Organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) and co-organised by the Macau Tangle Art Life Cultural Association, the “Tea-Dyed Zentangle” Drawing Workshop will be held at the Macao Tea Culture House. Officially certified Zentangle instructors will explain the concept and techniques of Zentangle during the activity. At the same time, participants will use tea as a medium, dyeing paper tiles by hand with brewed tea, and create unique works by drawing repeated basic graphics.

Zentangle does not require the painter to have art background and skills. The process of drawing can relieve stress and boost concentration, giving us a clear mind and good mood. Participants will be taught step by step to use tea to dye paper tiles, and then draw Zentangle patterns on the paper, so as to enhance their interest in “tea”.

The content of each session includes:
． Understanding the background and concept of Zentangle
． Tea making and tasting, and hand-dyed paper tiles
． Learning about basic patterns and drawing with creativity

The activity will be held in Cantonese and is for Macao residents aged 12 and above. Each session is limited to 15 people and free of charge. Interested individuals may call the hotline of the Macau Tangle Art Life Cultural Association at 6681 0706 from now on for enquiries and registration. The deadlines for registration is 20 March for the first session, 17 April for the second session, 15 May for the third session, and 12 June for the fourth session. If the number of applicants exceeds the quota for each session, the final lists will be decided by drawing lots. Those who are admitted will be notified by designated staff. Due to the limited quota of the activity, and in order to arrange for interested individuals to participate as much as possible, those who are admitted are requested to report their presence at the activity venue 10 minutes in advance. If they are more than 15 minutes late, their slots will be given to interested parties on the spot.
 

Organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau and co-organised by the Macau Youth Tea Culture Promotion Association, the “Ink-adorned Tea Gathering” is held at the Macao Tea Culture House to promote tea culture. Local tea specialists will talk about the knowledge of tea culture and demonstrate tea brewing techniques on site, spiced up by tea poetry and calligraphy practice. It is hoped to, through the activity, promote the beauty of Chinese tea culture, introduce tea culture into the community, and enable participants to deeply understand the inheritance and existence of “tea” in Chinese society.

Themes of tea culture knowledge:

Session 1, 15:00-17:00 on 9 April: Beauty of Tea Poems of “The Sage of Tea” and “The Poet Sage of Tea”
Session 2, 15:00-17:00 on 14 May: “Titles” of Tea Sets in Song Dynasty
Session 3, 15:00-17:00 on 11 June: Tea “Gossip”

The activity is conducted in Cantonese and free of charge, and the target audience is Macao residents aged 12 or above. The quota for each session is 15 people. Interested residents may call the hotline of Macau Youth Tea Culture Promotion Association at 6647 5005 for enquiries and sign up from now on. The deadlines for sign-up are 6 April for Session 1, 11 May for Session 2, and 8 June for Session 3. If the number of applicants exceeds the quota for each session, it will be decided by drawing lots, and those who have been accepted will be notified by designated staff.