{"id":6829,"date":"2025-03-03T12:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chineseartsociety.org\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:15:45","slug":"in-celebration-of-chinese-new-year-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chineseartsociety.org\/zh\/2025\/03\/03\/in-celebration-of-chinese-new-year-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In celebration of Chinese New Year 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1f97c991 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chineseartsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-senator-FU.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chineseartsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-senator-FU.jpg?resize=1024%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-6695\" width=\"1024\" height=\"242\" title=\"all-senator-FU\" role=\"img\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-5c1bcc64 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On February 1,&nbsp; the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas and the Chester County Art Association successfully co-organized the \u201cCelebrating the Lunar New Year of 2025 \u201d event at the Chester County Art Gallery in Chester County, west Chester, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PA Senator Carolyn Comitta, Razin M. Karu, Executive Director of PA Governor\u2019s Advisory Commission on AAPI Affairs, Dr.&nbsp; John Baker, chairman of the Board of the Chester County Art Association, Dr.&nbsp; Carolyn Greene, Chief Curator of La Salle University Art Museum, Grace Kong, president of the Asian American Women\u2019s Coalition, famous lawyer Glenn Hing and his wife, professor Albert Wang and his wife, and nearly 100 other guests and artist members attended this excellent event. The event showcased amazing Chinese calligraphy and painting artworks on site. The live demonstrations of Chinese artworks were a big hit and attracted guests\u2019 interest in Chinese culture and art. Artists donated to support the charity organization \u201cHome of the Sparrow\u201d through artwork sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event, Razin M. Karu presented a congratulatory letter from PA Governor Shapiro for the Lunar New Year at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sue Cheng, President of the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas, expressed deep appreciation for the excellent partnership with the Chester County Art Association and for everyone\u2019s support and cooperation in having the Lunar New Year celebration and art exhibition held as scheduled. Sue stated that \u201cSpring Festival \u2013 the Chinese Traditional New Year Celebration\u201d has been officially included in UNESCO\u2019s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since last December. This traditional festival will enrich the history of world culture and art development in many ways. As for the celebration, writing Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, and sending auspiciousness are some of the essential traditional content for celebrating the special occasion, which brought great joy to the guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their speeches, Senator Comitta, Razin M. Karu, and others wished Chinese friends a happy Lunar New Year and a prosperous Year of the Snake. They also congratulated the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas and the Chester County Art Association for their successful cooperation in hosting this historic celebration, which has positively contributed to enriching the diverse cultural life of the community. They thanked the artists for&nbsp;participating in the event, for their beautiful artworks, and for their big heart in fundraising to support the charity organization \u201cHome of Sparrow.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calligraphers Ms.Wen Xiao and Mr. Zhongkai Yan wrote auspicious words and spring couplets for the guests to express New Year\u2019s blessings through live demonstrations. Also, on behalf of the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas, the artist Xueqin Wu presented her Chinese painting to the Chester County Art Association to thank them for their friendship and look forward to future exchanges and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The artists\/works participating in the event on the day (in no particular order) included Sue Cheng, Liye(David) Zhu, Xiaoyuan Chen, Wen Xiao, &nbsp;Benbiao Zhang, Guangyu Zhang, Yichen Fan, Zhongkai Yang, &nbsp;Guoneng Huang, &nbsp;Xueqin Wu, Yusheng Feng, Diane Spreadbury, &nbsp;Meifu Luo, Zehong Wang, &nbsp;Xinfei Sun, Lishan He, &nbsp;Jingkun Xu, &nbsp;Qingying Yao, &nbsp;Baoxiang Wang, &nbsp;Shurong Dong, &nbsp;Rongfa Zhang, &nbsp;Zhisheng Xi, &nbsp;Xinbai Yang, and Chester County Art Association board members Steve Hanney, Bob Perna, John Spangler, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special thanks to the society\u2019s vice president\/secretary general  Liye Zhu and his wife Mingming He, who came all the way from New York City, and artist  Zhongkai Yan, who came all the way from New Jersey to attend the celebration! Thanks to photographer Steve Cheng, Ying Zheng, and friends Mingming He, Yingfang Liao, and Hongyan Gu for providing photos and recording precious memories for this event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 1,\u00a0 the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas and the Chester County Art Association successfully co-organized the \u201cCelebrating the Lunar New Year of 2025 \u201d event at the Chester County Art Gallery in Chester County, west Chester, 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