Chinatown Arts Week follows the Mid-Autumn festival...and we all know what happens to mooncake tins after the mooncakes are eaten. They become treasure boxes of small things, memories, and preserver of wishes.  Inspired by the place of mooncake tins in our memories, and in our present day observance of the festival, we asked our community of artists to use mooncake tins as the starting point for new works of art dedicated to the spirit of the mooncake tin! 

Participating artists: Pei Sun, Bonita Lei, Lisa Chin, Edward Kai Chiu, Mary Ting, Mei Brunette, David Straange, Edward Cheng, Bridget DeLuca, Adrienne Hugh, Annie Xu, Avery Mei Skillin, Emily B Yang, Qing Zhuang, Vivian Yi, Xinmei Liu, Pamela Chin Lee, Suckadelic, Xiaoyin Xie, Yayun Chang, Alison Kuo, Pei Sun, Elim Mak, Katie Gee Salisbury

Exhibit is on view 24/7 through the window at 1 Pike. Proceeds from the auction are shared with T!C.

Artist Statements for pieces not for auction:

Elim Mak — "I Am Not Your Fetish" addresses the theme of hypersexualized Asian female stereotypes through the Chinese mythological tale of Chang'e, the Moon Goddess of Immortality, and her sole companion a white jade rabbit.

Katie Gee Salisbury — “Wong Liu Tsong” holds space for Wong Liu Tsong aka Anna May Wong, the Chinese American movie star who rose to fame in the 1920s