2025 What Can We Do? Artists in the Community
6:30 – 8:30PM
Join A4 for a celebration of What Can We Do? artists, their projects, and their contributions to the community!
The event will include brief presentations from each of the artists followed by time to mingle and enjoy light refreshements.
This year, more than 20 artists carried out creative projects showing care to the AAPI community in Flushing, Queens, and Chinatown, Manhattan, and to the Palestinian community throughout NYC.
Many of the artists collaborated with and/or tailored projects for the constituents of community-based organizations including Chatham Square Public Library, University Settlement, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens Public Library, and Women for Afghan Women.
Their projects varied widely in scope and discipline (full list here). Examples include:
• “Poeticians,” a gathering for amateur Arab artists to showcase their writing, music, and art (Hind Shoufani)
• a healing space for various Palestinian-led organizations including Palestinian Feminist Collective offering ear acupuncture, meditation and collective creative ceremony, and homemade Syrian food (Michi Osato and Noelle Ghoussaini)
• a beginner-friendly dance workshop series designed to introduce participants to the richness of Korean music, dance, and traditions in Flushing, Queens (Da Hyun Kim)
• a holistic workshop series combining physical strength movement classes with music and storytelling for seniors at Knickerbocker Village in Chinatown, Manhattan (Rochelle Kwan of Chinatown Records in collaboration with dancer Mei-Yin Ng)
This event is FREE and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
Accessibility: The building is ADA compliant. Please find additional accessibility notes here. If you need ASL interpretation, large print, or any other accommodations for this event, please email programs@aaartsalliance.org at least one week before the event.
Masking is encouraged. We will have masks and hand sanitizer available. To keep everyone safe and healthy, if you are not feeling well, please stay home.
This program is presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Special thanks to Council Members Christopher Marte and Sandra Ung. Projects focused on the support of Palestinian creators and their communities are supported by the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
The full list of awardees:
Aminah Al Huqail • Florence Almeda • Waseem Alzer, Aya Aziz, and Sarah Bitar at Beitna Theater • Kristen Cawog • Annette Cho • Shenghan Gao • Lour Yasin • Kayhan Irani • Fatin Jarara • Da Hyun Kim • Rochelle Kwan • Haoju Lu • Kruthika N.S. • Michi Osato and Noelle Ghoussaini • Hind Shoufani • Tiffany Troy • XY Zhou