Secret Salon Series


We are delighted to announce our Secret Salon Series, offering immersive cultural experiences that merge art, education, science, music, and nature in unexpected ways. Events are held at Secret Headquarters, our beautiful studio in East Vancouver, home to hundreds of enchanting lanterns as seen at our Annual Winter Solstice Festival.

Taiwanese Lanterns and Tea Ceremony

friday April 26th

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST

Experience a tea ceremony illuminated by lanterns created in the high mountains of Taiwan surrounded by singing cicadas and crickets.

Join Taiwanese-Canadian artist Edward Fu-Chen Juan for an elevated evening of handmade lanterns and tea from over 3,000 metres above sea level. Edward will showcase the bamboo-frame lanterns he created in collaboration with a Hakka family of traditional lantern makers in Nantou, Taiwan, and subsequently covered in paper fabricated with a blend of Taiwanese abacá palm and BC cottonwood fluff gathered with a member of the Nuxalk First Nations community in the Bella Coola river region.

Edward will bring other examples of handmade papers he inked and dyed with plants he grew specifically for use in lantern-making and printmaking, and he’ll conduct a simple tea ceremony with high mountain oolong tea from the Yushan steppes, served with light and delightful snacks.

Event Notes / Be Prepared:

  • Tickets are available by sliding scale ($30-$50). Suggested admission: $35

  • Doors open at 6:30 PM

  • Space is limited to 25 participants

  • Complimentary tea & snacks

Your donation contributes directly to supporting our programming to continue ongoing learning and cultural sharing. We thank you for your support. If you have financial barriers preventing you from purchasing a ticket, please email admin@secretlantern.org and we will do our best to accommodate.

Artist Bio

Edward Fu-Chen Juan
I am a contemporary visual artist based in Vancouver, BC, situated on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I identify as a queer Taiwanese Canadian with ethnic roots from the Hakka and the Plains First Nation People of Taiwan. My art practice revolves around printmaking and papermaking using plant-based materials of significant cultural importance.

I am continuing my research on plant materials for printmaking and papermaking techniques with the objective of creating a mindful, ecologically sustainable approach to art production. My current research involves revisiting my heritage and cultivating a connection to contemporary Canadian identity. My goal is to advocate for the existing relationship between Taiwanese and Canadian societies, based on their shared commitment to democratic values and the human rights movement.

Facilitator Website Link:
www.edjuan.com
Facilitator Social Media Handle:  
https://www.instagram.com/edjuandraws

Getting Here: Secret Headquarters is located at 1398 East 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC. Bus # 22 is within walking distance; VCC Clark and Commercial Skytrain Stations are within 10 minutes' walk. Free parking on the street and in the large parking lot in the alley between 3rd and 4th.

Accessibility: Secret Headquarters is wheelchair and walker accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at (778) 323-9489 or admin@secretlantern.org.

Omi, our lovely resident feline, loves to attend our gatherings. Please let us know if you have allergies and we will gently explain to him why he needs to stay home that night.