Japanese American National Museum Volunteers Host Kokoro Craft Show on October 30, 2022

LOS ANGELES, CA – Volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the 2022 Kokoro Craft Show with over fifty vendors at the Museum on Sunday, October 30, 2022 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The craft show is a free, in-person event and JANM Members will receive early entry into the show starting at 9:30 a.m. Shoppers who spend $25 will receive free, same-day admission to the Museum’s exhibitions and a 10% discount coupon to several Little Tokyo restaurants.

Products include hand-painted apparel, apparel for babies, kids, and pets, framed art, bronze sculptures, ceramics, food, jewelry, gifts, glass art, shibori, stationary, embroidered towels, totes, origami, and more. The craft show will also feature a taiko performance at 12:30 p.m.

“Our Kokoro volunteers put together an amazing craft show each year to assist JANM and it has become an event that everyone looks forward to in the fall. Their boundless energy and enthusiasm is a wonderful demonstration of their dedication to JANM’s mission,” said Ann Burroughs, President and CEO.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of JANM and proceeds will benefit the Museum’s cultural and educational programs. Kokoro is a Japanese word meaning heart, mind, and spirit. The first Kokoro Craft Show was in 2009, created as a volunteer-fundraising event for JANM during a national economic downturn.

For more information about the 2022 Kokoro Craft Show, visit kokorocraftshow.com or email kokorocraftshow@gmail.com. Stay up to date with the craft show on Facebook and Instagram.

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About the Japanese American National Museum (JANM)

Established in 1985, JANM promotes understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. Located in the historic Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, JANM is a hybrid institution that straddles traditional museum categories and strives to provide a voice for Japanese Americans as well as a forum that enables all people to explore their own heritage and culture. Since opening to the public in 1992, JANM has presented over 70 exhibitions onsite while traveling 17 exhibits to venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Ellis Island Museum in the United States, and to several leading cultural museums in Japan and South America. For more information, visit janm.org or follow us on social media @jamuseum.