Chinese New Year Celebration on February 5th & 6th at the Huntington Library

This is the first time Chinese Floral Arrangements will be displayed in the Chinese Garden. The arrangements will be displayed at the gate of the Chinese Garden (Liu Fang Yuan), the Star Gazing Pavilion, the Brush Flowering Library and the Corridor of Refreshing Sound. The members of the Chinese Floral Arts Foundation - USA Charter will spend all day to create a variety of artfully designed arrangements. The natural garden setting at the Huntington Library is the perfect place to see the floral arrangements in all their splendor.

The reception for the gallery opening of the Huntington Library

The foundation has constantly provided the traditional Chinese floral arrangements at the Chinese garden (Liu Fang Yuan) of the Huntington Library. This coming celebration will be held at the north court of the Chinese garden on Thursday evening, August 26th, 2021. The participants will view the Literati style in the Flowery Brush Library, elaborate Court style, Realistic style and Expressionist style at the court yard. Don’t miss the excitement.

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August 2019 San Marino Crowell Public Library

“A Flower’s Tale of a Thousand Years” Petals, Scents & Colors

In this exhibition, there were opportunities for the views to understand the history of Chinese Floral Arranging and how arts intertwined with an ancient scholar’s life. In the display, there were two 3 dimensional images which were indicated the scents of teas and incenses. The reception was on Friday September 13 afternoon. The viewers have seen the display and were moved by the rejuvenation of new information.

May 2019 International Art Museum of America

This is the first time the CFAF - USA Charter displayed an installation of floral images in the museum for four weeks. Our foundation felt that a typical floral exhibition only allows for 2 to 3 days of viewing due to the perishable nature of flowers. In order to maximize the viewing potential of the exhibit, we created a set of photographic portraits to be put on display. This prolongs the period of time that the floral images are available for viewing and is essential to those viewers who can spend a few quiet hours to learn about the historic significance of the exhibition and gain an appreciation for the Chinese scholars view of beauty in nature.

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May 2018 San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

For three weeks, the Asian Pacific American Festival was run and organized by the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. This was the first time the festival was designed to feature all Asian Pacific Americans in the San Gabriel Valley. We were invited to display the floral arrangements in the Glass room. We also provided a demonstration and tea ceremony during the opening weekend. After 10 years of exhibitions, lecturing, and demonstrations, the foundation received many requests to teach floral classes.

May 2018 International Art Museum of America

The Floral Foundation has been showing floral exhibitions in Southern California for the last 10 years. Dr. Loretta Huang, director of the IAMA, invited us to the museum for a weekend floral display, class offering, and tea ceremony. Many enthusiastic audience members brought friends and families to attend the classes.