Grantee Database
ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS ASSOCIATION INC
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Local Impact
Award Amount
$18,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) will present Agrarianaa, an exhibition in two locations inspired by the rich history of Asian Pacific American agricultural activities, crafts, and present-day community farming – and how it relates to our cultural legacies, art practice, and community placemaking. Agriarianaa will expand narratives, increase art opportunities for APA women, and present culturally relevant art to local audiences.
Organization Summary
Established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2007, AAWAA has blossomed from a close-knit community organization into an established producer of consistent high-quality multidisciplinary art exhibitions, short films, publications, and programming reaching local, national and international audiences. Major accomplishments include the film, The Worlds of Bernice Bing (2013), chronicling the life and work of pioneering queer artist and activist Bernice Bing; publication of literary and visual art anthology Cheers to Muses (2007); arts-based healing program A Place of Her Own; the Emerging Curators Program which offers mentoring and training for emerging curators of color to create community-based visual art exhibitions; and biennial large-scale exhibitions such as underCurrents and the Quest for Space (2013), Eating Cultures (2014), Hungry Ghosts (2015), Shifting Movements: Art Inspired by the Life & Activism of Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) in 2017, Agrarianaa: Art Inspired by APA Agricultural Roots (2019), Sowing Agency (2021) and Jade Wave Rising (2023).
Organization
AAWAA
Address
1890 BRYANT ST STE 302
SAN FRANCISCO
94110-1497
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 251-7433
Congressional District
11th Congressional district of California
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
