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Chinese Calligraphy

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Families
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Allowed Ages: 5 years to 10 years

Program Description

Event Details

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  Explore and create a Chinese brush landscape painting and Chinese calligraphy with artist and art educator, Wan Ling Fahrer. In this workshop, we will learn traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting techniques with a bamboo brush, Sumi-e ink and rice paper to create your own unique nature landscape scroll paintings. We will also engage and look at traditional Chinese “shanshui hua” landscape paintings in an interactive group discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Parents/caregivers and older siblings are welcome.  This program is sponsored by the Smithtown Unity Council.

Disclaimer(s)

This program may not be suitable for those with food allergies.