Chinese New Year Competition Lanterns Display

To kick off the Chinese New Year, Taiwanese/Hot Springs artist, Bai Mros, will lead a series of activities in collaboration with Emergent Arts to share Chinese culture with participants. A competition of painted and decorated lanterns will be one part of the festivities. Those who want to take part in the competition aspect of the lantern painting festival will have their works on display at the Garland County Library. Judging will take place February 3-5th. Winners will win a gift basket and bragging rights! Participants can enter the children’s category or the adult category.

To create a lantern enter the competition, on January 7th and 21st between noon-5pm, swing by Emergent Arts to decorate a paper lantern for the Lantern Fest, or by the Garland County Library on Jan 17th at 4PM!