CMA is partnering with New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club to present works inspired by traditional and contemporary arts practices of Chinatown and NYC Asian diaspora artists.

Hudson Square Librarian Kristy Raffensberger leads a Story Time at 1 pm.

Interactive workshops and performances by the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club are scheduled at 12 pm and 2 pm. 

Workshops include:

Special City Paper Cuts inspired by Emily Mock in Fine Arts: What is special to you about your community? Artist Emily Mock creates paper cuts about the rapidly changing neighborhood of Chinatown and how those changes affect the local community. Kids think about what makes their neighborhoods special and create a paper cut to add to the museum's collaborative window display!

Hybrid Paper Mache Plants inspired by Ming Fay in Fine Arts: Ming Fay is an artist who was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the US in 1961.One of Ming’s noteworthy projects was Canutopia, an installation of fabricated plants that were imagined as hybrids, or mixes, of various species. Kids are invited to create our own imaginary plants with special meanings and hang them from wires to create an immersive installation.

Experimental Bookmaking! Pop Up Books & More inspired by Vincent Chong in the Gallery: Artist Vincent Chong creates artist books that take unusual shapes or forms, including laser cutting the inside pages to create a sculptural element in the book. Kids can experiment with bookmaking techniques to do the opposite — have sculptural elements pop out!

Identity Folk Songs inspired by A Grain of Sand in the Sound Booth: The Basement Workshop was an artist collective that began in Chinatown in the 1970s and helped establish Asian American artist identity in NYC. Listen to one of their formative works, a folk album called A Grain of Sand, and write a collaborative song using a guitar and voice.

Community Street Projection Art inspired by “Here to Stay” in the Media Lab: Inspired by Chinatown Art Brigade’s public art project “Here to Stay,” kids can create their own community-minded projections. Using shadows, transparencies, and projections, create a projection of a message to your community!

Lucky Animals at the Clay Bar: Happy New Year! The first day of the Lunar New Year is January 25, kicking off 2020 and the Year of the Rat. The Rat is the first animal of the Chinese Zodiac, and it symbolizes wealth. Kids can make a Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig at the Clay Bar.