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Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York

In celebration of Asia Society’s seventieth anniversary, Asia Society Museum presents Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 Years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy. Displaying seventy of the finest examples of Asian art in the United States drawn from Asia Society’s permanent collection, the exhibition showcases the extraordinary range of bronzes, ceramics, and […]

Shu Lea Cheang, LOVER LOVE

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art 26 Wooster Street, New York

LOVER LOVE, a new commission for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art by Shu Lea Cheang, begins with a portal. A window is flung open and the gray wall of an […]

Bangladesh Not “Bhaangadesh”

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica

This exhibition explores how Bangladeshis in Bangladesh and beyond took actions during the 2024 mass uprisings against the quota system in place, since 1972, immediately after the birth of the country in 1971. Featuring articles such as printed international artworks by Bangladeshi artists, handcrafted tools, and relevant media, the exhibition serves as a homage to […]

Free

Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds

Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York

For over 60 years, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling, inventive artistry, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks, family photos, and personal effects. […]

John Pai – Meditation: Myth and Memory

Gallery Hyundai New York Project Space 529 W 20th St, Room 6E, New York

Gallery Hyundai is pleased to present “Meditation: Myth and Memory”, an exhibition of Korean American sculptor John Pai, a major force in the Korean American diaspora of the last half-century. The opening reception takes place on Thursday September 10, 6-8pm at Gallery Hyundai New York Project Space. This exhibition seeks to provide a space for […]

Celebrating Sixty Years of China Institute Gallery: 1966-2026

China Institute Gallery 100 Washington Street, New York

Founded in 1966, the China Institute Gallery has presented the history of Chinese art from antiquity to the present through superb and thought-provoking exhibitions. The masterworks featured in Celebrating Sixty Years of China Institute Gallery: 1966-2026 exemplify what has made the Institute’s exhibitions groundbreaking. From presentations of exquisite jades and bronze vessels, to the symbolism of old […]

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

Artists Space 11 Cortlandt Alley, New York

Artists Space presents “Multiple Offerings”, the first retrospective in twenty-five years dedicated to the groundbreaking work of the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She produced an expansive range of works comprising performances for film and video, installation, photography, artist’s books (including her genre-defying book Dictée from 1982), and works on paper, which will fill Artists […]

Teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories Webinar Series

Virtual Event

As a valued friend of Foundations and Futures, we cordially invite you to a free webinar series co-sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center X, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the National Education Association (NEA). The Teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories Webinar Series will take place once a month on Mondays throughout the […]

Free

Afterlayers: Tai Hwa Goh & Julia Kwon

The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York

Opening reception: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 5-7pm Two artists transform traditional materials–textile and paper–to explore themes of identity and memory. Tai Hwa Goh creates intricate, layered installations from printed and […]

Zine* Together

Asia Art Archive in America 23 Cranberry Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn

Please join Asia Art Archive in America on Thursday, September 17th from 5-8pm for the opening reception of their exhibition, Zine﹡ Together. Zine﹡ Together is the first exhibition of its […]

Synthetic Mobility

Fou Gallery 89 5th Avenue, # 701, New York

Fou Gallery is pleased to present “Synthetic Mobility”, a two-person exhibition featuring Tokyo- and New York-based artist Ai Makita and China-born, Houston-based kinetic artist Sizhu Li, on view from September 19 through November 8, 2026. The exhibition brings to the fore important questions about the interaction between technology and humans, considering how larger societal shifts […]

Moving Rasa Discovery Cards Inside/Outside

Move what’s inside, outside. Move what’s outside, inside. What happens when something you’re carrying inside—a feeling, question, image, memory, impulse—gets to take shape in the world around you? And what […]

Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters

American Academy of Arts and Letters Audubon Terrace, New York

Yoshitaka Amano (b. 1952, Shizuoka, Japan) creates worlds. It’s something he’s done since he was fifteen, when he moved to Tokyo and began working as a character designer for an […]

Free

MOCA PERFORMS – Echoes of Arrival: Becoming

Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 215 Centre Street, New York

Immigration is never a single arrival but an ongoing process of becoming. Beyond legal status and paperwork, immigrants navigate displacement, alienation, adaptation, and the long, sometimes complicated journey toward belonging. […]

$20 – $25

Art of Manga

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Be drawn into the world of manga. Art of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East […]

King of the Yees

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Signature Theatre 480 W 42nd St., New York

For nearly twenty years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren, […]

Gen’ichirō Inokuma’s NYC Salon

Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York

Gen’ichirō Inokuma’s NYC Salon is the first New York solo museum exhibition of the Japanese modern artist Gen’ichirō Inokuma (1902–1993). Organized by Japan Society Gallery in collaboration with the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma […]

Hilda Shen: Their Landscapes

Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 215 Centre Street, New York

Hilda Shen’s Their Landscapes inaugurates Solo Artist Projects (SAP), a MOCA initiative dedicated to presenting compelling artistic voices through one-person exhibitions of new work. The Brooklyn-based artist will present an arrangement of […]

Yoshitomo Nara Exhibition

Multiple NYC locations

David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) featuring new paintings and drawings, recent sculptures, and early works selected by the artist. Spanning the gallery’s 537 West 20th Street and 533 West 19th Street locations in New York, this exhibition will be the artist’s first solo presentation with David Zwirner […]

Ongoing

Ma-Yi Theatre Free FALL Playwriting Workshop with Lisa Sanaye Dring

Virtual
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Ma-Yi Theatre Free FALL Playwriting Workshop with Lisa Sanaye Dring Due to the overwhelming response to our summer Free Playwriting Workshop, Ma-Yi Theater Company is thrilled to announce two additional FREE playwriting workshops in Fall 2026, taught by award-winning playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring, author of SUMO and HAPPY FALL. Created for Filipino American and AANHPI aspiring writers, these workshops are open […]

Free

Queens Night Market

New York Hall of Science 47-01 111th St, Corona

The Queens Night Market is a large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances, all celebrating […]

Free

An American Meo: A Tale of Remembering and Forgetting

Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York

Author Anisa Rahim will discuss her book, An American Meo, a hybrid work of nonfiction, fiction, and myth that explores identity, heritage, and the weight of generational memory.

Free

OCA-NY 50th Anniversary Gala

100 Feast & Lounge 100 East Broadway, New York

Tisa Chang has been a pioneering force in Asian American theater, as an actress, dancer, director, and founding artistic director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. OCA-NY is proud to present […]

Adrift in the South: China’s Migrant Literature

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York

Join us for a lively conversation on the rise of China's migrant worker literature, bringing the voices and lived experiences of the country’s vast internal migrant population into the literary […]

$30

MOCA TALKS with Ming-Na Wen Have You Eaten Yet?

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Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 215 Centre Street, New York

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) welcomes legendary actress and Asian American icon Ming-Na Wen for a conversation about her new cookbook, Have You Eaten Yet? Family Recipes from […]

$15 – $40

Laughing Lassi – The #1 South Asian Stand-Up Comedy Show in New York City!

Broadway Comedy Club 318 West 53rd Street, New York

Laughing Lassi brings the funniest South Asian comedians from NYC and around the world to one stage. After four years of sold-out shows, we’re kicking off 2026 with a killer lineup and fresh programming. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Laughing Lassi is New York City’s premier South Asian stand-up comedy show, featuring the best Desi and […]