Event

Family Workshop: Chinese Brush Painting - Mid-Autumn Festival

Join Chinese brush painting instructor Peifang Liang for a hands-on workshop inspired by the fall florals of China's Mid-Autumn Festival.
Classes

Learn to paint colorful chrysanthemum flowers using traditional Chinese brush painting materials!

  • 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, and 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 Maria Ahverdyan at mahverdyan@huntington.org or (626) 405-3457.

Optional: Purchase your own kit to take home for $15.99
Chinese Brush Painting Set includes:
● 2 brushes
● 1 brush rest
● 1 ink bottle, 50mL
● 1 ink dish
● 1 re-writable scroll

Photos from our last family workshop:

Chinese Brush Painting - Dragon Boat Festival
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.