No Rule is Our Rule
No Rule is Our Rule
Philadelphia, PA
No Rule is Our Rule 2023, 73 min, Wen Hui, Eiko Otake, Yiru Chen No Rule Is Our Rule is a story of friendship between two independent female artists and their body memories each willingly carry. In January 2020, New York based, interdisciplinary performing artist Eiko Otake arrived in Beijing …
Saturday, November 4 2023
4:00 PM
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6:00 PM
AAI Annual Block Party
AAI Annual Block Party
Philadelphia, PA
*Due to the weather, our Block Party has been postponed to the following day (Sunday, 10/8, 2-6:30PM) Asian Arts Initiative is pleased to present Invasive Species: Eco/Systems Land Based Initiatives, a series of projects and events that are the culmination of the two-year collaboration with Dr. As…
Saturday, October 7 2023
2:00 PM
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6:30 PM
Curtis Chin: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Curtis Chin: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Philadelphia, PA
Join us for an evening to celebrate Curtis Chin's new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Curtis will be joined by David L. Eng, Faculty Director of the Program in Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissoci…
Friday, October 20 2023
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
TENGGER
TENGGER
Philadelphia, PA
TENGGER is co-presented by Asian Arts Initiative and Ars Nova Workshop. T E N G G E R is a traveling musical family, made up of Pan-Asian couple, ITTA (from South Korea) and MARQIDO (from Japan), who create their brand of psychedelic New-Age drone magic through the use of Voice, Indian harmonium, …
Tuesday, October 3 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Artist Town Hall & Teach-in for Palestine Liberation
Artist Town Hall & Teach-in for Palestine Liberation
Philadelphia, PA
During this event, our intentions are to welcome our audience members, artists and collaborators to build community with one another and to create lasting relationships as we continue to fight until we see a free Palestine. At AAI we are unequivocally in support of and in solidarity with the libera…
Monday, November 13 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Invasive Species: Performance
Invasive Species: Performance
Philadelphia, PA
*Our Block Party has been postponed to the following day (Sunday, 10/8, 2-6PM), but both Invasive Species Urban Cypher Performances will go as scheduled on Saturday and Sunday. Asian Arts Initiative is pleased to present Invasive Species: Eco/Systems Land Based Initiatives, a series of projects a…
Sat, Oct 7 2023
7:00 PM
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Sun, Oct 8 2023
9:00 PM
Opening Reception: A Utopian Stage & Victoria Shen
Opening Reception: A Utopian Stage & Victoria Shen
Philadelphia, PA
Join us at the Opening Receptions of two exhibitions on one night at Asian Arts Initiative on Friday, February 9, starting at 6PM! A Utopian Stage, a multifaceted project diving into the vibrant history of Festival of Arts, Shiraz-Persepolis, an international performance festival held annually in …
Friday, February 9 2024
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Big Fight in Little Chinatown Screening - hosted by PCDC & AAI / 唐人街大奮鬥放映 - 由 PCDC 和 AAI 主辦
Big Fight in Little Chinatown Screening - hosted by PCDC & AAI / 唐人街大奮鬥放映 - 由 PCDC 和 AAI 主辦
Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) & Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) welcome you to join a screening of the documentary Big Fight in Little Chinatown, by filmmaker Karen Cho. The screening will be at Chinese Christian Church + Center's Vine Street Campus (1101 Vine Street) on Fri…
Friday, January 12 2024
6:30 PM
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10:00 PM
Community Fair
Community Fair
Philadelphia, PA
Our annual Community Fair returns this winter on December 2! Bring the whole family to enjoy our arts & crafts market, delicious foods, and hands-on activities while supporting our youth program and celebrating the end of this school semester. LIST OF VENDORS: Design + Prints + Illustrations EL…
Saturday, December 2 2023
12:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Virtual Avatar Workshop
Virtual Avatar Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
Asian Arts Initiative is pleased to present Invasive Species: Eco/Systems Land Based Initiatives, a series of projects and events that are the culmination of the two-year collaboration with Dr. Ashley Gripper (of Land Based Jawns) and Sonia Galiber (of Soil Generation), with Eto Otitigbe and eo Stu…
Thursday, September 28 2023
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
