Rooftop Garden Series: Paint with Flowers & Leaves

Name: Rooftop Garden Series: Paint with Flowers & Leaves
Start: 2024-07-06T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-07-06T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Richmond Cultural Centre

Schedule

Sat Jul 06 2024 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Richmond Cultural Centre | Vancouver, BC

Paint in the Rooftop Garden, using nature’s palette. Guided by artist Peisen Ding, this workshop invites participants to make vibrant paints from flowers and leaves and then use these natural paints to explore traditional Chinese painting on rice paper. Perfect for art enthusiasts interested in natural materials and Chinese art!
All artistic skill levels welcome.
For ages 16+.
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $5.00 + taxes. All materials and tools provided.
About the Guest Artist:
Peisen Ding (he/they) is a visual artist dedicated to mixed media practices and community-based art projects. Their work often explores urban relationships, such as connections with other individuals and the built environments in Vancouver, through photography, painting, or any other medium that arises organically in the process. As a queer Chinese immigrant, Peisen is also committed to uncovering the nuances of living with diverse identities and cultures. Their art embraces and celebrates their own unique identity and cultural root, and intends to bring care, love, and courage to those who share similar backgrounds.
About Rooftop Garden Series :
June – September 2024
In the months leading up to Richmond Art Gallery’s FOODWAYS exhibition this fall, we are hosting a variety of workshops and events at the Cultural Centre Rooftop Garden during the summer growing season. Events include talks on gardening tips, hands-on art workshops, and food-making workshops hosted in partnership with the Richmond Arts Centre and Richmond Garden Club.
To register for more events in this series, go to our Eventbrite series page HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/rooftop-garden-series-2708319
Program supported by the 2024 City of Richmond Arts and Culture Grant.
About the Rooftop Garden:
Richmond’s Rooftop Garden is located on the 2nd floor of the Richmond Library/Cultural Centre, open from April – October. It features a variety of floral and food plants maintained by the Richmond Garden Club, with a long picnic table to host small group workshops or events, and a big chess game for players of all ages.