Auspicious Lunar New Year Decorations w/Think!Chinatown: Hands-on Workshop

Think!Chinatown

Learn about the cultural history of Lunar New Year decorations while making your own 窗花 papercutting art and 福字 calligraphy squares !

Think!Chinatown Studio

Get ready for the upcoming Year of the Rabbit!Join artist Ling Tang for a chuanghua papercut art 窗花剪紙 and calligraphy square fuzi 福字 workshop in preparation for Lunar New Year! In this workshop, you will explore the cultural history of Lunar New Year decorations, learn about the traditional art forms of paper-cutting and calligraphy, and make your very own papercut and calligraphy home decor to bring home!During Lunar New Year, traditional household decorations like chuanghua 窗花 and fuzi 福字 squares are used to decorate your home&#x27;s walls, windows, and doors. These red paper decorations invite good luck into the household and express happiness for the spring season.Reservations are necessary to attend.Session 1 is from 1-2:30PM       |       Session 2 is from 3:15-4:45PMSuggested donations: $15-$30F﻿or a full listing of Think!Chinatown&#x27;s Lunar New Year activities, go to: <a href="https://www.thinkchinatown.org/lny" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.thinkchinatown.org/lny</a>Ling Tang is a New York City based dance specialist with professional training in traditional Chinese and contemporary dance. She has been awarded a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts. Ling holds an M.A. in arts administration from Columbia University, and a B.A. in dance and intercultural performing arts from the University of Maryland-College Park. (www.ling-tang.com)—All ticket proceeds will directly go back to our artists and T!C team who make these community events possible. If you are unable to contribute financially, please don’t hesitate to reach out – we would still love to have you there! Ask us about options to volunteer with us.Think!Chinatown is committed to hosting accessible events for our Chinatown neighbors. As we continue to present free, public events throughout the neighborhood, we invite you to support us with your contribution to grow our new home and community art space at 1 Pike.

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