✨Chinatown Arts Festival Finale!!!✨ Oct 27 7:30-9PM — Opening Celebration at T!C’s new official space + Exhibition openings for MOONsquare and Our stories Our Landmarks and a Curators Talk. Join us at 1 Pike for an intimate conversation between Bob Eng Lee, of the Asian American Arts Centre, and @kuoskies and @soph.ma, the artist and the curator behind “We’ll Meet Again.” We will also celebrate this year’s opening of “MOONSquare”, an open call group show inspired by the place of mooncake tins in our memories, and the online exhibit, “HEARTMIND: Exhibitions from the Bob Eng Lee and Asian American Arts Centre Collections”. 🙏Thank you to our beverage sponsors @brooklynbrewery 🎨“We’ll Meet Again” is an exhibition of new sculptures by Alison Kuo exploring themes of memory, family, loss, safety, and belonging, curated by Sophia Ma. 🥮“MOONSquare”: In the space of a mooncake tin... lid on, lid off, using the box as a frame for an illustration, using the box as a space for sculpture, a space for ceramics... artists express the spirit of the mooncake tin. 🌟“HEARTMIND: Exhibitions from the Bob Eng Lee and Asian American Arts Centre Collections”, co-curated by Lisa Yin Zhang, Simon Wu, and Jayne Cole, highlights the history of the Asian American Arts Centre with select works from both the Bob Eng Lee and the AAAC collections. 1.”Halmeoni" by Laura Lee (@laur_ughh) holds a moment in time; "a lunch date with my late Grandma. Organized in a grid, the square tiles are windows into different landscapes of my memory of her." 2.”Watching, Waiting, Waning" by Michaela Chee (@craftmacnchee). "The story of Chang’e holds a special place in my heart as it was my introduction to Chinese mythology. We can honor her each Mid-Autumn Festival by offering mooncakes and devoting our time to loved ones." 3.”Dreams of Moonscape" by Diana Xiao Liu (@diana.x.art) is a paper sculpted diorama inside a Kee Wah mooncake tin. A scene of moon and clouds in traditional Chinese style is visualized with intricately hand cut designs. #thinkchinatown #chinatown #chinatownnyc #supportchinatown #chinatownartsfestival #communityevents #culturalevents