Events

• Monthly Ikebana
• Exhibition: Clay x Brush Marks by Terunobu Hirata and Junko Azukawa
• Anniversary Events Calendar: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia

Monthly Ikebana Feature - November

Yuko Asano, Ikebana International ©Lei Wang

Exhibition: Clay x Brush Marks by Terunobu Hirata and Azukawa Junko

Clay gives form, while the brush leaves movement behind.

For more than 35 years, Terunobu Hirata has devoted himself to ceramics, exploring the possibilities of clay, form and glaze. Junko Azukawa began studying Japanese calligraphy as a child and has spent many years exploring calligraphy and Sumi ink painting. For their first exhibition together, they have brought their distinct forms of expression into dialogue. These works did not come easily. They emerged through repeated failures, experiments, reconsiderations and countless attempts to find new ways forward. Through this process, they discovered possibilities for expression they could not have reached alone.

Here, clay and brushstroke meet in a quiet dialogue.

When: Monday 2 November – Thursday 24 December 2026
9am-1pm, 2-5pm (Closed 1pm-2pm)

Where: Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne
Level 25, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000

 
 

Anniversary Events Calendar: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia

The Embassy of Japan in Australia lists events throughout Australia that have been designated as an official Anniversary Event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia. See the calendar here.

For information on how to apply for approval as an Anniversary Event, go to this page of the MOFA website.