bloom which may include our Japanese Cherry and Eastern Redbud trees, waterfalls, arched bridges, Koi ponds & programs. The garden is operated by the Scott Education and Community Foundation, a local non-profit group that empowers life-long learning. It was created with donations and in-kind service and it continues to grow. The garden is open daily from dawn until dusk. Contact the Program Director for school & group tours at phone 502-316-4554. Our website is: www.yuko-en.com. Location: (700 Cincinnati Pike or U.S. Highway 25 North/Adjacent to Cardome Centre, Georgetown, KY) In honor of Earth Week, please Reduce, Reuse & Recycle: Please PACK OUT what you PACK in. We are a non-profit organization and we do not have any maintenance staff to clean up. In the event of rain, we will attempt to move any uncovered programs into the Education Villa. Scott Education and Community Foundation Fostering Education … Building Community … Bridging the Future Cherry blossoms in front of new Villa - Spring 2009
================================================================= SPRING: The Japanese Cherry Trees and the Eastern Redbuds are the first trees to flower in the spring at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn. Later watch for the Japanese Iris blooms.
Summer: schedule your weddings and events.
FALL: A great time of year to visit the garden. Visit and check out the fall colors.
WINTER: A peaceful time of the year.
PROGRAMS Programs and tours are available for schools and groups on a first come basis. We will set up programs to cater to school C.O.R.E. content. Make reservations well in advance of your desired date.
Scott County 3rd graders learning about fossils during a field trip to Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
Children at Zen Rock Garden. ======================================================================== SCHEDULE YOUR EVENT Weddings, family reunions and renewal of vows are popular at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn as we may be the most photographed place in the area. Call today to reserve your date. The Villa is not complete so it is not for rent at this time. The garden is available for rent for a minimum donation of $200 which covers one mowing of the site. Please contact the Program Director to make your reservations: 502-316-4554. |
