GATHERINGS

 Throughout the year, the Alliance organizes gatherings for artists to come together, meet, and form partnerships. See information below about our new Town Hall monthly gathering.

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Town Hall series

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (10am - 12pm)

Location:  AAARI (Asian American / Asian Research Institute)
                  25 West 43rd Street, 19th Fl, (between 5th and 6th Ave) in Manhattan

To RSVP, click here

Admission: Free and open to the public

The Town Hall is the Alliance's regular monthly gathering of artists and arts workers. Taking place the first Tuesday of every month, from 10am to 12pm, the Town Hall is a lively forum for people to announce news, learn about opportunities, and meet each other. Participants are invited to bring flyers and postcards, and to contribute food to the pot-luck buffet.

Artists and arts workers:
If you wish to make a 2-minute pitch to promote your events, perform excerpts of your work, call for collaborators, or call for submissions, include a one sentence description of your pitch when you rsvp and we will add you to the agenda.

Find out who's been speaking at our Town Halls:

• February 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• March 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• April 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• May 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• June 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• July 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• August 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• September 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• October 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• November 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• December 2009 speakers (in PDF)
• January 2010 speakers (in PDF)
• February 2010 speakers (in PDF)
• March 2010 speakers (in PDF)

Asian American Arts Alliance
Town Hall – March 2, 2010 – Asian American / Asian Research Institute
Speakers (by last name)

Golnar Adili, Visual Artist: Brooklyn Rider, the adventurous, genre-bending string quartet from NYC, celebrates the release of their new album, Dominant Curve (released on In a Circle Records) on Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation. gadili [at] gmail.com / www.afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=10143

Adarsh Alphons, Visual Arts Director, Harlem School of the Arts: Opening reception for Women's History Month exhibition. Thursday, March 11 from 6-8pm in the HAS Gathering Space (G-Space) 645 St. Nicholas Ave. aalphons [at] harlemschoolofthearts [dot] org / www.harlemschoolofthearts.org

Hollis Bartlett, Marketing Intern, Dance Theater Workshop: Dance Theater Workshop has two upcoming programs in March featuring Asian American choreographers, Koosil-ja and Yasuko Yokoshi. Marketing [at] dtw [dot] org / www.dancetheaterworkshop.org   

Pele Bausch, Associate Director, The Field: The Field's workshops, in particular Public Speaking for Artists are coming up March 9, Tuesday, 6:30-9pm. pele [at] thefield [dot] org / www.thefield.org

Alexandra Grey, Director of Development, Adam Natale, Director of Membership & Program Development, Fractured Atlas: Fractured Atlas offers fiscal sponsorships, health insurance, and professional liability insurance for artists and organizations. Check out their Open Arts Network for more information.  alex.gray [at] fracturedatlas [dot] org / adam.natale [at] fracturedatlas [dot] org / www.fracturedatlas.org

Mana Hashimoto, Dancer, Choreographer: Upcoming performances. manaandloy [at] verizon [dot] net / www.manahashimoto.com

Yunah Hong, Visual Artist: Upcoming screening at Museum of Chinese in America on March 2, 2010. yunah [at] earthlink [dot] net      

Christine Toy Johnson, President, ReImagined World Entertainment: Presenting details on a fundraising concert for the documentary film, Transcending, The Wat Misaka Story, March 28 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. DVD Release Celebration and Concert to benefit the film, March 28, 2010 in NYC. Ctoyj [at] aol [dot] com / www.christinetoyjohnson.com

John Lam, Theater Administrator, Alvin Chan, Acting Company Member, Curious Frog Theater Company: Presenting Curious Frog Theatre Company's Mission, production schedule, and The Spring Salon. john.lam [at] curiousfrog [dot] org / vinmanal@msn.com / www.curiousfrog.org

Susan Massad, East Side Institute: The sixth Performing the World conference is Thursday, Sept. 30 - Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. The theme of this year's conference is: Can Performance Change the World? Smassad [at] Verizon [dot] net / www.eastsideinstitute.org

Teiji Nagashima, Director, A.R.T. Yoga (Anti-aging Reiki Therapy): Upcoming workshops in NYC. art.yogany [at] gmail [dot] com

