Fri Jan 17, 2020 – Sun Feb 16, 2020
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with the community, Flushing Town Hall presents “A Good Beginning, Here” a cross-cultural exhibition that illuminates 8 diaspora artists who can trace their roots back in China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Their works embody unique life stories and ideas rooted in the East and evolved in the West.
JAN 17 – FEB 16 | 12-5 PM | EXHIBITION
Opening Reception: FRI, JAN 17, 6-8 PM
Gallery Dates: FRI, JAN 17 – SUN, FEB 16
Gallery Hours: SAT & SUN, 12-5 PM; weekdays by appointment
$5 Suggested Donation/FREE for Members, Students & Teens
Lunar New Year is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in Flushing and nearby areas today. It’s a time for families and friends to get together. For many people who moved away from their hometown, it can also be a time to contemplate their relations with their roots. The time of the holiday also marks a turning point where the season returns from the bleakest and harshest winter days to a new period where lives are gradually brought back.
More than 20 artworks from a wide array of visual styles, approaches, and mediums are on display in the gallery. Some artists find inspiration in traditional art techniques from their heritage and interweave new cultural elements encountered during their migrant experience; some explore relations with their roots and current place they settled.