Exploring Japanese Art and Aesthetics: The Beauty of Wabi-Sabi

This asynchronous NCTA short course guides participants on an exploration of traditional Japanese art and architecture through the lens of the aesthetic principles known as wabi and sabi. Four modules will explicate the historical origins of wabi and sabi in medieval poetics and the tenets of Zen Buddhism, consider specific examples of these principles as applied to the design of material objects and architectural spaces, and analyze how their definition and influence has evolved over time both within Japan and globally.

• • Starts:
  • July 3, 2023
• • Ends:
  • July 29, 2023
• • Time Detail:
  • Four one-week modules
• • Learning Format:
  • Online
• • Type of Course:
  • Seminars & Short Courses
• • Audience:
  • K-12 teachers
• • Offered to:
  • Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
• • Registration and Info:

  • Registration closes June 30, 2023.