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SUMMARY:Limei Lai Art Show: Temperature in Life
DESCRIPTION:On display through June 21\, 2026 | Free with admission or membership \n\n\n\nExplore intricate fabric installations by Limei Lai\, a Portland-based Chinese American artist. In her own words: “On top of a chaotic\, messy\, tangled\, frayed\, knotted forest of seemingly random threads\, tapestry finds order and beauty\, much like art and life.” \n\n\n\nThis installation is in collaboration with the Many Bridges exhibition at Blackfish Gallery running through May 30.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Installation\n\n\n\nSeries 1: Indoor black and white embroidery work\n\n\n\nThis series of works are reflections of my past. Thinking about intergenerational communication and cultural conflict. The narratives are quite clear on the composition of the work\, while the underlining thoughts are the daily constant practice of do and undo cultural learnings.  \n\n\n\nSeries 2: Outdoor colorful embroidery work\n\n\n\nThis series of work is made with the idea of we situate ourselves in a safe\, soft place for trust and connection. The artist’s hope is that these mini sculptures can accompany the trees\, can dance in the wind\, and can sing if humans shake them\, move them to a different place\, or dance with them. They have a little red heart in them that is ready to sing and dance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEngage with the Artist — Childhood Play Memory Exchange\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 10 | 3-5 PM | Free with admission or membership \n\n\n\nArtist Limei Lai invites the community to contribute to the installation by sharing a moment of your childhood play. Place your memory in one of the fabric pieces hanging in the Scholar’s Courtyard as a temporary home\, then they’ll go to Blackfish Gallery to be hung under a swing and create a communal sculpture. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Statement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeaving experiences of her 30 years in China and 15 years in the U.S.\, Limei makes textile pieces about connections and communications. The idea is that memory exchange creates a present communication. It exists in time\, makes space\, constructs identity\, and situates us in a closer connection. She believes that we all have a burning kind heart in us that could share some warmth by creating a communal moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions\n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/limei-lai-art-show-temperature-in-life-2/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:AANHPI Heritage Month,Art,Free with admission or membership
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SUMMARY:Mother’s Day Card Making with Oregon Chinese Coalition 
DESCRIPTION:Create a handmade Mother’s Day card with thoughtful touches to share love and appreciation. Hosted with Oregon Chinese Coalition\, this drop-in activity is welcoming for guests of all ages.  \n\n\n\nAbout Oregon Chinese Coalition\n\n\n\nThe Oregon Chinese Coalition is a local Chinese organization dedicated to building a connected and united Chinese community that embraces diverse socioeconomic backgrounds\, political beliefs\, and religious and cultural traditions.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions\n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/mothers-day-card-making-with-oregon-chinese-coalition/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:Art,Family Fun,Free with admission or membership
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SUMMARY:Limei Lai: Childhood Play Memory Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Artist Limei Lai invites you to participate in a community engagement activity by sharing a moment of your childhood play. What was one of your favorite games? When\, where\, and with whom did you play?  \n\n\n\nRoll up your memory and place it in one of the pockets of the fabric pieces hanging in the Scholar’s Courtyard as a temporary home. These textile pieces with the writings will then go to Blackfish Gallery to be hung under a swing to create a communal sculpture. \n\n\n\nNote: By placing your memory in the installation\, you consent to others reading your writing. All submissions will be recycled after the exhibition period at Lan Su Chinese Garden and Blackfish Gallery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Statement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeaving experiences of her 30 years in China and 15 years in the U.S.\, Limei makes textile pieces about connections and communications. The idea is that memory exchange creates a present communication. It exists in time\, makes space\, constructs identity\, and situates us in a closer connection. She believes that we all have a burning kind heart in us that could share some warmth by creating a communal moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the Exhibit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions\n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/limei-lai-childhood-play-memory-exchange/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:Art,Free with admission or membership
