The W.O.W. Project
Exhibition: From Chinatown, with Love
January 29–February 22, 2026
Abrons Arts Center, lucky risograph, Midnight Project, and The W.O.W. Project celebrates the Year of the Fire Horse with the sixth edition of From Chinatown, with Love, a project that honors Manhattan’s Chinatown and its beloved small businesses. Artists and writers will contribute to a daily tear-off calendar inspired by 12 participating businesses, and the steadfast determination of the Year of the Fire Horse. Beginning on February 14, 2026, and while supplies last, patrons who spend $45 or more at participating businesses will receive a calendar.
From Chinatown, with Love, will culminate in an exhibition at Abrons Arts Center with a sister installation at Wing on Wo & Co., along with mini installations at other participating businesses.
The exhibition opening reception is free and open to the public.
Opening Reception
Jan 29 January 29
Image by Marion Aguas
Participating Businesses
About the W.O.W. Project
The W.O.W. Project is a women, non-binary, queer, trans-led, community-based initiative that works to sustain ownership over Chinatown Manhattan’s future by growing, protecting and preserving Chinatown’s creative culture through arts and activism. The W.O.W. Project envisions a future of Chinatown that centers young women and nonbinary youth in building intergenerational bridges of understanding, collective empowerment, and solidarity across Asian American communities and beyond. Their programs include artist residencies, youth programs and internships, public artworks and events, and mutual aid.
About Midnight Project
Midnight Project is a design studio focusing on brand identity design, exhibition design, and print collection. It was founded by Weiyun Chen & Supatida Sutiratana. We bring our cultural background into our design principle which makes us have diverse interactions with design thinking. It allows us to design more inclusive experiences that reach broader audiences.
About From Chinatown, with Love
A collaboration between Abrons Arts Center and Wing on Wo’s The W.O.W. Project, From Chinatown, with Love honors and supports Chinatown businesses at the start of each Lunar New Year. Each business engages in a creative project led by Abrons and W.O.W.’s cohort of social practice artists.