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Celebrating Wai Look
A message from Andrea Louie, Executive Director
As part of the Asian American Arts Alliance's (a4) preparations for the 29th Anniversary Benefit Gala, we took some time for a very special task: selecting the very first winner of the Wai Look Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts.
In December 2010, our dear longtime board member, Wai Look, died after a 16-month illness. Wai was a vibrant spirit, deeply committed to the Asian American arts community. Service and volunteerism meant so much to her, as was doing things right.
The winner of the award will be announced in our next e-news. Check here for more.
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October Town Hall
Tuesday, October 4, 10am
NY Insight Meditation Center
28 W. 27th St. 10th Fl.
 Looking to promote your show? Need help with a project? Perfect! Sign up to pitch and/or perform at a4's monthly Town Hall.
This October, Town Hall continues to bring artists, curators, producers, and funders together to meet, promote events, find collaborators, and of course partake in the potluck! Come on out to the tranquil space of New York Insight Meditation Center and connect with your community.
RSVP Here
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[a4 News]
Call & Response Tickets!
a4 is thrilled to launch the Call & Response series. Join us for three Sunday evenings as we engage with artists in hallowed spaces to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and explore together the meaning of the word "sacred".
 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2011, 5:30 PM
The Garden at Greenwich House Music School
Celebrate the coming of the fall at this spiritually uplifting evening in the enchanting garden of Greenwich House Music School. Anjula Prasad leads this Kirtan-- the participatory call-and-response chanting that has its roots in many of India's devotional traditions-- inviting the listener into their own sacred space. Accompanied by guitar and dolak.
Purchase tickets here
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 2011, 6:00 PM
The Judson Memorial Church
a4 and Slideluck Potshow present a slideshow of the work of selected artists on the theme "Sacred Spaces". Featuring intimate, joyful, and moving interpretations of our relationships to space, religion, and each other, the show is an exploration of the myriad forms in which the sacred exists in our lives. Come for the "Sacred Spices" potluck, stay for the art, and take in the spectacle of the majestic Judson Memorial Church. With live music during the potluck by Kaoru Watanabe and Yumi Kurosawa.
See the selected artists and purchase tickets here
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9, 2011, 5:00 PM Flushing Town Hall Come to historic Flushing Town Hall for the world premiere of "Say You Heard My Echo," an evening-length spoken word poetry theater performance that juxtaposes fictional narratives of three Asian American women in NYC a decade after 9/11. Rendered with humor and humanity, this piece questions what remains sacred in times of war. A new play by Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai. Lead support for this program is provided by the Asian Women Giving Circle. Purchase tickets here |
[Featured Events]
Alliance+ Member Events
Friday, September 23 - Sunday, September 25
Shizuoka Performing Arts Center: Medea
The Japan Society presents this visually stunning production of Euripides' Medea. Celebrated director Satoshi Miyagi transforms the Greek tragedy into a play-within-a-play set in a late 19th-century traditional Japanese restaurant where male members of the establishment call upon the female waitresses for entertainment.
Learn more
Thursday, September 8 - Thursday, September 22
Hisako Horikawa Workshop
CAVE presents a series of intensive butoh workshops with Hisako Horikawa. This workshop will explore the following themes: body without strength, body that still has some parts alive, body that is moved, and body that lives in a space.
Learn more
Click here to view more events
Want your events to be featured in a4's e-news? You become eligible when you're an Alliance+ member. Find out how here
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[Featured Alliance+ Member]
Lotus Music & Dance
 Lotus Music & Dance is committed to keeping the music and dance traditions of all world cultures alive and accesible. It remains one of the only spaces in New York that artists from India, Korea, Burma, the South Pacific, Middle East, the Mohawk Nation, West Africa, and Spain can collectively call home. Founded in 1989, it provides performance space and holds many exciting events.
Next month, Lotus Music & Dance honors master teachers at Roulette in Brooklyn. The performance takes place on October 23, 2011, 2-4pm. Learn more here
To learn more about Lotus Music & Dance and get in touch, click here
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| [a4 Opportunities]
Posted! Opportunities on the UAI Forum
(Call for Artists) Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide (SPARC) is currently seeking artist applications. Through SPARC, artists provide programming at senior centers and surrounding communities in exchange for access to work space and a stipend. Applications due September 30, 2011. Learn more (Grant Opportunity) 2012 COAHSI Grants are now available. Artistic projects based in Staten Island are eligible for grants of up to $5,000. Applications due Friday, October 14, 2011 at midnight. Learn more (Seeking Artists) A Thousand Stories is a documentary project through which artist Gregory Koutrouby records his interviews with artists who, despite their brilliance, are often overlooked. He is currently seeking artists to be interviewed. Learn more (Job Opportunity) The Museum of Chinese in America (MoCA) is currently seeking a Director. The position requires an outstanding leader with the strategic, leadership, and influencing skills to fulfill the Museum's mission and financial objectives. Learn more
Learn about more opportunities and post your own! The Urban Artist Initiative (UAI) Forum is a joint project of Asian American Arts Alliance, Amerinda, Bronx Council on the Arts, Harlem Arts Alliance, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Queens Council on the Arts. |
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