Events for Oct/26/2026
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings
Artists Space presents “Multiple Offerings”, the first retrospective in twenty-five years dedicated to the groundbreaking work of the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She produced an expansive range of works comprising performances for film and video, installation, photography, artist’s books (including her genre-defying book Dictée from 1982), and works on paper, which will fill Artists ... Read more
Exhibition – Art of Manga
Art of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East Coast debut, the Brooklyn Museum’s presentation is packed with more than 600 drawings that showcase manga’s immersive power and social impact. Don’t miss this rare opportunity for US audiences to encounter ... Read more
King of the Yees, a play by Lauren Yee
For nearly twenty years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren, a playwright living in New York, the association is an obsolete relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears, Lauren sets off on a ... Read more
9th Chinatown Arts Festival
Chinatown Arts Festival is returning for its ninth year this October! We’re activating our streets and parks by celebrating Chinatown arts outdoors. We’ve got two headlining performances at SDR Park-- a Min (Fuzhounese) opera accompanied by a full orchestra featuring new backdrop artwork commission and bi-lingual super titles, AND a big swing dance featuring a ... Read more
AACS x QCAP Art + Mental Health Workshop with Yao Xiao
In a world of distractions, listening is caring, and being listened to is a joy. In this workshop with artist Yao Xiao, come relax, engage, share, and listen, while you experience a new way of paying attention and learn to see the connection between listening to the world and activating imagination.
The PATRIOT Act @ 25
Join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s Localized History Project for a commemorative discussion on the 25th anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001), exploring the legacies of state surveillance and community resistance after 9/11 among New York ... Read more
Jeff Yang: Pop Culture and James Hong
Join us as Jeff Yang discusses Asian American pop culture and his new book: actor, James Hong’s autobiography - You've Seen Me Before: Over 700 roles and 70 Years in Hollywood (And Counting)
Selected Shorts: A Portrait of an Author on Fire
In honor of fiction writer Mieko Kawakami’s visit to NYC, we are partnering with Selected Shorts for an evening featuring Kawakami’s groundbreaking work alongside that of her extraordinary, eclectic peers, including Han Kang, Banana Yoshimoto, and more. Performed live by acclaimed readers including Ophira Eisenberg (The Guardian, Ask Me Another), Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy, The ... Read more