Grantee Database

Jau-lan GUO

• 2026
• Art History
• Taiwan to United States

To explore the intersection of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) and the history of Taiwanese art. Guo aims to examine the influence of ACC and its predecessor, the JDR 3rd Fund, on the development of modern art in Taiwan during the 1960s and 70s, through archival research and interviews. She will conduct research at the Rockefeller Archive Center, consulting relevant archival materials related to ACC Taiwan grantees, including Liu Kuo-Sung (ACC 1964, 1966), Chuang Che (ACC 1966, 1968), and Fong Ray (ACC 1971). Guo seeks to reexamine the relationships between grantmaking, international exchange, and the development of modern art in Taiwan within the context of the Cold War, and to contribute further historical materials and perspectives to the study of Taiwanese art history.

Saori HALA

• 2026
• Japan to United States

To investigate the history of bodily performance in New York, the relationship between art and entertainment, and their impact on postwar Japan. Through archival research at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, The Kitchen, and MoMA, Hala will trace a lineage from 1960s postmodern dance to interdisciplinary practices since the 2000s. She will examine how bodily performance is valued within the contexts of art and entertainment, and reconsider the history of the American entertainment industry and its influence on postwar Asia in relation to current U.S.–Japan dynamics. She will also explore artist-led initiatives and platforms and models of cross-disciplinary cultural transmission, applying these insights to her platform for performing artists in Japan.

Absari HANIFAH

• 2026
• Conservation
• Indonesia to United States

To explore recent advancements in textile and organic material conservation through research, interviews, and visits to leading conservation institutions in the United States. Hanifah hopes to develop her conservation skills and gain insights into conservation methods not yet practiced in Indonesia through museum visits, mentorship, and conversations with conservation experts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Hanifah will commence her fellowship with a two-week engagement with a conservator colleague at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She also plans to visit the Getty Conservation Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the de Young Museum, and the Asian Art Museum. Upon her return, Hanifah hopes to hold seminars and workshops to pass on the knowledge and skills she gains, empowering fellow new conservators.

Serene HUI

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Hong Kong to United States

To explore how Asian diasporic and multigenerational immigrant artists use archives and theoretical writings to articulate migration, identity, and the construction of place and time, considering future possibilities for interdisciplinary expression.

TSAI Jia-Hong

• 2026
• Crafts
• Taiwan to United States

To conduct research on prehistoric figurines, mother-goddess imagery, and feminist symbolism within historical and contemporary art contexts, whilst exploring the relationship between ceramic practice and experiences of personal trauma. Tsai plans to visit institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History, gathering and organizing materials through observation, sketching, and photographic documentation, in order to examine how artifacts embody both sacred and secular meanings. She will also visit art therapy-related organizations to observe how craft practices may serve as a connection between the body and emotional responses. Tsai aims to integrate these cultural exchange learnings into her future ceramic practice.

Thuan Uyen Le

Country / Region:
• Vietnam

• 2026
• Curation
• Vietnam to Hong Kong

To research the networks, exchanges, and activities of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian contemporary artists in Hong Kong in the 1980s-1990s. Lê will conduct archival research that maps the historic activities, exhibitions, and artistic exchanges of Southeast Asian artists in Hong Kong, focusing on how they articulated their practices within a broader regional context. She also aims to visit and meet peers from Hong Kong art institutions to learn about their respective approaches to archiving, exhibition-making, and presenting key artistic figures and moments, and to share her own insights on the current art landscape in Vietnam. Lê hopes to deepen her understanding of regional artistic networks and histories, contributing to a more inclusive, critical, and dynamic engagement with art history.

• 2019
• Grant to ACC Taiwan Foundation

• 2016
• Visual Art
• Vietnam to United States

Grant supplement to support curatorial residency at Triangle Arts Association.* *Uyen was placed at Art in General instead because Triangle director Laurel Ptak moved to AiG.

• 2016
• Visual Art
• Vietnam to United States

for a six-month grant to explore contemporary visual arts and curatorial practice in New York City.

