The 1882 Foundation joins Think!Chinatown in the opening days of Chinatown Arts Week 2020 (https://www.thinkchinatown.org/arts-week) with a special Talk Story event featuring artists from Boston, NYC, and Washington, D.C. who reflect on using multiple mediums in storytelling.
Panelists
- Yin Kong, Director/Co-founder of Think!Chinatown, is a community-based designer living and working in Manhattan's Chinatown. Her work is to keep Chinatown a vibrant place of intergenerational learning, cultural production and civic engagement.
- Jenn Low is a landscape architect who works at the intersection of design and public history. She is working on a series of projects with the 1882 Foundation that aim to amplify the voices and perspectives of Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown and increase the visibility of the people that are subject to the forces of gentrification.
- Yu-wen Wu is an interdisciplinary artist based in Boston, MA, whose work lies at the intersection of art, science and politics. Her artworks include site-specific video installations, large scale drawings, sculpture and public art, frequently engaging the community.
- Shani Shih is an artist based in Washington, D.C. Her art includes multimedia painting and illustration, influenced by street art, graffiti, and hip-hop. Shani is the leader of 1882 Foundation’s Chinatown Art Studio.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkceChqDwpH9btfMZHct5REffeRzlsBiSV?mc_cid=4db86ccad5&mc_eid=b51dcd21f2