Get into the Lunar New Year spirit and make your own decorations in a hands-on workshop led by artist Ling Tang! In this workshop, you will explore the cultural history of Lunar New Year decorations, explore folding techniques to create continuous and circular chuanghua 窗花 patterns, and design your own 2D and 3D papercut art. During Lunar New Year, traditional household decorations like chuanghua 窗花 are used to decorate your home's walls, windows, and doors. These red paper decorations invite good luck into the household and express happiness for the spring season.

This session is for those who have already have some crafting experience or are already comfortable with arts and crafts. This session is not appropriate for kids. If it's your first time papercutting or want to bring your kids, sign up for our level 1 workshop here.

Tickets required to attend. Sliding scale $15-$30.

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)

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Think!Chinatown is a place-based intergenerational non-profit in Manhattan’s Chinatown, working at the intersection of storytelling, arts and neighborhood engagement. We believe the process of listening, reflecting and celebrating develops the community cohesion and trust necessary to work on larger neighborhood issues. By building strength from within our neighborhood, we can shape better policies and programs that define our public spaces, celebrate our cultural heritage and innovate how our collective memories are represented. Learn more at www.thinkchinatown.org