Support The W.O.W. Project
The W.O.W. Project is a grassroots initiative sustained through the support of our community, within New York's Chinatown and beyond. Your contribution will help fund our 7th year of cultural organizing work, which includes an exciting lineup of 5 new programs to be announced soon :) Thank you for helping us grow!
All donations made to the W.O.W. Project are tax-deductible. W.O.W. is a registered 501c3. You can donate by clicking below. If you would like to mail or drop off a check at the shop on 26 Mott St, please write your check out to:
THE W.O.W. PROJECT INC.
26 Mott St.
NEW YORK, NY 10013
7 Year Anniversary Raffle
Queer Chinatown Tour with Em and Jade This tour highlights the often hidden histories and contemporary happenings of the queer community in Chinatown. Inspired by peacekeeping and critical mapping, the participatory storytelling tour will engage with neighborhood sites significant to queer and trans liberation. Created by Em and Jade based on community-based and archival research, this tour isn’t offered anywhere else. Jade is a former WOW youth intern & current WOW board member. Jade joined the WOW Project team in 2018. Em (they/them) is a former WOW Project youth intern and board member. Em joined the WOW Project in 2017. Each winner will receive two tickets for the tour. We will select 5 winners for this tour and each winner can bring a plus one. The tour will take place in August.
Portrait Session with Artist-in-Residence Singha Hon Singha Hon is an artist and illustrator from NYC. She draws inspiration from folklore and animal mythology, and looks to explore both the sublime as well as small precious moments of everyday life. She joined The W.O.W. Project in 2019 as their 4th Storefront Artist in Residence and has continued to work with them through the Creatives Rebuild New York program. For this portrait session, she will be creating a custom portrait in conversation with the raffle winner, focusing on the prompt “How have the people/place of Chinatown left an imprint on you?”
Dumpling Top from Artist-in-Residence Joy Mao Joy Mao is a Creatives Rebuild New York textile artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn. Her signature Dumpling Top is inspired by the simplicity and wholeness of the humble dumpling—a symbol of community nourishment—celebrating the tender ways in which we care for one another. This year, you can support The W.O.W. Project by entering the raffle to win a special edition of the Dumpling Top in “Sea”—a sumptuous turquoise linen that envelopes you gently like the ocean during a moment of calm.
Dinner at Wing on Wo. with Chef Mei The winners of this item will receive a private dinner party in the kitchen and storefront space at 26 Mott St. Mei often cooks for her family, for staff, artists, and youth that move through the W.O.W. space. These meals are an essential part of the community practices at W.O.W. This dinner party will be a special chance to experience that tradition with flavors inspired by Chinatown and Little Italy. We will select 3 winners for this dinner and each winner can bring a plus one.
Click below to purchase 1 ticket for $8, 3 tix for $20, or 5 tix for $35 and specify which experience you're buying ticket for!