FIRECRACKER: A Centre A Online Art Sale

CENTRE A LAUNCHES FIRECRACKER
AN ONLINE ART SALE TO CELEBRATE 2021

 

Available Now until February 2021 HERE.

 

The sizzle, bang, and smoke of the firecracker produces an exhilarating act of transformative combustion. Centre A’s Firecracker Art Sale seeks to empower artists in our communities and to combat the rising anti-Asian xenophobia spurred by Covid-19. The bold and diverse works offered here, from both emerging and established artists, come together to unsettle negative stereotypes and preconceptions regarding Asian and Asian-diasporic cultures.

Your purchase will make a vital contribution at a critical time for the arts – 50% of the proceeds will go directly towards the artists while the other 50% will go towards innovative and youth-oriented programming at Centre A for 2021.

In many parts of Asia, the act of lighting firecrackers takes on ritual powers – to mark a victory, or to ward off evil spirits and demons on special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, funerals, seasonal festivals, and new year celebrations.

We invite you to join us in this lively celebration of art and diversity as we adapt to the extraordinary times we are living in.

The first five buyers will receive a complimentary publication from the Centre A boutique. 

 

Participating POW! 1 Artists

HANK BULL • CHRISTINE CHEUNG • PATRICK CRUZ  • PIXY LIAO • ALVIN LUONG • PARVIN PEIVANDI • BERNADETTE PHAN • SONA SAFAEI-SOOREH • KAREN TAM • LAM WONG • GU XIONG • MICHAEL NICOLL YAHGULANAAS • SAMSON YOUNG • CLARE YOW

 

Participating POW! 2 Artists

BAGUA ASSOCIATION • PAUL DE GUZMAN • MAKIKO HARA • TOMOYO IHAYA • ROMI KIM • KA-SING LEE • HOLLY LEE  • JAYCE SALLOUM • DAMLA TAMER • KIRA WU • KATHARINE MENG-YUAN YI • DEBRA ZHOU

 

Participating POW! 3 Artists

 

The full list of artists will be revealed over the next few weeks in POW! 1, POW! 2, and POW! 3, signalling the festive soundscape created by the firecracker.

Stay tuned at centrea.org/firecracker.