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From Chinatown, With Love

From Chinatown, With Love: Lunar New Year 2022

Abrons Arts Center and the W.O.W. Project come together to celebrate the Year of the Water Tiger with the second edition of From Chinatown, With Love, a Lunar New Year calendar illustrated by Sarula Bao, Singha Hon, and Laura Lee. This 12-month calendar featured bilingual comics depicting the daily rhythm of 12 beloved Chinatown businesses.

‍為慶祝壬寅虎年，Abrons Arts Center與W.O.W Project攜手推出第二版 「來自中國 城，與愛同行」農歷新年日歷。由Sarula Bao、Singha Hon與Laura Lee創作的中英雙語插畫描繪 了12家深受大家喜愛的中國城企業的日常。

2022 Year of the Water Tiger Calendar Spotlight

A man smiling and holding a December 2023 calendar in a store with trading card or toy merchandise in the background.
Two smiling elderly people, a woman holding a February 2023 calendar and a man standing next to her, in a shop decorated with traditional Chinese New Year decorations.
Two people wearing black masks and blue gloves are standing in a plant shop. One woman, holding a large, fluffy calico cat, is smiling at the camera. The man is holding a colorful calendar with traditional Asian artwork, and there are tall bamboo plants behind them.

2022 Participating businesses

  • B-Unit Beauty

    13 Elizabeth St.

  • Banh Mi Co Ut

    83 Elizabeth St.

  • Dashop Corp

    8 Elizabeth St.

  • Eliz Digital

    77 Elizabeth St.

  • G&J Florist

    91 Elizabeth St.

  • Good Field Trading Co.

    74 Mott St.

  • Ho Wan Bake Shoppe

    146 Hester St. A

  • Kam Wo Herbal Pharmacy

    211 Grand St.

  • Malaysia Beef Jerky

    95A Elizabeth St.

  • New Bo Bo Bicycle

    96 Elizabeth St.

  • Sanrio Bandai

    13 Elizabeth St.

  • Snack Bar

    13 Elizabeth St.

FCWL 2022 artists

Sarula Bao

Singha Hon

Laura Lee

FCWL 2022 PROCESSION

This rendition of FCWL included a public artist-led workshop for people of all ages hosted at Abrons Arts Center as well as a celebratory procession, where W.O.W’s youth-led lion dance group blessed the participating businesses for the year of the tiger.

A person in a red costume is performing a lion dance during a festival, surrounded by spectators on a city street, with a lion head costume on the left and a lion dancer on the right.
A group of people dressed in red celebrating during a Chinese New Year parade, holding lion dance costumes and cymbals, with a shop behind them displaying various signs and decorations.