CAMARILLO--Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) opens its exhibition Echoes of Nature on June 4 at 11 a.m. with a full day of demonstrations and activities, including fan painting and brush painting demos, folk music and traditional dance in addition to the gallery exhibition of works by contemporary Chinese artists. The festival will take place at SCIART, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. It is free to attend and appropriate for all ages. There will be food trucks featuring Chinese cuisine for purchase.

Beginning at noon, there will be family-oriented activities including live demos on brush painting and fan painting with supplies available for attendees to enjoy creating their own artworks. At 2 p.m. the Westlake Village Symphony will provide a performance of Chinese folk tunes derived from Yankai Bao’s score book, showcasing authentic traditional Chinese instruments.

At 5 p.m., the Phoenix Family Performing Art Collaborative will be in traditional costumes performing classical Chinese folk dance including the Legend of Sword, a lively dance using swords and tassels. Following the dance performance will be an opening reception for the Echoes of Nature exhibition with many of the artists in attendance.

As part of the reception, at 7 p.m., artist Nan Liu will do a brush painting to live music performed by Haiqiong Deng on the guqim, a traditional Chinese lap instrument.

The exhibition includes a full program of Artist Talks, demonstrations and performances, including the Concert in the Gallery on June 11. Tickets for the concert and other program events are available at https://bit.ly/EchoesofNature. Echoes of Nature will be on display through July 30, 2022. Visit studiochannelislands.org or call 805-383-1368 for full details

Studio Channel Islands is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the arts in our community, providing unique and diverse artistic encounters for all ages and extraordinary opportunities for artists. Ongoing programs include open studios and arts education classes, diverse Blackboard Gallery exhibitions and performances, cultural festivals and Old Town Camarillo events. Gallery hours are Tues.–Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Located at 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93010. For more information, visit www.studiochannelislands.org, or call 805-383-1368.