Grantee Database
ASIAN IMPROV ARTS
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
Impact Projects
Award Amount
$21,250.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Asian Improv aRts will support the development and creation of WORKERS RISING by visual artist Vida Huang, a series of 3-5 multilingual audio art banners that detail the different perspectives from people involved in the Jung Sai Garment Worker Strike through audio storytelling. Each painted banner will include a phone number for viewers to call in and listen to recorded audio stories of people involved, witnessed, or impacted by the 1974 strike. The banners will be installed throughout the city at the following potential locations: Portsmouth Square, Local 2 office, Civic Center area, Yerba Buena Garden, Balboa Park station, SF public library; sites specifically where working class people work, reside, or commute through. Banners will be on view for 5 months from June – October, 2024.
Organization Summary
Asian Improv aRts goals: 1) To make it possible for artists to create innovative works that are rooted in the diasporic experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. 2) To engage a next generation of community members in the arts through arts education. 3) To enable sustainability for artists and arts organizations in a challenging economic environment. 4) To facilitate creative collaborations that bring together major institutions, artists, and multigenerational audiences and participants.
Organization
Asian Improv aRts
Address
456 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1350
SAN FRANCISCO
94104-4711
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 908-3636
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
