upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Wednesday, September 11, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Scribe Video Center (3908 Lancaster Avenue) [learn more]
Asian Arts Initiative's Mini-Residency Program series supports and celebrates diverse theatrical projects from selected members of Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA). Their cohort of residents includes Annielille Gavino (ACG '19), Marina Murayama Nir, and Daniel Park. Residents have developed their projects during the spring season and will present 20-30 minute works-in-progress showings. This showcase will take place Monday, July 15, at 7:00 pm AAI (1219 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19107). [learn more]
See a free screening of Solace, a 2018 drama written and directed by Tchaiko Omawale, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and BlackStar Film Festival founder Maori Karmael Holmes (ACG'17, '06, '05, LTA '06) on July 7 at 2:00 pm. This program is part of PECO Free First Sunday Family Day. Screened in the Comcast NBCUniversal Auditorium at The Barnes Foundation (2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130.) This venue is wheelchair accessible. [learn more]
On Saturday, June 8, from 5-11PM, MOVES, a Black, queer-led collective, will host JUICE - a Pride festival that intersects visual art, film, sustainability and music. [learn more]
Asian Arts Initiative presents an afternoon of book readings, performances, and children’s activities at the Youth Arts Workshop Radical Children’s Book Fair. Find the perfect book from among a variety of AAPI, PoC, and LGBTQIA writers and illustrator, including their Youth Arts Workshop students, who will be showcasing their new publication, (in)equality! [learn more]