Asian Arts Initiative

"PHILADELPHIA'S ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE WILL FOSTER THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND DIALOGUE, EXAMINING THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BOTH FROM THE ARTIST AND AUDIENCE POINTS OF VIEW BY DEVELOPING AND PRESENTING AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS BASED IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHINATOWN NORTH. THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT WILL PRODUCE NINE VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS; 30 FIRST FRIDAY OR OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMMING EVENTS; SIX COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ARTIST RESIDENCIES; AN ANNUAL PEARL STREET BLOCK PARTY; 15 POP-UP PROJECTS; A PERMANENT PIECE OF PUBLIC ART; AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAM RELATED COLLATERAL MATERIAL SUCH AS CATALOGS, BLOGS, OR ESSAYS. THE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, COMBINED WITH A COLLABORATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PROCESS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, WILL RESULT IN A CHINATOWN NORTH CULTURAL PLAN."

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN ARTS AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN INSTALLATION IN PHILADELPHIAS CHINATOWN NORTH/CALLOWHILL NEIGHBORHOOD.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF HARLEM CANARY/TOKYO CROW BY ANDREW SAITO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTALVO ARTS CENTER.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE INDIGENOUS ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE THE SEEDS AND INDIGENOUS DIRECTION, TO PRODUCE VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS AND POP-UP PROJECTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT AT LEAST ONE INDIGENOUS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE IN PHILADELPHIA'S CHINATOWN NORTH/CALLOWHILL NEIGHBORHOOD. INDIGENOUS CONSULTANTS WILL BE PAID TO CONTRIBUTE TO A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT AS WELL AS TO EVALUATE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALONG WITH AUDIENCES WHO INTERSECT WITH THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, YOUTH AND RESIDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE AND PARTNERS WILL ENCOURAGE ASSET-BASED PRACTICES THAT SERVE AS MODELS FOR CARE IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL PRACTICE LAB.

TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL PRACTICE LAB, AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY SERIES.

TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL PRACTICE LAB, AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY SERIES.

TO SUPPORT WORKSHOPS AND LONG-TERM APPRENTICESHIPS FOR YOUTH IN CONSORTIUM WITH TERMITE TV COLLECTIVE.

TO SUPPORT "CHINATOWN IN/FLUX: FUTURE LANDSCAPE," IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE PHILADELPHIA CHINATOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

TO SUPPORT YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOP.

TO SUPPORT HOME: FAR AND NEAR, A FESTIVAL OF ASIAN AMERICAN PERFORMANCES.

TO SUPPORT "HOME: FAR AND NEAR," A FESTIVAL OF ASIAN AMERICAN PERFORMANCE.