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TRANSFORMATION: 25 YEARS OF ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS

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In its 25th year and as the last official jubilee event, Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) presents a multidisciplinary and intergenerational group exhibition featuring the works of over 40 artists members, from past to present at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, CA.

July 30-September 3


Welcoming Susie Kagami

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Introducing AAWAA’s New Executive Director

by: Melanie Rose

 

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the newest addition to AAWAA as Executive Director, Susie Kagami. The staff have been working very closely with her as a development coordinator for Shifting Movements since March. With her already many contributions to our efforts, we are very excited to see Susie flourish with us and the kind of future she will create and build for AAWAA’s community!

Susie Kagami comes to AAWAA with a fresh perspective, a mind for strategic and organizational planning, and great enthusiasm for AAWAA. Her deep appreciation for her Japanese, Hawaiian and Chinese heritage keeps her connected to her ancestral roots and traditional arts, and she looks forward to building community and outreaching to her network of supporters to help AAWAA grow.

With her 25-year career as an entrepreneur, corporate manager and small business owner in management, music/event production, and retail sectors, she has honed her skills in discovering possibilities, organizing priorities, budgeting, fundraising, branding and marketing, bringing creative projects to life. Her recent work includes the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, and co-chairing the non-profit parent organization of the Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program at Rosa Parks Elementary School where Susie found a passion for helping small non-profit organizations grow community, recognition and funding.

Please join us in welcoming Susie to the AAWAA family as we embark on a new chapter for our organization!

Welcoming New Executive Director, Susie Kagami

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AAWAA welcomes its newest Executive Director and addition to the staff, SUSIE KAGAMI!

ECP WORKSHOP SERIES

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Join us October 22 and October 28 at the the Studio for our Emerging Curators Program Workshop Series.

AAWAA will be hosting 4 professional development workshops: curatorial, exhibition planning, fundraising, and integrated marketing. Space is limited. Register now!

HOLIDAY ART MART & WINTER CELEBRATION

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Join us for our 1st Annual Holiday Art Mart & Winter Celebration at Tides Thoreau Center. Art gifts, sweet treats, and more!

December 9 & 10

DEAR MOTHER EXHIBITION

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Presented by AAWAA and SAN PABLO ART GALLERY, DEAR MOTHER is an exhibition aimed to discuss and explore conversations between mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and aunties. Co-curated by EMERGING CURATORS PROGRAM Fellowes, KATIE QUAN & MIDORI KIMATA

MARCH 10 - APRIL 15

AAWAA Mandala at stART Up Fair 2018

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AAWAA Mandala: Femme Empowerment Through Art

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Artist: Nancy Hom

Title: Femme Empowerment Through Art

Medium: mixed media

Year: 2018

 

The medium of a mandala lends itself to multiple layers of interpretation. It can affirm identity, tell a story, and educate the public on topical issues or physical places. Each row of carefully chosen objects works with the adjacent rows, and with the color and look of the mandala as a whole.

This 4’ concentric mandala- inspired and directed by mandala artist Nancy Hom- was a collaborative effort by the AAWAA team, and led by Hanna Chen and Jenny He, honors and celebrates the Asian American Women Artists Association. With its various elements feeding into one center, the mandala offers a birds-eye view of AAWAA’s founders, administrators, and artists in its 29-year history. The mandala was finished by community members April 27-29, 2018 as part of stART Up Fair San Francisco.

 

For more info on Nancy’s projects, please visit nancyhomarts.com.

MANDALA CONTRIBUTORS

Artist Members:  See catalog.

Photographers:  Cris Matos, Reiko Fujii, Lenore Chinn, Mido Lee, Bob Hsiang

Community Artists: Margaret Timbrell, Susie Kagami, Aayush A., Beth Grossman, Shay Maraj, Mariz Nugal, Maryell Abella, Tamara Thompson, Lori Dali, Hadeu Dali, Julie Mai, Ian Norris, Valeria Khau, Carnar, #segobia, Hannah SL, Nicole Levitt, Madison Koufos, Melissa Curmona, Robin K, Liz Gonzales, Lena Discole, Havi Hage, Ashley Arger, Robin Murray, Catherine Wang, Lauryn Tom, Katharine Earhart, Artin Zargarian, Effie Theodosopoulos, Adrian Cahill, Nicole Colao-Vitob, Cory Bardwell, Brian Lee, Kavya Shankar, Chad Christensen, Olfred Kwan, Jenelle Smith, Lydia, Chris Farris, Eva Schulteis, Tina Yeung, Hannah Maté, Josie Gonzalez, T.H., Lorena y Andres, Michelle Holdt, Phi Tran, Martin Proaño, Aayush A., Izik Vu, Chenru, Daniela Beltrán, Ashley, Adrian Cahill, Ellie Teave, Skyler, Ella, Ray Klucik, Lily, Dafne, SherryHuss, Sophie, Hannah, Freyja. B. Lee, Robin Murray, Summer C., Rhiannon, Val Khan, Valentina, Noëma, Maseo, Liz Gonzalez, and Caryn L.

