"My daughter always loved drawing, especially during COVID at home," says Shilrey Cheng of Manhattan, whose daughter Alena Chuchen, 7, is one of the featured children. A second LuminoCity festival is happening simultaneously in the Washington area, which is why children from those two urban areas were invited to participate, Chen says. Their drawings will be on signs beside each sculpture, Chen says. Six of the sculptures were created from drawings submitted children from New York and Washington, D.C. The majority of the lantern sculptures, which are illuminated from within, are new this year, Chen says.
In the wildlife area, they’ll see a panda and eel. "Maybe one scary monster, the blue one," Chen says. In the holiday area, they will see a Christmas factory in which primarily friendly monsters are helping to prepare gifts. Credit: LuminoCity FestivalĪs visitors walk through the "Alice in Wonderland" area, they will feel like they are Alice meeting the Cheshire Cat perched by a tree, the caterpillar and the rabbit, Chen says. This season, the LuminoCity festival comes to Long Island for the first time. "Last year was the most difficult year we’ve had," she says. This year’s Shine Again motto is a nod to coming out of the pandemic, and to light overcoming darkness, she says. The show’s mascot, Lumi, is an extraterrestrial shaped like a light bulb, for instance, meant to be a symbol of positive energy. Houses are decorated with colorful lanterns in hope for peace and forgiveness in the coming year.Ĭhen’s goal was to incorporate modern themes into traditional art, she says.
9, was inspired by Chen’s childhood memories of lantern light shows in China, where the lantern festival is celebrated in February or March, shortly after the Lunar New Year. "Ninety percent are families with kids." The Long Island location also has a more varied natural environment that allows the festival to be more "magical" and "fantastical," Chen says. It is a great opportunity to move to our target audience," Chen says. "The Town of North Hempstead came to us and invited us to Long Island. Credit: LuminoCity Festival/Zandy Mangold LuminoCity was imagined through a desire to create an immersive light experience.
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