MOCACREATE: Bountiful Brushstrokes with Teaching Artist Yu Rong
June 14, 2025, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Celebrate the beauty of the season and a timeless Chinese artistic tradition! Grab a brush and join MOCA teaching artist Yu Rong for a special Chinese calligraphy workshop. Practice the eight basic brush strokes (永字八法) and learn how to write the Chinese character for summer 夏!
Please note: this program is geared towards children ages 6-12, and will be done on a drop-in basis. It has been designed as a way to explore brushstrokes in a fun, creative way with informal guidance available from our teaching artist.
Paint, build, craft, and collage with us! Inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and local artists, MOCACREATE explores different themes every month. MOCACREATE workshops are designed with families in mind, but all are welcome!
FREE! RSVP optional, but appreciated.
Yu Rong is a painter and product designer. She was born in Sichuan and currently lives in New York City, where she is a teaching artist at the Hope Garden Center and at MOCA. She received her BFA in Product Design and MFA in Painting at Parsons School of Design and NYSS, but has been practicing art ever since she was a child. You can learn more about her here: www.yurong.work!
MOCACREATE is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts under Governor Kathy Hochul’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.
