East West Fest

Join ACC May 3-May 11 for East West Fest, featuring storytellers from across the arts! Culminating in ACC's fifth East-West Dialogue with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen (ACC 2010) and multimedia artist Tiffany Chung (ACC 2015), this festival questions not only how we tell stories, but who tells the story?

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Crisis in Burma: Artists Respond [Postponed]

This event has been temporarily postponed. On 3/27, Burmese artists were detained and sent to an interrogation center. In response, Association of Myanmar Contemporary Art (AMCA) has asked international allies to help arrested artists keep a low-profile...

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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...

Meet our Grantees

Following our first round of grants in May 2020, we are pleased to announce the latest grants and fellowships, enabling artists, scholars, and specialists to connect with their peers in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.S.

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ACC on Artspace

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

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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: May 3-11, 2021

Stop Asian Hate

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

Support ACC

Support the next generation of artist and scholars working to advance international dialogue, understanding, and respect...

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...

Career Opportunity: Executive Director

ACC is seeking a visionary leader with a proven track record of professional success and a passion to build and lead a dynamic, innovative, and unique organization focused on advancing cultural exchange between Asia and the US...

Caught in the Passing

ACC mourns the passing of dance artist Astad Deboo (1947-2020), dance critic Sunil Kothari (1933-2020), and theater director Lee Breuer (1937-2021)...

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...

inDialogue: David Henry Hwang & Candace Chong Mui Ngam

Playwrights David Henry Hwang (ACC 2011, 2012) and Candace Chong Mui Ngam (ACC 2004, 2012) joined ACC's inDialogue series with moderator Ken Smith to discuss their collaborations, processes, and cultural exchange...

Artists Are Essential

On June 26, ACC New York hosted its first virtual dialogue with alumni SAJATA-E (Sajata Epps) and Fredie Chan on the role of the artist in community...

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...

Abner Delina, Jr.: Reimaginations

“Who are we now and who are we really—as artists, as humans, as souls?” Abner Delina, Jr. chose to remain in the U.S. when his grant was disrupted by COVID-19. From Indianapolis, he writes his reimaginations on reframing questions, repurposing collaborations, and rehearsing with the world...

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...”

Kuang-Yu Tsui's "Exercise Living: Stay Calm"

Kuang-Yu Tsui's (ACC 2017) work explores the relationship between social media, human behavior, and the urban environment. He filmed “Exercise Living: Stay Calm” during his residency at the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco...

Zac Zinger: Live From His Window in Queens

How can we connect across our windows around the world? Composer and multi-instrumentalist Zac Zinger (ACC 2016) shares a scene from his own window in Queens...

Aung Myat Htay: Greetings from Yangon

Artist and independent curator Aung Myat Htay (ACC 2013) shares how he continues his artistic practice, stays creative, and finds inspiration at home in Yangon...

Nobuyuki Sugihara: Where Life is Valued

I am currently in Taiwan on a 6-month ACC grant to research Taiwan's indigenous culture...While the world has declared a state of emergency, I have been able to continue my research and production in Taiwan...

Oscar Oiwa: An Imaginary Trip

I have started to make a new series of drawings: an imaginary trip in the midst of life under quarantine. The result is like a diary of insights about my past, my present daily life, and the future...

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East West Fest

Crisis in Burma: Artists Respond [Postponed]

Stop Asian Hate

Meet our Grantees

ACC on Artspace

Asian Cultural Council

Wu Chi-Tsung: Cyano-Collage 082

Career Opportunity: Executive Director

Caught in the Passing

The Beauty of Recycling

Myanmar Spirit Worship Project: Silver ONLINEings

inDialogue: David Henry Hwang & Candace Chong Mui Ngam

Artists Are Essential

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

Abner Delina, Jr.: Reimaginations

Sajata Epps: "Post Something Black"

Kuang-Yu Tsui's "Exercise Living: Stay Calm"

Zac Zinger: Live From His Window in Queens

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