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Family Workshop | Chinese Brush Painting: Dragon Boat Festival

Join Chinese brush painting instructor Peifang Liang for a hands-on workshop honoring the Year of the Dragon.
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Join Chinese brush painting instructor Peifang Liang for a hands-on workshop inspired by the Year of the Dragon and the Dragon Boat Festival, an annual Chinese celebration in which brightly colored, dragon-shaped boats are raced in rivers across China. Learn about this exciting holiday while using traditional Chinese brush painting materials to create a masterpiece of your own!

  • All ages welcome, but workshop instruction is recommended for children ages 6–12.
  • Fee includes the use of painting supplies for one child and one accompanying adult, as well as admission to The Huntington.
  • You may also purchase your own Chinese Brush Painting Kit to use during class and take home for $15.99. (Painting kits available as an add-on when registering. Kits will be distributed at the beginning of class.)

For any questions or concerns, please contact Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or 626-405-3457.

A classroom full of participants work on paintings.

Participants of a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Children stand in a row showing off their painted artworks.

Children from a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop pose with the instructor. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Class instructor points to an illustration on a white board.

The class instructor, Peifang Liang, shows a drawing example. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

An adult admires the painting project of a child seated nearby.

Participants of a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

An adult admires the painting project of a child seated nearby.

Participants of a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Traditional Chinese red ink and stamp.

Traditional Chinese brush painting ink. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Class instructor paints Chinese characters on a paper in front of students.

Chinese brush painting instructor Peifang Liang helps a participant at a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

An adult and child seated near each other work on separate paintings.

Participants of a previous Chinese brush painting family workshop. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.