Events and Meetings
This page contains links to information about Friends of Sumi-e workshops, meetings and related painting group activities.
Casa del Prado Map and Directions
Annual Art Exhibitions
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Friends of Sumi-e's 49th Annual Japanese Brush Painting Fall Exhibition (formerly for Washu-Kai) is on November 23rd & 24th.
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Friends of Sumi-e's 22nd Annual Spring Art Exhibition (formerly the Taka Sumi-e Society Art Show) of Japanese brush paintings by local artists studying sumi-e and other Japanese painting techniques is on June 21st & 22nd, 2025. Please Note the new June date, replacing our traditional March show date.
Friends of Sumi-e Group Information
General information about the Friends of Sumi-e group, including Membership and leadership.
Workshops and Open Studio Painting Meetings
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Friends of Sumi-e's monthly Open Studio painting experience meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month from January to December in Room 104, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, from 9:00am until Noon.
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Friends of Sumi-e's workshop and meetings are held the first Saturday of every month except for September and December, in Room 104, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, from 9:00am to Noon. A brief membership meeting will be held during the workshop. Please bring your own tea mug. Hot water and tea are provided. A potluck is voluntary. (Alternative locations to Room 104 may be announced.)
Monthly Newsletters
Recent Friends of Sumi-e Newsletters, plus prior Washu-Kai and Taka Sumi-e Society monthly Newsletters.
Tuesday Painters
Tuesday Painters is a group of FOS members and sumi-e students who meet to paint outdoors, or plein air painting. The informal group meets the 1st, 3rd, 4th and any 5th Tuesdays of each month from 9:00 am until Noon. If you'd like to join in with the Tuesday Painters, contact Gaye Lingley takasumiesociety@gmail.com. Any suggestions as to places to paint are appreciated. This is a great way to expand artistic horizons and sumi-e really lends itself to the out-of-doors.