Felon – An American Washi Tale

Join ACC's inDialogue on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 (8:30PM EST) / Wednesday, December 9 (10:30AM JST) with poet-lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts, and Recycling: washi tales collaborators, Japanese paper artist Kyoko Ibe and theater maker Elise Thoron...

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ACC inDialogue

While global travel is on pause, the critical need for international dialogue and connectivity remains. ACC has pivoted—reimagining our methods, yet maintaining our purpose...

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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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Cultural Exchange in a Virtual World

ACC’s program model traditionally involved getting on a plane and traveling thousands of miles for in-person immersion in another culture. With this model challenged by the pandemic, ACC pivoted—reimagining our methods, yet maintaining our purpose...

Black Lives Matter

Systemic racism is a deep betrayal of our human values. It is a direct attack against our future and those who will inherit it. Violence against people of color cannot be tolerated...

Grantee Reflections

Grantee Reflections is a platform for ACC alumni to share their collective voice in a cultural exchange of words, images, videos, and sounds from around the world. While our bodies cannot travel, our minds and hearts can still meet.

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Career Opportunity: Consulting Digital Content Producer

ACC currently seeks an individual to oversee the production of the 2021 inDialogue series. This individual will lead the series with creative artistic vision, and will work in collaboration with Programs and Marketing and Communications staff across ACC’s global offices...

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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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"

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