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Outreach Activities

CAAC often co-sponsors performances or collaborates with other presenting organizations. We regularly serve as a liaison to the local Chinese-language/focused media outlets to promote artists and events. Please refer to About CAAC for more details.

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2021.1.15	RESILIENCE!! A conversation on relief efforts, connecting Chinatowns across North America ....more 2020 has been an intense year of change, and the pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption to our lives. More than many other metropolitan areas, Chinatowns across the U.S. and Canada have been disproportionately impacted by the surge in xenophobic rhetoric about the “Chinese virus", the rise in anti-Asian sentiment, gentrification and residential insecurity, and the decline in business that has forced many Chinatown businesses to struggle and shutter. In the face of these challenges, Chinatown groups have come together to support and uplift these communities. This discussion, connecting Chinatowns across North America, highlights the relief efforts and creative approaches to navigate ever-changing pandemic policies. RESILIENCE! is hosted in conjunction with the exhibition WHAT REALLY DEFINES US? ...IT’S COMPLICATED, currently on view at the Chinese American Arts Council in New York. The show, featuring works by women artists Patricia Cazorla, Nancy Saleme, and Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, explores the complexities of racial identity and labor in the domestic realm within the Asian-American and Latin-American diaspora. These immigrant groups have greatly shaped the U.S. and are often the silent, “unseen” characters in the systems and institutions that support, feed and clean American homes.
2019.11.6	CAAC co-sponsors Lijun Zhou's Special Dance Performance Press Conference ....more Conference Date:11/06/2019 3pm Venue: 456 Broadway 3F, New York, NY 10013 Co-sponsored by Chinese American Art Council ....more
2019.10.15	Artist Talk ｜ In Conversation: Eleen Lin and Janusz Jaworski ....more Tuesday, October 15, 6-8pm Conversation begins at 6:30pm 456 Broadway, 3rd floor (elevator available) Please join us for a conversation between artist Eleen Lin and curator Janusz Jaworski about Lin's current exhibition Found in Translation. The conversation takes place within Found in Translation, a solo exhibition of Lin's paintings and drawings inspired by Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", and mistranslations in the Mandarin version. With stunning and often playful imagery, Lin's works allow viewers to discover many narratives within them - even if the viewers are not familiar with//the novel. Lin's current body of work explores themes of cultural hybrids and diasporas, memory, sexuality, and the inadequacies of translations between cultures and eras. Part of Chinatown Arts Week, this event is sponsored by Gallery 456 and Think!Chinatown. More information about the exhibit: caacarts.org/dp/node/15?id=323 More information about Chinatown Arts Week: https://www.thinkchinatown.org/arts-week ....more
2019.10.12	Chinese Opera: CAAC co-sponsors Chinese Opera at Flushing Library ....more Program: Selected repertoires from Yue and Cantonese Opera classics Performing Date：10/12/2019 1:00-4:00 pm Venue: 41-17 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355 (Flushing Library) Co-sponsored by Chinese American Arts Council
2019.9.1	2019-2020 CAAC Workshops at Symphony Space ....more Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) signed another year of agreement with Symphony Space's Global Arts Program, in conducting series of Workshop, Cultural Field Trip and After School Program on Chinese Opera and Martial Arts. In this agreement, during 2019-2020, CAAC will conduct periodic workshops and demonstrations on Chinese Opera and Martial Arts at Symphony Space. Artists from CAAC were trained in China and who were stars of the Beijing and Shaoxing Opera Troupes. Recipients of numerous awards for their work in China, these artists specialize in warrior roles and are skilled in many styles of theatrical martial arts. Their performances and workshops introduce students and teachers to works from the Beijing, Shaoxing, Kun and Cantonese Opera repertories. Teaching artists perform and discuss the five elements of traditional Chinese opera—singing, talking, acting, fighting, and tumbling--with students, providing a deeper understanding of the discipline. An exploration of these elements elicits interactive discussion, learning the five elements in the Mandarin language, and practice with stage fighting skills, movement, and mime. The workshops and demonstrations will be held throughout the contracted period. Please check with Symphony Space for schedule at https://www.symphonyspace.org/education/global-arts/chinese-opera-and-martial-arts ....more
2019.7.22	Seminar at CAAC \| LMCC 2019 MANHATTAN ARTS GRANTS DEADLINE 9/10 ....more GRANT INFORMATION SESSION MONDAY, JULY 22, 3:00PM Chinese American Arts Council 456 Broadway, 3 rd Floor LMCC awards grants each year to Manhattan-based artists, collectives, and small organizations engaging Manhattan communities through a wide range of artistic programming and events – on stages, in exhibitions, classrooms, recreation centers, and public spaces. 2020 Guidelines and Applications for Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement are now live! The application deadline for all three programs is September 10, 2019 for projects taking place in 2020. LMCC is excited to host an information session in Mandarin and English language for Creative Engagement and Creative Learning at the Chinese American Arts Council on July 22, 2019! Join us to learn more about the Manhattan Arts Grants. The full schedule of sessions and links to RSVP can be accessed here: https://lmcc.net/rsvp. RSVP today!
2019.7.6	Ashley Liang Dance Company presents Flowing Colors of Charming Flowers ....more Chinese American Arts Council is delighted to co-sponsor a dance production, "Flowing Colors of Charming Colors", choreographed by Ashley Liang. Date: July 6, 2019, 7:30pm Venue: Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center, 1941 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 Ticket Information: 929-320-7788 or ashleydancecenter@gmail.com ....more
2019.6.30	Chinese Opera: CAAC co-sponsors Peking Opera "Hack Open The Coffin" & "Sitting In The Palace" at Flushing Town Hall ....more In remembrance of the Chines Opera Master Tong Jie Ling, The Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensemble will present two peking operas at Flushing Town Hall. Date: June 30th, 2019, 1pm Location: Flushing Town Hall, Queens 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354
2019.6.23	Chinese Opera: CAAC co-sponsors Peking Opera "Empress Yang of Great Tang" at Pace University ....more Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensemble and The Asian Cultural Symphony of USA present "Empress Yang of Great Tang" at Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University. This performance will be in cooperation with The Asian Cultural Symphony of USA. Program Information: June 23th 2019, 2PM Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University 3 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10028
2019.4.27	Chinese Opera: CAAC co-sponsors Yue Ju Opera Selection at Flushing Town Hall ....more MERANO CULTURAL PERFORMANCES Presents Chinese American Arts Council co-sponsors "Sound of Spring: Yue Ju Opera" Date: April 27th, 2019, 1pm Location: Flushing Town Hall, Queens 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354
2019.4.22	Film ｜ Enter The Forbidden City by director Wu Mei premiers at the Theater of NYFA ....more Directed by the renowned female director from China, Wu Mei, Enter the Forbidden City will premiere in New York. Date: April 22nd, 2019 3PM Venue: Theater of NYFA, first floor. 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004
2019.2.15	Film ｜ Ash Is Purest White by Jia Zhang-Ke, press conference at CAAC ....more Jia Zhang-Ke’s new film ASH IS PUREST WHITE will release in the U.S. on March 15th. A press preview will be held at CAAC with Jia's presence.