Chinatown, The Best! (唐人街, 最好的) x No Vacancy x Whippersnapper Gallery by: Long Time No See Collective
January 15-February 28, 2022
“Tong Yan Gai, Jeui Ho!” (Chinatown, the best) series is composed of window and wall murals featuring elders from our community, created as part of an ongoing project, in which we share stories, envision & conjure our best Chinatown. Installations are up at several locations in Chinatown including:
Site Locations:
Former TD Bank, 413 Dundas St. W
Minh Ngoc, 325A Spadina
Saigon Optical 315C Spadina Avene
Saigon Video 315G Spadina Ave
For the project, “Chinatown, the best!”, we ask seniors in the Chinatown area to envision what would make Chinatown a great place to live, a place of communion. What kind of amenities, services, cultural events would they like to see? Spending time with seniors at community centres in weekly gatherings, we will learn more of who they are, what they need/desire, what they would like to share of their skills and experiences.
对于 “唐人街，最好的” 这个项目，我们邀请唐人街地区的老年人设想什么会使唐人街成为一个宜居的地方，一个交流的地方。他们希望看到什么样的设施、服务、文化活动？在每周与社区中心的老年人共度时光的聚会中，我们将更多地了解他们是谁，他们需要/渴望什么，他们所希望分享的技能和经验是什么。
Workshops may include self defence, drumming to accompany the lion dance, theatre professionals facilitating drama exercises, seniors sharing stories or other cultural traditions such as how to cook cultural delicacies. Seniors participating with youth in cultural activities is a way for our community to begin to manifest our best Chinatown.
工作坊可能包括自卫、舞狮伴鼓、戏剧专业人士促进戏剧练习、老年人分享故事或其他文化传统，例如如何烹饪文化美食。老年人与青年一起参加文化活动是我们社区开始展示我们最好的唐人街的一种方式。
Later, we will also ask participating seniors to reflect on their best vision of themselves and invite them to be photographed. The resulting images will be exhibited in locations throughout Chinatown in time for Lunar New Year.
稍后，我们也会请参与的前辈反思他们对自己的最佳看法，并邀请他们拍照。由此产生的图像将在农历新年期间在唐人街的各个地点展出。
Stay tuned for site updates as the project grows here!
The LONG TIME NO SEE Collective is a non-profit ad hoc group of friends, who are artists and educators comprising of: Emily Chan, Richard Fung, Kwoi Gin, Brenda Joy Lem, Keith Lock, Morris Lum, Maylynn Quan Amy Shuang Wang, Rick Wong, Sandy Yep, and Shellie Zhang.
LONG TIME NO SEE 由一个非盈利的临时朋友小组制作，他们是艺术家和教育家，包括：
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Long Time No See Collective would like to thank: friends at #ShowloveTO and the City of Toronto, The Chinatown BIA, FOCT, Cecil Community Centre, University Settlement House, Scadding Court Community Centre, and Hong Luck Kung Fu Club
