Grantee Database

CHINATOWN MEDIA AND ARTS COLLABORATIVE

Grant Year

2024-25

Grant Program

Impact Projects

Award Amount

$20,832.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative/Edge on the Square will engage artists and elders in a creative social practice collaboration that will: 1) improve the health and well-being of physically isolated seniors through social cohesion and artmaking; 2) produce artwork as an act of relationship-building, belonging, wellness and thriving; 3) decrease marginalization of Asian American seniors, establishing them as valued contributors to the cultural landscape; 4) help rewrite the anti-Asian narrative still prevalent in a post-pandemic world; and 5) center and amplify underrepresented voices through creative expression and participation in shaping a more equitable, just and joyful world for all. Lead Artist collective (For You—Erika Chong Shuch, Rowena Richie, Ryan Tacata) will support local artists Chris Cheung, Bijun Liang, Summer Mei Ling Lee, Spencer Tsang and Hou Yumei.

Organization Summary

Edge on the Square is a visitor destination with community-serving programs that leverage the power of art and culture for social change and economic recovery. Programs include an annual contemporary art festival, an arts educational programs for underserved youth groups and former SRO families in Chinatown, hands-on art workshops for children, community film screenings, literary and culinary programs, and multimedia art exhibitions.

Organization

Edge on the Square

Address

800 GRANT AVE

SAN FRANCISCO

94108-1709

County

San Francisco

Region

Bay Area – San Francisco

Phone

(628) 800-8980

Congressional District

11

State Assembly District

17

State Senate District

11

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