溫哥華插畫家兼版畫家 Tajliya Jamal 對今年城光藝境 (The Lantern City) 展覽的主題非常感興趣。主辦單位選擇了「生而自由 (Born to Be Free)」這個標語。而去年，他們聯繫了 Jamal，希望能為即將在固蘭湖島 (Granville Island) 上展示的一個大型農曆新年燈籠設計。
Luu has fond childhood memories of celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, where it’s called Tết.
温哥华艺术家 Anita Ho 拥有丰富的想像力。因此，当她为名为《崛起 (Rising) 》的作品设计一条龙时，她让自己的创造力无限发挥。这引起了城光艺境 (The Lantern City) 展览主办单位的注意，该展览每年于温哥华举行，以庆祝农历新年。
溫哥華藝術家 Anita Ho 擁有豐富的想像力。因此，當她為名為《崛起 (Rising) 》的作品設計一條龍時，她讓自己的創造力無限發揮。這引起了城光藝境 (The Lantern City) 展覽主辦單位的注意，該展覽每年於溫哥華舉行，以慶祝農曆新年。
Anita reflected on how the exhibition’s theme, “Born to Be Free”, manifested itself in her own life as a professional artist in Vancouver.
Lunar New Year can be a truly intercultural celebration that forges deeper connections and new friendships based on genuine understanding.
「生来自由」， 这是一个非常简单的概念，但随着独裁主义的日益增长，其在世界许多地方都受到围剿。我们身处加拿大属实幸运的人们，我们可以畅所欲言，不用担心被逮捕。 在我们多元化的社会中，我们与来自世界各地的人们创建了友谊。
「生來自由」， 這是一個非常簡單的概念，但隨著獨裁主義的日益增長，其在世界許多地方都受到圍剿。我們身處加拿大屬實幸運的人們，我們可以暢所欲言，不用擔心被逮捕。 在我們多元化的社會中，我們與來自世界各地的人們建立了友誼。
不少伟大艺术家都曾展现能屈能伸的能力和意愿。以梵高（Vincent Van Gogh）为例，他在1885年完成的画作《吃马铃薯的人》（The Potato Eaters）和其他早期作品惯用大地色系，气氛也比较阴沉，到了人生后期才转用缤纷夺目的色彩。
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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