2022 Application Schedule

ACC will be accepting new proposals on a rolling schedule starting November 1, 2021 with applications from mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan. Applications for all other countries/regions to come in early 2022...

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Alumni ACCess

Asian Cultural Council has launched #AlumniACCess, a new social media series featuring global perspectives from our alumni community. Listen, learn, and connect with alumni on their artistic processes, fellowship experiences, interests, insights, and more...

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ACC Announces New Executive Director

The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) is pleased to announce Judy Kim as its Executive Director, effective July 6, 2021. Kim brings to ACC over 25 years of dedication to arts and cultural institutions and a first-hand knowledge of the profound impact of cultural exchange...

2021 Grants Announcement

The Asian Cultural Council is proud to announce our roster of 2021 fellowships and grants in support of programs and projects connecting artists, scholars, and arts professionals across Asia and the United States...

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ACC on Artspace

ACC and our global Board of Trustees are delighted to announce a partnership with Artspace, one of the world’s leading online marketplaces for contemporary art. This initiative offers a new platform to bring visibility to our talented alumni, expand outreach, and raise funds for the work of ACC.

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East West Dialogue: Viet Thanh Nguyen & Tiffany Chung

Join Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen (ACC 2010) and multidisciplinary artist Tiffany Chung (ACC 2015) in ACC's East-West Dialogue series, bringing leaders in the arts and cultural fields across Asia and the U.S to global audience.

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Stop Asian Hate

As the world eventually returns to a new version of “normal”—it is imperative that we recognize freedom of movement does not erase the barriers instilled by racism, sexism, prejudice, bias, and fear. We cannot change the world if we do not change ourselves...

Asian Cultural Council

The Asian Cultural Council advances international dialogue, understanding, and respect through cultural exchange activities in Asia and the United States to create a more harmonious and peaceful world. This mission is accomplished through fellowships and other programs that support individual artists, scholars, and arts professionals.

East West Fest

Watch ACC's East West Fest, a celebration of storytelling featuring ACC alumni Viet Thanh Nguyen and Tiffany Chung...

Stop Asian Hate

We cannot change the world if we do not change ourselves. A message against anti-Asian violence and racism...

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Employment Opportunity: Director of Programs

ACC is currently accepting applications for the position of Director of Programs until November 5, 2021. Please review the employment announcement and application process below.

ACC Taiwan Newsletter: Autumn 2021 (English + Mandarin)

Featured stories include Wu Chi-Tsung's (ACC 2013) first solo exhibition in New York, in memoriams of ACCTF Board member Margaret Shiu and alumnus Ng Chong-leong (ACC 2006), and launch of Young Group 33...

Michiko Tsuda: "Beyond a Little Awareness"

Michiko Tsuda stayed in the U.S. for six months just before the pandemic began.
In this interview, she reflects on her time in the U.S., her thoughts on creation and social activities.

Reprinted from ACC Japan Tsushin, Vol.2, September 2021.
Image: Portrait of Michiko Tsuda
Photo by IIKAWA Takehiro

Art Making & Self-Discovery During the Pandemic

Reflections from Filipino ACC Graduate Scholars Charles Yee (ACC 2020, 2021) and Radnel Ofalsa (ACC 2021)...

East-West Dialogue with Viet Thanh Nguyen & Tiffany Chung

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen (ACC 2010) and multidisciplinary artist Tiffany Chung (ACC 2015) reflect on their work around the experience of Vietnamese refugees through the context of personal, historical, and political narratives...

Mu Qian: "My View on Music and Culture"

Mu Qian (2013 Fellow) is an ethnomusicologist, music producer, performing arts curator, and writer who is dedicated to promoting traditional folk music in China...

Fumi Yokobori: "CHÀO CHÀO! Vietnamese Water Puppetry!"

Fumi Yokobori, Program Director of NPO Dance Box, writes about the background of her project and her impressions of the online program introducing Vietnamese water puppetry and the Vietnamese community in Nagata Ward, Kobe City.

Reprinted from ACC Japan Tsushin, Vol.1, May 2021.

Asian Cultural Council & Henry Luce Foundation

The Asian Cultural Council is pleased to announce the continuation of its partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation to provide cultural exchange opportunities across the U.S. and Southeast Asia region...

ACC & Christie’s Auction Liu Kuo-sung’s "Untitled" (1966)

Continuing ACC and Christie’s successful partnership, Liu Kuo-sung's Untitled was auctioned at the 20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session on May 25th...

Wu Chi-Tsung: Cyano-Collage 082

ACC is honored to announce the support of Wu Chi-Tsung (ACC 2013), in partnership with Sean Kelly Gallery, through the sale of his work, Cyano-Collage 082. The proceeds will go towards ACC’s next generation of artists, scholars, and arts professionals...

The Beauty of Recycling

Japanese paper artist Kyoko Ibe shares the process of creating "prison paper" as part of her collaboration with poet-lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts and theater maker Elise Thoron (ACC 2008, 2010, 2015)...

Myanmar Spirit Worship Project: Silver ONLINEings

Following ACC's inDialogue talk on the Gitameit-SUNY Myanmar Spirit Worship Project, musician Kit Young shares this special blog...

加油！ACC Auction Success: Works in Ash, Gunpowder, and Oil Spark Excitement

ACC & Christie's Auction yields total sale of HKD 6,310,000 to benefit ACC's mission! We extend our sincere appreciation to our partners at Christie’s and our supporters...

Sajata Epps: "Post Something Black"

Sustainable designer Sajata Epps (ACC 2018) has a small ecological footprint and a powerful voice against racial inequality. “As an American, I am outraged by the response to Mr. Floyd’s death. It’s simply not ok to exploit the death of a man for a political or social agenda movement...”

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East West Dialogue: Viet Thanh Nguyen & Tiffany Chung

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Employment Opportunity: Director of Programs

ACC Taiwan Newsletter: Autumn 2021 (English + Mandarin)

Michiko Tsuda: "Beyond a Little Awareness"

Art Making & Self-Discovery During the Pandemic

East-West Dialogue with Viet Thanh Nguyen & Tiffany Chung

Mu Qian: "My View on Music and Culture"

Fumi Yokobori: "CHÀO CHÀO! Vietnamese Water Puppetry!"

Asian Cultural Council & Henry Luce Foundation

ACC & Christie’s Auction Liu Kuo-sung’s "Untitled" (1966)

Wu Chi-Tsung: Cyano-Collage 082

The Beauty of Recycling

Myanmar Spirit Worship Project: Silver ONLINEings

加油！ACC Auction Success: Works in Ash, Gunpowder, and Oil Spark Excitement

Sajata Epps: "Post Something Black"

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