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The 4th annual Chinatown Arts Week is here! From October 15th to 24th Think!Chinatown will be hosting cultural programming featuring traditional Chinese arts groups along with emerging Asian American artists. Join us for musical performances, dance performances, mural celebrations, art exhibitions, and so much more! All events are free to the public. 

Photograph by Ed Cheng - Chinatown Arts Week 2020

Photograph by Ed Cheng - Chinatown Arts Week 2020

2021 Festival Highlights

Chinatown Arts Week opens with our final Chinatown Nights of the year. This T!C nightmarket will feature art and food vendors along with a performance of bilingual fresh takes on Chinese folk songs by saxophonist and vocalist Stephanie Chou. Later in the week, Ling Tang and the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society who will perform a live storefront art installation involving dance, paper cutting and a compelling blend of traditional and contemporary Chinese music. Selections from the Asian American Art Centre’s pioneering collection will be on view in two exhibition spaces. Over in Columbus Park, we’ll reveal a large-scale yarn mural bloomed from over 2000 flowers lovingly made by the community, artists, and organizers. Want to give the arts a try for yourself? Experiment with movement at our Chinese dance and taichi workshops.

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About Chinatown Arts Week

 
 

Chinatown Arts Week is a festival celebrating the cultural richness of Manhattan’s Chinatown. Led by festival curators, Yin Kong & Amy Chin, T!C will be producing cultural events throughout the week. By presenting grassroots Chinatown artists and emerging Asian American artists in context and dialogue with each other, we hope to bring multiple generations together and connect with a wider arts audience. The festival also highlights cultural happenings presented by our neighbors to increase awareness of Chinatown’s cultural assets. Beyond this one week, we hope that visitors and neighbors alike will continue to recognize and engage more in Chinatown’s cultural offerings.


T!C Produced Programs


Benefit workshops & auctions for T!C

Thank you to the artists who are supporting Think!Chinatown with their art by contributing proceeds to us! Tea educator Anna Ye is hosting a special tea experience, “The Flavors of Taishan Tea.” Upon stepping into the silk tea dome, you'll quickly be transported to a cool and tranquil oasis; teas and conversation that will nourish and ground you. Book with Anna for special ChAW rates. Sutra Collective will be offering meditation & calligraphy sessions, and artist Tak Wah Eng is auctioning pieces from his vibrant “Made in Chinatown” painting series to benefit T!C.

Highlighted Community Events


Chinatown Arts Week 2021 is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and administered by LMCC. This program is also supported by public funds from the New York City Dept of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding has been generously provided by Con Edison, and many individual friends and supporters of Think!Chinatown.