Story Time
Story Time is a free community program for visitors to the Clark Bonsai Museum. Held among living bonsai, each session blends storytelling with lessons inspired by nature, Japanese culture, and the art of bonsai. Gathered in a space that nurtures patience, curiosity, and imagination, children and families are invited to slow down, listen deeply, and connect with the natural world.
Meditation with the Ancient Bonsai
Meditation with the Ancient Bonsai is a guided mindfulness session focused on breath awareness. Suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators, this practice offers a restorative pause in a peaceful garden setting.
Make Your Own Bonsai
First Saturday of Every Month at 10:00 AM
Clark Bonsai Garden at Shinzen Japanese Garden (Woodward Park, Fresno)
Join us for a hands-on bonsai experience at the Clark Bonsai Garden inside Shinzen Friendship Garden.
In this interactive class, participants will learn the fundamentals of bonsai design and care while creating their own bonsai tree to take home. You’ll receive clear, simple instructions on proper bonsai care — along with the foundational knowledge needed to create another bonsai in the future.
All tools and materials are provided.
Classes are taught by members of the Clark Bonsai Museum’s Curatorial Team.
Bonsai Artist Drawing Contest
Join us at the Clark Bonsai Museum and showcase your creativity in our ongoing Bonsai Artist Drawing Contest.
Learning Through Living Art: ARTH 141S at the Clark Bonsai Museum
At the Clark Bonsai Museum, art is not only displayed—it is cultivated, shaped, and lived. Each semester, this extraordinary museum becomes a dynamic classroom for students in ARTH 141S: Arts of East Asia and the South Seas, a course offered through the Art History Program in the School of Art, Design, and Art History at California State University, Fresno. Here, the timeless beauty of bonsai anchors an immersive educational experience where visitors, students, and nature intersect.
Artist Studio Series: Advanced Training Course
Course Instructor – Julian Tsai
This Bonsai Training Program is designed to develop a very specific and focused set of skills in a select group of participants. Using Bonsai assets of the Clark Bonsai Museum, the Program will cover foundational knowledge and advanced understanding essential for correctly assessing general health, branch structure, and foliage status of deciduous and Juniper Bonsai. Participants will be presented with the opportunity to learn proper horticultural support, development and refinement techniques to maintain health and aesthetic status of established Bonsai. By the end of the course, participants will confidently manage branch structure and refine foliage on both deciduous and Juniper bonsai.