AUGUST 15, 9am-6pm
On-site at Prospect Park and Bronx Park in the morning and Virtual Programs throughout the day.
Summer Tea in Prospect Park 2020 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
The event will follow the health guidelines of safety practices during COVID-19 to ensure a safe environment for everyone involved. Our healthcare advisor will oversee the details throughout the planning stage and be on-site as well to monitor the event on the day.
See you in the park and join us virtually tomorrow!
Look what we have planned for you for the day!
Reflections in Tea
with Michele Brody at Bronx Park
Lives and works in The Bronx as a mixed-media environmental and community-based Artist, practicing since 1994 throughout NYC, the US, and abroad. Reflections in Tea: A Mobile Teahouse is an interactive community-based public art project inspired by the worldwide tradition of drinking and sharing tea. (15-minutes one-on-one).
(Photo Credit: Kareem Gonsalves)
Virtual Tea Hangout
by New York Tea Society
Join the NYTS to have an interactive and fun virtual tea experience for the afternoon to explore different perspectives of tea, including the History of Yixing Teaware, Creating A Tea Space: Outdoor Edition, Tea Tasting: The Effects of Oxidation on Tea, and Tea Trivia. Find more details here.
Don’t miss it!
RSVP by Aug 6 to get tasting teas delivered.
(Photo Credit: Roy Lamberty)
Elegance in Nature -
A Journey with Guqin and Tea (virtual)
by 7'Art
Guqin, dating back nearly 3000 years ago, has always been used as a way to explore harmony between man and nature in traditional Chinese Cultures. Join 7’s Art to explore the connections of this ancient Chinese music to nature with tea. 7's Art is an NYC-based cultural community thriving to introduce the art of the traditional Chinese lifestyle to new audiences in the US.
(Photo Credit: 7's Art)
Patio Tea Meditation (virtual)
with Suzette Hammond
Staying at home for our virtual sessions? Get started with a serene morning of tea plus guided meditation. Tea educator and MoJoosh friend, Suzette Hammond of Being Tea, will lead a nature-connected practice from her patio in Chicago. Come share fresh air and peaceful contemplation from your own patio or open window! Just bring your favorite small mug or tea bowl, plus hot water and loose leaf tea of choice (white, green and lighter oolongs are perfect for summer).
(Photo credit: Suzette Hammond)
Sound Bath (virtual)
by Divine J9
Join us for a sonic experience to relax, release, and recharge! Discover the healing power of sound. The journey begins with a brief introduction to the world of sound therapy, followed by a guided meditation and soothing sound bath by Divine J9.
An intuitive energy medicine practitioner, Divine J9 plays high vibration instruments including crystal singing bowls, tuning forks, and Koshi chimes to create frequencies that activate your body's innate healing, while clearing and rebalancing your chakras (energy centers).
(Photo credit: Timm Thies)
Morning Tea at Prospect Park
with Erika Houle (fully booked)
This will be a participatory moving meditation. Guests will be guided throughout so they can both sit peacefully and actively participate. The traditional ceremony will be adapted to be contactless while still holding space for us to connect, enjoy tea, and be together in nature. Limited space and bring your own bowl if you can.
(Photo credit: Erika Houle)
Ikebana in Nature
with Kristina Bajunaishvili at Prospect Park (fully booked)
Studying Sogetsu ikebana since 2015 with Mrs. Fumiko Allinder, a long-established teacher who learned directly from the founder of Sogetsu school Sofu Teshigahara, Kristina finds great solace in ikebana and loves sharing her appreciation of this timeless art.
(45-minutes in a small group)
“We appreciate nature and human connection through tea. While many things happening are further dividing us, we are lucky to have tea and nature to connect us all.”
Leading Artists of MAKE IT WITH TEA for the Summer Tea Event
Tea House Project
with Ines Sun at Prospect Park (fully booked)
Artist and tea lover, creator of the Wild Lily Tea Room in Chelsea in 1997-2006, sole adventurist in the world of art and tea. Tea House Project is creating one-on-one live experience through the artistry of tea and calligraphy.
(20-minutes each).
Wood and Earth
by GGrippo
GGrippo is an artist, designer, and craftsman working in Brooklyn and Bovina, New York. Wood and Earth is an art project created during the quarantine. One set of this small collection is donated to the event to fund for future outdoor community tea projects.
(Photo credit: GGrippo)
Squish
by Yuko Nishikawa
Squish is a continuing assembly of sets of 12 snuggling handmade ceramic tea cups which are gently squished together when the clay is still soft so that each cup is shaped by its neighbors, which, in turn, are also shaped by their neighbors time. 12 lucky participants of Summer Tea, including both virtual and onsite ones, will become owners of one of these cups.
(Photo Credit: Yuko Nishikawa)
This Time with Tea
by Smudge Studio (Past event and fully booked)
Smudge studio is a collaboration between Jamie Kruse and Elizabeth Ellsworth founded in 2005 in Brooklyn, NY. More about Smudge and This Time with Tea...
(Photo Credit: Smudge Studio)
This event is a joint effort of the community of artists, tea lovers, and organizations.
Thank you all for your endeavor in making this happen!
Erika Houle, Gordon Arkenberg, Greg Succop, Scott Norton, Kristina Bajunaishvili, Ines Sun, Yuko Nishikawa, Smudge Studio, Sara Shacket, Nicole Wilson, GGrippo, Divine J9, Michele Brody, Suzette Hammond, Gamal Awad, Joyce Maio, Amanda Hill, Leigh Fanady, Kingston Lam, Anna Ye, Harry Lee, Tanabel, Victor Leung,William Liu and many other more.