Rafa LUBIGAN

• 2026
• Arts Administration
• Philippines to United States

To gain firsthand insight into current stage management practices through workshops, rehearsals, mentorships, and exchanges. Lubigan will explore innovative approaches to stage management, blending traditional management practices with emerging methodologies in operational design, technology integration, and sustainable production systems. He aims to deepen his professional practice, engage in meaningful knowledge exchange, and adapt and localize the methods he observes to the Philippine context, translating them into sustainable, collaborative frameworks that strengthen local stage management communities.

SU Meng-Hung

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Taiwan to United States

To revisit and further examine the relationships between high and low culture, craftsmanship, and the translation of East Asian imagery within the context of contemporary art. Through in-depth dialogue with art critic Barbara Pollack (ACC 2006, 2015) and intensive visits to major museums, Su aims to further develop the conceptual and theoretical framework of his artistic practice. Concurrently in his capacity as Director of the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (KdMoFA), Su will study the university and institutional art museum systems in North America, observing approaches to collection management, curatorial practice, public programming, and fundraising structures. Through this cultural exchange experience, Su hopes to deepen his artistic research while also refining the institutional vision and management strategies of KdMoFA.

Nakrob MOONMANAS

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Thailand to United States

To explore international constructions of Thai identity and the lived experiences of Thai diasporic communities through researching Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins brought to the U.S. from Siam in the 18th century. Moonmanas believes the Bunker brothers reflect an early history of displacement and Siam-U.S. cross-cultural encounters and raise deep questions about memory, migration, and the formation of identity. Through archival research and interviews with the twins’ descendants, he hopes to understand how their story has been remembered, interpreted, and connected to broader narratives of Thai diasporic experiences. Meeting members of New York’s Thai community, especially arts and culture professionals, as well as scholars and artists who work on Southeast Asian history and contemporary art will further enhance his research and international networks.

Chikako MORISHITA

Country / Region:
• Japan

• 2026
• Music
• Japan to United States

To examine the ideas and networks of postwar experimental music in New York, with a focus on the activities of Michiko Toyama. Taking the Japanese composer Michiko Toyama, who was active in 1950s New York, as a point of departure, Morishita will investigate how experimental music emerging around John Cage was formed, received, preserved, and transmitted. During her stay, she will engage in dialogue with composers, performers, researchers, and archivists to consider connections between historical and contemporary practices. These insights will be applied to her own compositional work and may lead to future collaborations and new productions. By reconstructing Toyama’s practice, she will also re-examine the cultural and institutional inclusivity of the time, and explore possibilities for future cultural dialogues and community formation.

WANG Qizheng

• 2026
• Dance
• China to United States

To conduct targeted research in choreography with the aim of building a framework for stage arts that responds to contemporary societal issues. Wang, who is a deputy director of the renowned Shanghai Dance Theater, will immerse himself in New York’s diverse cultural environment and expand his artistic vocabulary through visits to theaters, museums, archives, and cultural institutions, as well as by attending workshops and interdisciplinary discussions. He will connect with artists, scholars, and curators from various fields to exchange perspectives on choreography, performance, and cross-disciplinary creation, to better understand how artistic languages merge in practice. Wang hopes this experience will build an open, cross-disciplinary mindset that strengthens his creative practice and theoretical research, and that the fellowship will foster cross-cultural dialogue that contributes to the broader development of contemporary dance and stage arts.

Amrithasruthi RADHAKRISHNAN

• 2026
• Curation
• India to United States

To study how early Cold War diplomacy shaped India’s performing-arts institutions. Radhakrishnan aims to investigate how philanthropic foundations, diplomatic agencies, cultural intermediaries, and early artistic exchanges contributed to the institutional, pedagogical, and aesthetic frameworks that continue to influence India’s contemporary performance landscape. Her fellowship will center around archival research, interviews with artists, scholars, curators, and arts administrators, and attending performances by Indian artists in the U.S. Through these activities, Radhakrishnan will explore how diplomatic and institutional frameworks of the past maintain an influence over the circulation and visibility of diverse performing arts practices, as well as collaboration between arts communities in the U.S. and India. Her research seeks to offer new possibilities for cross-cultural artistic exchange.