NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A special Red Envelope show honoring the 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year is open to the public at the Flushing Town Hall in New York City's Queens borough.

Unveiled at a special reception in the historic town hall Saturday evening, the show features artworks by local professional visual artists and is curated by Bert Chau of Grumpy Bert and community members.

The extensive art exhibition will be held until Jan. 27.

This exhibition is a homage to the red celebration envelopes the Chinese community distributes during the Lunar New Year. Many envelopes will include a special gift which can only be seen by the buyers.

Red Envelopes, also known as "red packet" or "good luck envelope," are often decorated with lucky symbols or auspicious messages and stuffed with money.