Coming Up at Asian Arts Initiative

All activities will take place at Asian Arts Initiative’s new home at 1219 Vine Street in Chinatown, Philadelphia, unless otherwise noted.

In Our Theater        In Our Gallery      Upcoming Workshops

     

View our spring 2010 season calendar

See video footage of our previous exhibit, Urban Convergence


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In Our Theater

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Family Style
Open Mic Series
Third Fridays of the month:
UPCOMING: Friday, August 20, 7:30 p.m.
 $5-10 sliding scale admission - BUY TICKETS NOW!

Hosted by YELLOW RAGE (Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh), our popular monthly Asian American open mic FAMILY STYLE welcomes extended “family” from all communities and cultures.

Check out the Inquirer's full-color centerfold article about Family Style!

Want to perform at the open mic? Advance sign-up is strongly recommended! Click below to read the rules and sign up.

Photography by Derek Srisaranard

August's open mic features REGIE CABICO and the theme "SPICY MEAT SAUCE: Sultry End-of-Summer Fling Stories."

Click on the image below for more info.

Photography by Les Talusan


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In Our Gallery

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 In partnership with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Going Green: New Environmental Art from Taiwan
August 6 - 20
Opening Reception*: August 6, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

* Panel Discussion with curator, Jane Ingram Allen; Advising Director for The Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Art Program, Mary Salvante; and visiting Taiwanese artists, Chao-chang Lee and Ping-yu Pan.


GOING GREEN will offer to U.S. audiences an international perspective on environmental art and reflect the unique viewpoint and approach to nature of Taiwan’s contemporary artists who are just beginning to focus on the environment as an important issue for their country and the world.

Taiwan is a very urban and highly developed technological country with many contemporary artists specializing in video art and new media. It is only recently that a few artists in Taiwan have begun to focus on the environment, and re-introduce to contemporary art the use of natural materials and a focus on the natural world that has always been of major importance in traditional Chinese art and culture.

For more information, check out the press release.

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In partnership with Mia-lia Kiernan
The World Through Our Eyes
May 7 - June 25
Opening Reception*: May 7, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
* Special Performances by AZI Fellas & Dreamers Crew


Discover the subtle beauties of contemporary Cambodia and the rich resilience of its youth. In a series of photographs taken during a workshop led by photojournalist JEN MAY PASTORES, THE WORLD THROUGH OUR EYES is a vibrant statement by youth countering the stereotypes of artistic and emotional desolation in the developing world. Print sales will benefit Tiny Toones, a youth center in Phnom Penh.
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Carrying Across
February 19 - April 30
Opening Reception: March 5, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Curated by local artist YVONNE LUNG, CARRYING ACROSS is a multi-media group exhibition that explores the nature, processes, and products of interpretation and translation. The findings range from morbidly beautiful to elegantly understated, hysterical to heartfelt.

Featuring artwork by Sama Alshaibi, Midori Harima, Tomiko Jones, Jong Kyu Kim, Sarah Koljonen, Larry Lee, Yvonne Lung, Shanjana Mahmud, Rana Sindhikara and I Gusti Putu Hardana Putra, and James Sham.
Postcard design by Yvonne Lung
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Upcoming Workshops

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All youth workshops are free, unless otherwise noted.

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Youth Lounge
July 6 - August 13
Tuesdays through Fridays, 1 - 6 p.m.

Drop in any afternoon! Fun workshops, b-boy and martial arts practice, open studio to make art, and new friends galore! And refreshments provided, too!

Videomaking with Aghigh Ebrahimi Bazaz
Every Tuesday & Thursday
1:30-3:30 p.m.

Visual Arts with Anastasia Wong
Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
2-4 p.m. & 4-6 p.m.

Breakdance Open Practice
Every Tuesday
2-6 p.m.

Interested?  E-mail Toni@asianartsinitiative.org to sign up today!

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Asian Arts Initiative hosts
in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program:
Mural Corps
July 6 - August 13
Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.



Mural Corps is a year-round program that engages youth (ages 14-22) in every aspect of the mural-making process from planning to implementation to evaluation. It is an innovative youth development program designed to provide critical job skills and increase educational opportunities while cultivating virtuosity in the fine arts. Participants will receive stipends

Please fill out the application below and contact Toni at 215.557.0455 ext. 222 or Toni@asianartsinitiative.org.

Workshop Application - download



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Please note our new mailing address:

      Asian Arts Initiative
      1219 Vine Street
      Philadelphia, PA 19107
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