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Visions of Harmony: Yoichi Nishikawa Musical Concert / Art Exhibition

August 1, 2026 - August 16, 2026

Reception / Aug 1, 5:00PM - 8:00PM

Join us August 1st, as we celebrate new exhibition of original paintings by world-renowned Ghibli artist Yoichi Nishikawa with a live concert and serene visuals!

During the concert, pianist Wesley Chu will perform his original music inspired by Yoichi’s paintings, alongside animated vignettes of the paintings created by animator Kenson Lee.

After the performance, Yoichi will hold an exclusive signing for concert attendees.

EXHIBITION DETAILS

Exhibition on display August 1 to 16, 2026

Exhibit location: 210 East Main St. Alhambra CA, 91801

Reception and Concert: August 1, 2026 (see more details below)

Concert Admission: $30 Tickets HERE and at the bottom of this page

Artwork will be available for presale to Patreon members for 24 hours only starting Wednesday July 22 at 5:00 PM PT. See our Patreon for more details.

**Artwork will debut at SDCC from July 22nd - July 26th. Any artwork purchased in-person at SDCC will be shipped after the Gallery Nucleus Exhibition closes on August 16th.

Artwork will be available to the general public online on August 2 at 12:01 AM PT.

New art work will be on display and available for sale.

Yoichi's artwork will also be available in person at SDCC from 7/23-7/26/25 at the Nucleus Comic Con Booth #2015

CONCERT & SIGNING (Ticketed Admission)

August 1, 2026
Concert begins at 5:30 PM and ends around 6:30 PM PT
Signing will begin after the concert and ends around 8:00 PM
General seats $30
VIP seats $70 (seating in the first 2 rows, includes free limited edition signed concert print. Limited to 20 guests.)
Limited to 130 seats only
All sales are final. No refunds
Limit 2 E-Tickets per person
Tickets do not need to be printed out
Sorry no walk ins. Standby line TBD
Limit 2 signing items per person
Any items brought in from outside the gallery for signing are subject to a $10 signing fee per item
No Shikishi boards, sketchbooks, or blank papers
All items, including signing fee must be purchased prior to queuing in the signing line
Paintings by: Yoichi Nishikawa
Music and Performance by: Wesley Chu
Animations by: Kenson Lee

SCHEDULE

5:00 PM Concert seating begins (ticketed admission)
5:30 PM Concert begins
6:30 PM Concert ends / signing begins for concert attendees
8:00 PM Concert attendee signing ends

*Please note some details are subject to change. Please subscribe and check back for latest details.

EXCLUSIVE RELEASES FOR OPENING RECEPTION

New Prints by Yoichi Nishikawa
More TBA...

FEATURED MUSICIANS

Wesley Chu: Composer + Piano
Connie Kim-Sheng Fried: Piano
Ben Fried: Cello
Strauss Shi: Violin
TY Zhang: Guitar

FEATURED ANIMATOR

Kenson Lee

ABOUT YOICHI NISHIKAWA

Yoichi Nishikawa has worked as a background painter at Studio Ghibli since 2004 and was an art director on the Boy and the Heron. He has been featured in several documentaries and videos on background painting and Studio Ghibli.

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