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SUMMARY:Calligraphy Demo
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy expert demonstrations and gain insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12 – 2 PM | Tuesdays & Thursdays\, April 28 – September 29\, 2026 \n\n\n\nExperience the harmony of calligraphy and other art forms. Enjoy expert demonstrations and insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. Drop in anytime during the Calligraphy Demo. \n\n\n\n\nGet Admission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions \n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/calligraphy-demo-2/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:Art,Free with admission or membership
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SUMMARY:Calligraphy Demo
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy expert demonstrations and gain insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12 – 2 PM | Tuesdays & Thursdays\, April 28 – September 29\, 2026 \n\n\n\nExperience the harmony of calligraphy and other art forms. Enjoy expert demonstrations and insights into the beauty and history of calligraphy. Drop in anytime during the Calligraphy Demo. \n\n\n\n\nGet Admission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions \n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/calligraphy-demo-2/2026-05-14/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:Art,Free with admission or membership
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SUMMARY:Steep & Paint: Peony with Rhiannon Leonard
DESCRIPTION:Instructor | Tickets | Series Schedule | Parking \n\n\n\nEnjoy a blossom-filled afternoon at the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden with the return of Steep & Paint. With all materials provided and admission included\, all you need to bring is yourself! \n\n\n\nWe’re bringing this series back by popular demand and newly reimagined in partnership with the Oregon Botanical Artists (OBA). This immersive afternoon experience invites you to slow down\, look closely\, and connect with plants through tea\, conversation\, and hands-on art-making. Our May 15 Peony session with Rhiannon Leonard  will use pencil\, ink\, and watercolor as the medium. \n\n\n\nEach session weaves together horticulture\, tea culture\, and botanical art in a relaxed\, welcoming setting: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the plant up close: A Lan Su gardener leads a close-up botanical show-and-tell\, sharing seasonal plant facts\, cultural stories\, and growing insights.\n\n\n\nTaste the season: Enjoy a sampling of seasonal teas from Yun Shui Teahouse.\n\n\n\nCreate botanical art: An OBA artist guides a full botanical art class inspired by the featured plant.\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re returning to Steep & Paint or joining for the first time\, this refreshed program offers an even richer way to experience Lan Su. Bring a friend with you and let’s Steep & Paint together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the Instructor: Rhiannon Leonard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Poppy” by Rhiannon Leonard\n\n\n\n\n\nRhiannon Leonard is passionate about the intersection of art & botany and explores the emotional benefits of slowing down to draw the plants around us. Teaching for over 15 years in Portland\, she is dedicated to making her classes accessible through community education & lower cost programming. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Our Partner: Oregon Botanical Artists (OBA)  \n\n\n\nOregon Botanical Artists is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary botanical art while honoring its long-standing traditions. Founded in 2012\, the organization supports a diverse community of artists who celebrate the beauty and diversity of plant life through detailed and scientifically informed artwork. Oregon Botanical Artists is affiliated with the American Society of Botanical Artists as an Artists Circle. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor | Tickets | Series Schedule | Parking \n\n\n\nSteep & Paint Need to Know \n\n\n\nEach class session is independent — participants are welcome to register for any individual class without attending others. \n\n\n\nRegistration fee includes full-day admission to Lan Su Chinese Garden. \n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\nLan Su Members & Guests: $56.95\n\n\n\nGeneral: $66.95\n\n\n\n\nNote: A $0.95 service fee is reflected in each paid ticket \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Series Schedule\n\n\n\nSet a new monthly Friday tradition\, or treat someone special to an amazing afternoon of creativity!  \n\n\n\n\n                \n                \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                    \n            \n    \n    \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking & Directions\n\n\n\nFree Lan Su Parking\n\n\n\nThere is free first come\, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
URL:https://lansugarden.org/event/steep-paint-peony-may-15/
LOCATION:Lan Su Chinese Garden\, 239 NW Everett Street\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209
CATEGORIES:Art,Horticulture,Tea
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