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The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie offered a sneak peek of its upcoming Japanese art exhibit with the unveiling of textile artist Itchiku Kubota's masterwork kimono. When East Comes West: A Celebration of Japanese Culture took place Tuesday evening at Four Points by Sheraton Grande Prairie. – on May 15th, the Japan Foundation, London, organised a conference by Dr. Jacqueline M. Atkins on

The Kubota Collection today announces that Itchiku Kubota's unique work features in a new book by Cas Holmes, one of the UK's most renowned textile artists. Textile Landscape, Painting with cloth in mixed media, has just been published by Batsford, an imprint of Pavilion Books. – on May 15th, the Japan Foundation, London, organised a conference by Dr. Jacqueline M. Atkins on

Le 7 février dernier, le Textile Museum of Canada, au centre-ville de Toronto, dévoilait sa nouvelle exposition : jusqu’au 13 mai, 41 kimonos de l’artiste japonais Itchiku Kubota sont offerts à l’admiration des visiteurs. Lors de la soirée d’ouverture, il y avait foule pour louanger ces oeuvres uniques en leur genre. –

UTICA — Though the "Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota" exhibit landed at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in June, its outreach has turned out to be global. –

Though the "Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota" exhibit landed at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in June, its outreach has turned out to be global. –

“Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota”, a spectacular exhibition of 48 kimono, will be on view at the Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute through September 16. –

"Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota," an exhibition of meticulously handcrafted pictorial kimono by Itchiku Kubota will be on view through Sept. 16 in the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art in Utica. MWPAI is the exclusive U.S. venue for this exhibition. Admission to "Kimono!" is free to MWPAI members. General admission to the exhibition is $12; $6 for students; children ages 12 and younger are free. –

UTICA — "There is no image or words that can do them justice. You have to see them in person." –

UTICA — "There is no image or words that can do them justice. You have to see them in person." That is how Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute President and CEO Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio describes "Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota," which is showing at MWPAI beginning today. –

UTICA — "Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota," a spectacular exhibition of 48 kimono, will be on view at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute from Sunday, June 10, through Sunday, Sept. 16. –

"Profound." "This is my seventh visit. Every time it fills up my soul." "I drove eight hours to see this." These are just some of the comments that visitors have been sharing with staff at the Textile Museum of Canada after viewing the kimonos made by Japanese textile artist Itchiku Kubota (1917-2003). –