World Washi Summit

"35 galleries and museums in and around Toronto featuring works with washi by Canadian and international artists. Workshops. Performance art. Lectures and demonstrations."

Washi is the Japanese word that refers to the traditional papers, made by hand from indigenous renewable plant fibres, which have been continuously produced and refined in Japan for 1400 years. With modernization, the future of this craft is endangered.

World Washi Summit: June 7-15 2008 in Toronto Canada