Asian American Arts Alliance (A4)

Website https://aaari.info/organizer/asian-american-arts-alliance-a4/

Asian American Arts Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations through resource sharing, promotion, and community building.

Events from this organizer

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    A4 AAPI Dance Festival at APAP (Day 1)

    The Ailey Citigroup Theater 405 W 55th St, New York, NY, United States

    The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an afternoon of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Jadin Wong Fellow Kanon Sugino, Jadin Wong Artist of Exceptional Merit Nikaio Bulan Sahar Thomashow (they/he) and KAŌS Dance Collective, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, […]

    $25 – $30

    A4 AAPI Dance Festival at APAP (Day 2)

    The Ailey Citigroup Theater 405 W 55th St, New York, NY, United States

    The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an evening of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Jadin […]

    $25 – $30

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    Bandung Community Conversation: Kei Williams on Scaling Up Your Practice

    Zoom
    Virtual Event

    Calling all organizers looking to scale their practice! A4 and MoCADA are pleased to present a talk with Kei Williams, founding member of Black Lives Matter New York City. Kei will be sharing about their decentralized framework and approach to scaling their organizing practice as an activist at the intersections of race, climate, and gender. […]

    Free

    • Dance Workshop: Rhythm & Seoul

    Evolute Academia of New York 13708 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY, United States

    2025 What Can We Do? Awardee Dahyun Kim is pleased to present Rhythm & Seoul, a free 90-minute workshop that celebrates Korean music and culture across contemporary and jazz genres. Anyone from beginners to experienced dancers are welcome! Kneepads and longsleeves recommended for floorwork classes. This event is appropriate for adults ages 18 and above. […]

    Free

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    Artist Panel: Mothers in the Arts

    STORM bookstore 118 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY

    Join A4 for a panel discussion on motherhood with artists across the Asian diaspora, including Hala Alyan, Maia Ruth Lee, (Artists + Mothers), Natalia Nakazawa, and Shawna X. The discussion will be moderated by Justine Lee, programs director at A4, and hosted at STORM Bookstore in Brooklyn. Seating is limited, so RSVP soon with a […]

    $10

    • 2025 What Can We Do? Artists in the Community

    Asian American Arts Alliance 29 West 38th Street, Floor 9, New York, NY

    Join A4 for a celebration of What Can We Do? artists, their projects, and their contributions to the community! The event will include brief presentations from each of the artists followed by time to mingle and enjoy light refreshments. This year, more than 20 artists carried out creative projects showing care to the AAPI community […]

    Free

    Dance: E-Moves Festival: Eiko Otake + DonChristian Jones

    Harlem Stage 150 Convent Ave, New York, NY, United States

    Harlem Stage presents the premiere of SOAK, a place-specific work created at Harlem Stage by interdisciplinary artists Eiko Otake and DonChristian Jones. It was with Jones in 2017, that Otake started her ongoing The Duet Project: Distance is Malleable, an evolving series of experiments in collaboration. In their new work SOAK, they explore water as […]

    $25

    • Highlight Reading Series of Play “Like This”

    TheaterLab 357 W 36th St, 3rd floor,, New York, NY, United States

    Highlight is a reading series designed to showcase the work of playwrights of Middle Eastern, Southwest Asian, and North African descent. The 11th Highlight Reading Series includes a reading of “LIKE THIS” by 2024 Van Lier Fellow in Theater Borna Barzin. About LIKE THIS An East Coast couple embarks on a romantic getaway to Kaivon’s […]

    Free

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    Who Is This Music For? Asian Diaspora, Counterculture, and Access

    The Clemente 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY, United States

    A4 brings together Asian diasporic artists from experimental/countercultural music scenes and community leaders to discuss the lack of access Asian diasporic communities have to countercultural arts. Artists in the diaspora, especially those who work within experimental and countercultural scenes, often challenge traditional boundaries of genre and aesthetics. In doing so, they often look inward towards […]

    Free

    A4 Town Hall: Traditions

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

    For our September Town Hall, A4 gathers artists whose work preserves cultural traditions and ancestral knowledge. Featured presenters include Mudang Jenn, a diaspora shaman, ritual performance artist, and teacher, who will discuss her experience bringing an ancient Korean folk religion to present-day audiences. We’ll also hear from Sabri Sundos, a Palestinian American painter and textile […]

    Free

    • Music A4: From Indie to Raga

    Salon on Kingston 105 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    From Indie to Raga is a public event hosted by Devi Majeske, A4’s 2025 Van Lier Fellow in Music Performance. This event marks the culmination of her fellowship and features a preview of new songs from her upcoming debut album “How You Know You’re Alive.” Devi (vocals, sitar, guitar) will present four of her original […]

    Free