How do artists and arts professionals activate their practices to create meaningful change? On Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM ET ACC Voices: Art at the Intersection of Social Change will explore the powerful role of art in driving social impact and fostering mutual understanding.  

The conversation features independent curator and Co-Founder of Art at a Time Like This, Barbara Pollack, alongside Mei Ann Teo, Artistic Director of Pink Fang. Together, they will share insights on how creative practices can respond to urgent global issues and spark dialogue across communities. A reception with light bites and refreshments will follow the discussion. While this event is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Register by April 23.  

Doors will open at 6:15 PM. Guests are encouraged to arrive before 6:30 PM to fully enjoy the program. 

Barbara Pollack is an arts writer and curator with a focus on artists responding to socio-political crises.   She has written about contemporary art for such publications as the Village Voice, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, Art in America, Artnet,  Ocula, Ursula and many others.   

Considered a leading expert on Chinese contemporary art, Pollack has published books,  monographs and essays focusing on this field.  She has consistently curated shows at museums and galleries, in the US and China. Based on her research in this field, she received two grants from Asian Cultural Council and the prestigious Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. 

Pollack is also the co-founder and co-director of Art at a Time Like This Inc., a 501c3 arts organization that provides platforms for free expression for a global range of artists.  

Mei-Ann Teo makes theatre & film at the intersection of artistic/civic/contemplative practice. As a director/devisor/dramaturg, Teo creates across genres, including music theatre, intermedial participatory work, reimagining classics, and documentary theatre. Profiled in American Theatre’s Role Call: Theatre Workers to Watch, Teo’s work has toured the U.S. and internationally.  

Teo was the director featured at the MIT’s Symposium “Next Wave: The Future of Asian American Theatre”, and has presented at national conferences including Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists, Network of Ensemble Theatres, and Arts In the One World.  

Teo was the first cohort for the Hemera Foundation Tending Space Fellowship and ArtEquity Facilitator Training and has received grants and fellowships from the Center for Cultural Innovation, the Asian Cultural Council, Network of Ensemble Theatres, Performance Project at University Settlement, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.