Join us to celebrate Lunar 2026 - Year of the Fire Horse - a Lunar New Year Art Exhibition at Art Builds Community's new gallery space on Sunday, February 22, 2026 from 11:30AM–6PM. Celebrate with community, art, activities, vendors, lion dancers, firecrackers, music, special programming from @redboatfishsauce, artwork from SF Opera's Monkey King exhibition, & MORE!

Stay connected on IG for artist lineup announcements & program updates.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

📅 Sunday, February 22, 2026

⏰ 11:30AM–6PM

📍 Art Builds Community - Downtown San José
E William St. between S 1st & S 2nd St


𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:

☀ Artwork by Bay Area Artists for Sale
☀ Lunar Art Activities
☀ Artist Vendors
☀ Red Boat 15-Yr Anniversary Merch Pop-up
☀ Red Boat Fish Sauce Giveaway (while supplies last)
☀ Têrêsa Hài Đồng Lion Dancers @thdliondance (12PM)
☀ Firecrackers (12PM)
☀ ŌUMA Drink Pop-up (11:30AM–4PM)
☀ Soundscape by DJ @watertheflow (2PM–6PM)

& MORE!

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𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
2/22/26 - 4/19/26

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: (starting 2/26)
THU-SUN from 12PM–5PM

Support local artists by purchasing Lunar New Year Art!


𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 @𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿.𝗔𝗿𝘁.𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁??𝗼𝗻

@redboatfishsauce
@drinkouma
@varoundtable
@artbuildscommunity


Illustration by @apologeticartist

It’s the official afterparty for The Empathizer documentary screening at Art Builds Community featuring 𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, an all Vietnamese-American showcase of comedy, music, food, and poetry at Art Builds Community in Downtown San Jose.

Featuring:
⭐ Will Pepper @willpeppercomedy
⭐ David Nguyen @davidnguyen
⭐ Sean Porter @iamseanporter
⭐ DJ Luv 'N' Yêu @dandiggity
⭐ Andy Van @andyvanandyvan
⭐ Quynh-Mai Nguyen @quynh.mai.nguyen
⭐ Viet Nguyen @vietspeekenglizh
⭐ Fred Le (Emcee) @fredle
⭐ & food pop-up by @_hetsay_

📅 Sunday February 15, 2026
⏰ 4PM Doors / 5:30PM Show
🎟️ $20–$25* limited seating
Buy tix online to secure your seat:
ArtBuildsCommunity.com/EBN
(Link in bio)

📍 Art Builds Community
E William Street between S 1st & S 2nd St. Look for the gray roll up door.

*Ticket sales supports paying artists+ future programs.

Thank you to@redboatfishsauce for your program support

@ArtBuildsCommunity+ The Tech Interactive @thetechinteractive Invite you to Community Day feat. museum tours + workshops, art activities, community tables, lion dancers, & a special hometown screening of director Fred Le The Empathizer 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧 @empathizerdocfollowed by a Q&A moderated by @vitam.community

📅 Sunday February 15, 2026
⏰ Community Day Program 11AM–5PM | 📽️1PM–2:30PM
📍 The Tech Interactive - 201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆:
Shot over two weeks in Saigon and Hanoi, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧 is a feature length documentary featuring over twenty second-generation immigrant Việt Kiều sharing their journeys back to Vietnam and the ripples that their reverse immigration may have caused among their families. The project takes a look at the effects of wartime trauma through the eyes of the children of refugees, a generation removed from the events which led to their parents’ escape from Vietnam yet deeply shaped by the circumstances of their birth. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘴 60 𝘮𝘪𝘯s 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦 + 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦.

Buy your community Day Ticket!