Jorge Ortoll, Executive Director, Ma-Yi Theater Company: Upcoming world premiere of a play by Ma-Yi Writers Lab, Rescue Me (A post-modern classic with snacks), directed by Loy Arcenas. March 23 – April 18, 2010. jorge.ortoll [at] ma-yitheatre [dot] org / www.ma-yitheatre.org   

Avani Patel, Painter: Upcoming NY show August 3 - 24, 2010. Opening Reception: Tuesday, Aug. 4th, 2010, 6-8pm. avani_r_p [at] yahoo [dot] com

Seema Shah, Department of Consumer Affairs and the Office of Financial Empowerment: Upcoming free day of financial workshops and personal counseling designed to help working artists and arts administrators in all disciplines, as well as independent workers. Saturday, March 6, 2010, Noon-5pm. sshah [at] dca.nyc dot] gov / www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/home/home.shtml

Sami Shumays, Music Director, Zikrayat: Upcoming Zikrayat performances. Abushumays [at] hotmail [dot] com / zikrayatmusic.com

Jen Shyu, Sound Artist: Upcoming performances: March 6, 2010 at Coco66 in Brooklyn, March 26, 2010 at McCarren Hall in Brooklyn, and April 22, 2010 at Lincoln Center’s Atrium in NY. jen1 [at] jenshyu [dot] com / www.jenshyu.com

Bonnie Stein, Goh Productions: Presenting their new project to be performed at the Harkness Dance Center at 92nd YMCA from March 19-21, 2010. gohproductions [at] gmail [dot] com / www.gohproductions.org

Caroline Sun, Painter, The Secret Lives of Animals: Exhibition of work in Long Island City Armory Festival, Feb. 25 - May 25, 2010 at Space Realty Group, 29-09 39th Ave, Long Island City, NY. Reception March 4, 2010, 6-8 pm. csun [at] att [dot] net / www.carolinemsun.blogspot.com

Martha Tien, Program Manager, CineVision: Cinema Me Competition coming up. Tell us your Asian American story in a 5 minute short film for a chance to win $3000. Martha [at] asiancinevision [dot] org / www.asiancinevision.org

Jessica Vosburgh, New York Foundation for the Arts: Immigrant Artist Project’s spring series of workshops and presentations, including the workshop Selling Work Online co-presented with A4 and QCA, Immigrant Heritage Week artist presentations and discussion at El Museo, and the Forum on Immigrant Arts + Culture co-presented with the Opportunity Agenda. Jvosburgh [at] nyfa [dot] org / www.nyfa.org

Peter Yip, Delicately Made: Presenting clips from video of screenprinting class at Children's Museum of the Arts. Delicatelymade [at] gmail [dot] com   

Angie Wang, Asian Women's Giving Circle: Upcoming Sip Shop and Swap on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 6:30 to 9pm, Bridge Gallery, 98 Orchard Street, NYC. Angie [at] asianwomengivingcircle [dot] org / www.asianwomengivingcircle.org

Micro-Pitches

Adili Alhan, Executive Director, Cultural Center of Kazakhstan: aliaalhan [at] aol [dot] com / www.kzculture.com

Louise Brooks, Coordinator, Community Relations and Outreach, Rubin Museum: lbrooks [at] rmanyc [dot] org / www.rmanyc.org

Simmi Malhotra, Development Director, Lotus Music and Dance: developmentdirector [at] lotusmusicanddance.org / www.lotusmusicanddance.org

Kenji Nakano, Taikoza: kenjix [at] earthlink.net / www.taikoza.com

Rie Okamoto, NY Hallelujah Company LLC: info [at] gospelnow.org / www.gospelnow.org

Ashok Sinha, Photographer: ashok [at] ashoksinha [dot] com / www.ashoksinha.com
Sonjie Solomon, Artist: sonjiefs [at] gmail [dot] com / www.sonjie.com

Kyoko Uchiki, Harlem Arts Alliance: info [at] gospelnow.org / www.gospelnow.org

The following individuals and organizations have pitched at Town Hall since February 2009 (partial list):

