{"title": "MOCACREATE: Writing From the Heart with Teaching Artist Yu Rong", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Museum of Chinese in America", "address": "Centre Street 215, 10013", "price": "Free with admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/calligraphy"], "description": "MOCACREATE: Writing From the Heart with Teaching Artist Yu Rong is a casual drop-in workshop on Chinese characters and calligraphy at the Museum of Chinese in America. Teaching artist Yu Rong, a New York–based multidisciplinary artist and educator who bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions, guides participants. With over 4,000 years of history, Chinese characters have a lot to share, and Ed Young's book Voices of the Heart, on display in the special exhibit, explores a few. Families with children ages 6-14 can practice their own heart-writing and maybe learn a new favorite word.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mocacreate-writing-from-the-heart-with-teaching-artist-yu-ro-81368/", "official_url": "https://www.mocanyc.org/event/writingfromtheheart2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2a41f3fc9274ab61c82332f67913008f071fe53234c3cceb5208c3f402e3abec-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Museum of Chinese in America", "address": "Centre Street 215, 10013", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-21T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Museum of Chinese in America", "address": "Centre Street 215, 10013", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Chinese Arts Workshop Series: Sip & Brush – Calligraphy", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Museum of Chinese in America", "address": "Centre Street 215, 10013", "price": "$35 General Admission | $30 Students & Seniors | $30 MOCA Members | Materials Included", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/calligraphy"], "description": "Chinese Arts Workshop Series: Sip & Brush – Calligraphy is a calligraphy workshop at the Museum of Chinese in America, part of a series inspired by the museum's special exhibition Ed Young's Bright Worlds. Teaching Artist Yu Rong, a New York–based multimedia artist and educator, leads participants in learning foundational brush techniques and creating autumn-inspired characters and compositions. In a relaxed, social studio setting, participants can also practice writing their names in Chinese calligraphy with personalized guidance. All materials, including brushes and ink, are provided, and everyone leaves with their own calligraphy artwork.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/chinese-arts-workshop-series-sip-brush-calligraphy-81369/", "official_url": "https://www.mocanyc.org/event/sip_brush_calligraphy_november_2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ac4ae98237c500e009b64b796ce3f7067aff1acdef1cc630a358db8d70d16bab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "For Educators | Teaching with Artist Books", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "El Museo Del Barrio", "address": "5th Avenue 1230, 10029 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/bookbinding", "art"], "description": "A full-day professional learning workshop for educators on teaching with artist books. El Museo Del Barrio hosts the event, which combines gallery experiences, hands-on bookmaking, and practical classroom applications. Participants explore storytelling, visual expression, and book design, discovering how artist books can inspire creativity, strengthen literacy, and connect learning across disciplines, and leave with fresh ideas to integrate into their teaching.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/for-educators-teaching-with-artist-books-79195/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ff781dc9a8df0eb50c9b7e85f92ee5ffebe53a9c9efc40de2ade9ce3b5e48355-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sumi-e: Paint a Chrysanthemum at NYBG", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Included with Garden admission (Garden Grounds, All-Garden, or complimentary pass)", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting/ink-painting", "diy"], "description": "Sumi-e: Paint a Chrysanthemum at NYBG offers short, hands-on Japanese ink painting workshops in which you paint a chrysanthemum with a traditional brush, ink, and paper. RESOBOX sumi-e teacher Kohfu Furukawa, a longtime instructor of Japanese ink painting, demonstrates every brushstroke in each 25-minute session held outdoors near the Nolen Greenhouses during The New York Botanical Garden's Kiku Highlight Weekend. No experience is needed, all materials are provided, and up to 30 people per session are admitted first come, first served. Admission is included with Garden admission, and a demonstration table lets visitors see her work up close between workshops.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-paint-a-chrysanthemum-at-nybg-89362/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-paint-a-chrysanthemum-nybg/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3dcbaa0db48b67c0e27530cb9936538f20e0eb63c9119d44571326ef6c279546-2000.webp"}]}