 

AGRARIANAA: CALL FOR ENTRIES

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AGRARIANAA is now accepting submission of art for an exhibition inspired by the rich history of Asian American agricultural activities, related crafts and present-day community farming  - and how it relates to cultural legacies, contemporary cultural knowledge, art practice, and community place-making. Co-curated by Erina C. Alejo, Michelle A. Lee, and Diana Li. Submission Deadline: September 14

MURAL UNVEILING CELEBRATION

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MURAL UNVEILING CELEBRATION

 

WHEN: Friday, September 28, 2018. 3:00-6:00PM

WHERE: Frank McCoppin Elementary School, 651 6th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118

TICKETS: Free

GET TICKETS: bit.ly/muralcelebration

 

Art activities, refreshments, entertainment, and family friendly fun! Co-hosted by Asian American Women Artists Association and Frank McCoppin Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, join in celebration of a brand new commissioned mural by artists Erin Yoshi and Franceska Gamez. Gather with the artists, students, families, and community members who made this mural possible to celebrate art, creativity, and the beautiful Richmond neighborhood.

 

 

For more info about the Generations of Hope Mural, please visit the mural’s webpage.

Mural Muse

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Artists and organizers of the Generations of Hope Mural pose with Richmond District Supervisor Sandra Fewer during the mural’s unveiling celebration on September 28, 2018.

By: Nivedita Ojha


Frank McCoppin Elementary School will be celebrating on September 28,, 2018 the unveiling of a brand new commissioned mural, officially titled the Generations of Hope mural, by artists Erin Yoshi and Franceska Gamez. This is the first public mural commissioned by Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) in partnership with the school and Richmond residents. The mural was completed in July 2018.

The community workshop process to envision this Mural happened almost a year ago at the AAWAA Studio at 1890 Bryant Street Studios, in the Mission District. It started with a few AAWAA member artists getting together with Erin and Franceska to plan the Mural.

This was the first time I was involved with an art project at this scale.

The whole planning process of a Mural is no different than planning and brainstorming for a product or product offering in the world of technology or business. One Sunday afternoon 3 hrs was assigned towards a “Mural Workshop”.

Prior to the actual workshop, the subject was predefined – in this case the “Influence of Asian American women artists in the city of San Francisco”. All the artists involved with AAWAA were asked to submit their artwork – something that Erin and Franceska would use as inspiration for the color pallette and style.

The workshop kicked-off with focusing on the subject because the end goal was to define themes that captured the essence of this subject. We started with an open forum/discussion on what this subject meant to everyone involved with AAWAA – new or old to this institution. That gave us the first set of words and inspiration. We wrote them on sticky notes. We discussed each word and grouped similar words together under a category. This was no different from when we define products and we collect similar ideas under a single umbrella.

Then we broke the group in teams of 3. Each team was given a category and was further asked to refine the words into probable concepts that relate to the category and subject. At the end of the session – each team was to present their idea. As a single group we prioritized the concepts.

Prior to Erin and Franceska taking all the concepts and ideas, they introduced another dimension to developing the Mural. They played a game of find and define – where the teams were asked to pick random objects from a bag and used them to work it into the subject, and come up with another set of themes. Once again we prioritized themes and came with a single set of concepts and priority. Based on all the concepts and ideas that were generated that day – it gave the start to the Mural that was further refined by more workshops with the school, the students and their families, the teachers, and the Richmond neighborhood.

This workshop was a great eye opener for me. As schools today are cutting down funding their arts programs, it became very clear – for students that do not excel in team sports, art programs that help with team building akin to the Mural Workshop become very important. Even with all the social media in the world, eventually everyone needs to work in teams at a workplace or with other members to ensure we have safe and healthy communities. The investment made by Frank McCoppin Elementary School is more than just addition to San Francisco’s arts and culture, it’s about the right development for the next generation.

Originally published on LinkedIn and Medium on September 25, 2018.





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