A.I.R. Gallery
Aderer, Konrad, Filmmaker and Producer
Ahmond, Musician
Angeles, Kimberly de Los, Eli Klein Fine Art
Art Connects New York
Arts & Business Council of New York
Art-Trope
Asia Society
Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition
Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI – CUNY)
NYU Asian Pacific American Institute
Asian American Arts Centre
Asian American Film Lab
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Asian CineVision
Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
Asian Women Giving Circle
Battery Dance Company
Be Well Living
Belle Management Consulting
Beyer, Tamiko, Poet
Brooklyn Arts Council
Brooklyn Music School
Buddha’s Light International Association
CAVE Art Space
Chae, Esther, Artist
Chandra, Mridu, Filmmaker
Chen Dance Center
Children’s Museum of the Arts
Children’s Orchestra Society
Chitresh Das Dance Company
Community Word Project
Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island
Crossing Art
Crossing Jamaica Avenue
Dance/NYC
Dee, Dulcie, Visual Artist
Desipina
Dhoonya Dance
Direct Arts
Dixon Place
DJ Boo, Artist
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Dylated
En Foco & Nueva Luz Photographic Journal
Eng, Alvin, artist
Enoch Wu, Artist
Esther Chae, actor/writer
Everywhere Theatre Group
Fourth Arts Block, F.A.B.!
Forever & Today, Inc
Freelancers Union
Fung, Vivian, Musician/Composer
Gilmore, Erin, Producer
Harlem School of the Arts
Hashimoto, Mana, Musician, Dancer & Choreographer
Hei, Khiang, Photographer
Highbridge Community Life Center
Ho, Fred, Musician
Hong, Yunah, Filmmaker
I-danse
Immigrant Artist Project, New York Foundation for the Arts
Indian American Arts Council
Indio Bravo Film Foundation
International Wow Company
Issue Project Room
Jacquelene R. Latif, Jahajee Sisters: Empowering Indo-Caribbean Women
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Johnson, Christine Toy, Playwright and Filmmaker
Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theatre
Khmer Legacies
Kim, Helen, Money Relationship Mentor
Kuo, Nina, Visual Artist
Lee, Kerry Anne, Visiting Artist
Lin, Cynthia, Singer/Songwriter
Lotus Music and Dance
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Make Music New York
Making Books Sing
Ma-Yi Theater Company
Michael Mao Dance
MixrMedia
Moua, Doua, Actor & Screenwriter
Na, Taiyo, Poet/Musician/Artistic Director of the Sulu Series
Napua Davoy, Singer, Actress, Writer, Musician
Narula, Veru, Visual Artist
New York Chinese Cultural Center
New York Foundation for the Arts
New York Open Center
NY Book Expo
Nyla Hashmi & Fatima Monkush, Eva Khurshid
NYU Asian Pacific American Institute
OurGoods.org
Pamatmat, Rey , Playwright
Pan-Asian Repertory Theatre
Patel, Avani, Artist
Perrin, Stuart, Author
Pham, Nathalie, Visual artist:
Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Queens Council on the Arts
Rising Circle
Roser, Lorin, Visual Artist
Rubin Museum of Art
Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company
Seedco
Shyu, Jen, Vocalist, Composer, Improviser
Skandan, Bala, Musician
South Asian Women’s Creative Collective
Sun, Caroline, Painter
Super Interesting
That’s NEAAT/Hay Qua! Mini-Fest
The Field
The Kitsune Ensemble
The Public Theater
The School of Hard Knocks
Tribeca Performing Arts Center (BMCC)
Tsai, Kelly Zen-Yie, Spoken Word Artist
Tze Chun Dance Company
Veridiano-Ching, Ruby, Writer
Watanabe, Kaoru, Musician
Williams, Kenji, Artist
Wilson, Kimberly, Making Books Sing
Wong, Ali, Stand-Up Comedian:
Yamasaki, Katiem, Visual artist
Yang, Chin Chih, Artist
Yee, Becky, Photographer
Young, Elizabeth, Management Consultant
Yung, Susan, Videographer
Zikrayat

The Town Hall series has been generously funded in part by: