GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
COLLECTIONS:PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF 150 BONSAI THAT ARE AMONG THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF BONSAI ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IN 2020, WE ACCEPTED SEVERAL DONATIONS INTO OUR COLLECTION INCLUDING NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES FROM ROLAND FOLSE, SHARON MUTH'S FIRST BONSAI, AND A BONSAI ORIGINALLY STYLED BY JOHN NAKA. TWO BONSAI WERE STOLEN FROM THE MUSEUM, A JAPANESE BLACK PINE, GROWN FROM SEED IN A TIN CAN BY JAPANESE AMERICAN JUZABURO FURUZAWA WHILE HE WAS INCARCERATED DURING WORLD WAR II AND A SILVERBERRY BY KIYOKO HATANAKA. AS A RESULT OF PRESS COVERAGE, THE BONSAI WERE RETURNED IN RELATIVELY GOOD CONDITION AND THE MUSEUM CONNECTED WITH THE FURUZAWA FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE MUSEUM OPERATES ON LAND THAT IS LEASED FOR $1 PER YEAR. GAAP RECOGNIZES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHILE THE FORM 990, PART VIII DOES NOT REPORT DONATED FACILITIES AS REVENUE. AS A RESULT, $151,970 OF THE $415,894 NET LOSS ON THE FORM 990 REFLECTS THE REMOVAL OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF LAND LEASE CONTRIBUTIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$326.6KProgram 2 [2020]
EXHIBITIONS & INNOVATION:WORLD WAR BONSAI: REMEMBRANCE & RESILIENCE, TRACED THE CULTURAL PRACTICE OF BONSAI IN JAPAN AND IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE PRE-WAR WWII PERIOD, THROUGH WARTIME, AMID INCARCERATION, AND AT PEACE. THE EXHIBITION SHARED LITTLE-KNOWN STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARED FOR BONSAI DESPITE OVERWHELMING HARDSHIPS AS WELL AS SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORK BY SEATTLE ARTIST ERIN SHIGAKI.OUR LAB (LIVING ART OF BONSAI) PROJECT INVESTIGATED THE INFLUENCE OF INSPIRED ARCHITECTURAL SETTINGS AND THE EFFECT OF COLLABORATION RESEQUENCING. THE PROJECT ADVANCED INNOVATION IN BONSAI, STIMULATED A CRITICAL DIALOGUE AROUND THE ART OF BONSAI, AND PRODUCED THREE WORKS OF BONSAI ART BY AUSTIN HEITZMAN, RON LANG, AND RYAN NEIL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$191.9KProgram 3 [2020]
PUBLIC PROGRAMS:CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM MARCH 17 THROUGH JULY 7, 15,996 PEOPLE VISITED THE MUSEUM IN 2020, A 60% DECLINE COMPARED TO 2019. ALL IN-PERSON COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE SUSPENDED. BRANCH OUT, A FREE VIRTUAL EVENT, FEATURED REFLECTIONS FROM GEORGE SUYAMA AND MARILYN DOMOTO WEBB. WE PUBLISHED OUR FIRST HARDCOVER BOOK: A GALLERY OF TREES: LIVING ART OF PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM. SIX NEW DOCENTS NEARLY DOUBLED OUR ROSTER OF DOCENT VOLUNTEERS. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE TADAIMA!: VIRTUAL MEMORIAL PILGRIMAGE WITH THREE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: HAWAIIAN BONSAI AND PEARL HARBOR, BONSAI AT CAMP AMACHE, AND HIROSHIMA & JAPANESE BONSAI DURING WWII.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$168K
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