Chinatown Tea & Paint: Swallow Birds

Celebrate 春分 Spring Equinox with a free community painting class!

WHEN: Saturday March 22 2025 1:00PM to 4:00PM

WHERE: Chinatown Plaza Mall - 180 Keefer Street

Spring is around the corner and we’re bringing back another iteration of Tea & Paint!

During the 春分 Spring Equinox swallows birds are significant as they fly north and return in the spring the first “hou” of the season. As swallows also represent good fortune learn to paint a fortuitous watercolour art piece with guidance from local artist @Lucky.Munyi !

In this guided watercolour painting class sit in community with the neighbourhood and experience the power of collective joy and participate in art and culture to resist the encroaching gentrification in Chinatown. Let’s keep spaces accessible for the community and public and do so with a show of solidarity through togetherness!

Painting supplies will be provided but are limited so we do recommend you bring your own supplies if you have them.

As per usual Chinatown Together will be providing our usual free buns and tea offerings William’s Library will be open and we are continuing our Chinatown Seniors grocery program.

Event Amenities:

Snacks and beverages will be provided courtesy of Chinatown Together throughout the event.

To ensure inclusivity interpretation for instructions will be available in English Cantonese and Mandarin.

Things to bring:

- Water to stay hydrated

- A bag to take home any goods you take home from William’s Library

In the face of ongoing gentrification it's crucial for us to unite in support of our Chinatown and DTES communities honor our elders and their cultural heritage and revel in the collective joy of artistic expression.

Through each Chinatown Together event we are dedicated to backing grassroots efforts amplifying the genuine voices of our community reclaiming our cultural roots and safe spaces and standing firmly united against encroaching gentrification. Celebrating community joy is our most powerful resistance to these forces - let's come together and celebrate in Chinatown as one!

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COVID Safety Information

For the health and safety of all our community members (especially seniors disabled and immunocompromised folks) we are making this event mask mandatory (preferably KN95 KF94 or N95). If you do not have a mask we will provide masks on site.

Accessibility Information

Transit: Chinatown is accessible by transit via skytrain and bus. The closest skytrain station is Stadium-Chinatown. The 3 8 19 and 22 bus lines are some of several in the area.

Washrooms: There are public washrooms available inside Chinatown Plaza Mall.

Water: Please bring your own water to keep hydrated.

Should you have any access needs or concerns please contact us on instagram at @chinatowntogether or messaging us through Evenbrite. 

This event was made possible with the help of the City of Vancouver.

Host or Publisher SaveChinatownYVR