A4 and MoCADA Announce 2025 Bandung Residents
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts and Asian American Arts Alliance are proud to announce the 2025 cohort of New York-based artists for the fourth annual Bandung Residency, each selected for their ambitions to foster solidarity between Asian American Pacific Islander and Black communities. This year’s residency will support 8 projects by 8 participants:
- Jessica Angima
- Christine Forbes
- Sabrina Frometa
- Zoe Fuad
- Ollie Hongji Li
- Nadine Nelson
- Darius Phelps
- Mangda Sengvanhpheng
At a time of increasing attacks on racial minorities in the United States, the Residency takes inspiration from the historic 1955 Bandung Conference that gathered world leaders in pursuit of Afro-Asian solidarity.
This year’s Residents will receive an honorarium, mentorship, conversations with community experts, and several workshops led by anti-oppression coach YK Hong. Throughout the residency period, the participating artists will host multiple community engagements leading to a public group presentation in early 2026.
“I’m honored to be a witness of this growing community of waymakers who are answering the call for honesty, bravery, and solidarity. This deepening of cross-cultural exchange is so necessary, and I’m glad that our Bandung Residency is at the forefront of this generative movement,” says Amy Andrieux, Executive Director and Chief Curator at MoCADA.
“Year after year, we are impressed by the creativity and commitment shared by Bandung Residents to engage in politically inspiring work. I look forward to learning how this cohort will both build upon the foundation laid by previous residents while expanding to new communities and imaginaries,” says Lisa Gold, executive director at A4.
This year’s application review panelists included artist and educator Elizabeth Belfer, as well as two former Bandung Residents Priya Dadlani and Rachael Elliott.
About the Bandung Residency
The residency is named for the groundbreaking 1955 summit held in Bandung, Indonesia, bringing together leaders from 29 newly independent Asian and African states emerging from colonial rule, with the aim of ending racial discrimination and ensuring collaboration and a peaceful coexistence. The 2025-26 Bandung Residency is made possible through the NYS AAPI Community Fund; the Ford Foundation; New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs with the support of NYC Council Members Crystal Hudson, Chi Ossé, and Sandra Ung; NYC Cultural Immigrant Initiative with support from Councilmember Chi Osse; and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).
About Asian American Arts Alliance
Asian American Arts Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations through resource sharing, promotion, and community building. Since 1983, A4 has sought to unify, promote, and represent the artistic and cultural producers of one of New York City’s fastest-growing populations.
About MoCADA
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA) celebrates the cultural breadth of Africa and its diaspora through a diverse range of exhibitions, public art, interactive learning, media, cross-cultural exchange, community-based social justice interventions, and other life-sustaining resources. As Brooklyn’s first and only museum dedicated to the creation and interpretation of contemporary Black arts and culture, MoCADA strives to balance social inequality by instilling a sense of pride through representation and access to the arts. More than a museum, MoCADA is an arts incubator and a community bridge that transforms people and places near and far.
