Watch the Asia North 2021 Festival Kick Off Event Online!
Watch the recording of the Asia North 2021 Virtual Kick-Off Event on 4/10/2021
The virtual kick-off event features a video tour of the Asia North 2021 art exhibition in Baltimore's Station North Arts District, and performances and presentations by Greater Baltimre/DMV artists, including salmunori and pansori by Korean Performing Arts Academy of America (KPAAA), FilAm artist Derrick Quevedo, Sughra Hussainy (Afghani and Islamic miniature painting, calligraphy and illumination), Henna artist Ambika Ramsundar, and Jorgelina Lopez (contemporary home décor using Japanese textile techniques). Handiasporia blues musician and producer, EN’B, concludes the program with their performance of a fusion of Korean and R&B music.
Co-produced by the Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University and Central Baltimore Partnership.
More info: towson.edu/asianorth
Asia North 2021 Exhibition
April 10 - May 15
Launching on April 10, the exhibit will be on view online and in socially distanced locations throughout the Station North Arts District, including Motor House, Joe Squared, SNF Parkway Theatre, Charles Theater, North Avenue Market, Impact Hub, and SNAC at Nancy Cafe.
Featured artists include: Reed Bmore, Cheng Cao, Molli Chang, Seongyoon Choi, Anu Das, Marlo De Lara, Gloria Tseng Fischer, Farhad Heidarian, Margaret Huey, Linda Kato, Jinyoung Koh, Sunjin Lee, Jing Ma, Hadrian Mendoza, Miki + Dolor + Van Ngo + Hsiao-Chu Hsia, Sookkyung Park, Linh Pham, Grace Ren, Nahid Tootoonchi, Nikita Viswasam, Anjali Wells, and Andersen Woof.
Below is the schedule of events. To learn more about the festival and the Asian Arts and Culture Center, you can visit: https://www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/centers/asianarts/events
Asia North 2021 Virtual Kick-Off
Saturday, April 10, 4 p.m. ET
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The virtual kick-off event features a video tour of the exhibit in Station North and performances and presentations by Greater Baltimre/DMV artists, including salmunori and pansori by Korean Performing Arts Academy of America (KPAAA), FilAm artist Derrick Quevedo, Sughra Hussainy (Afghani and Islamic miniature painting, calligraphy and illumination), Henna artist Ambika Ramsundar, and Jorgelina Lopez (contemporary home décor using Japanese textile techniques). Handiasporia blues musician and producer, EN’B, concludes the program with their performance of a fusion of Korean and R&B music. Watch the live recording above or go here to watch.
Night Market Online
Saturday, April 10, 6:30 p.m. ET
Charm City Night Market presents a Night Market Online cooking demonstration with Brown Rice founder Heather Chung to share her secret on how they make Korean Veggie Pancakes so crispy! Watch the recording of the event here. Watch till the end to catch Miki Young from The Crown Baltimore give a Sake Mohito Demo!
Virtual Workshop: Exploring Identity through Culture
Saturday, April 17, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET
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AA&CC and the Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (APAC) co-present this virtual workshop led by artist, Lek Vercauteren Borja, on Saturday, April 17 at 1pm. Participants create collages from their personal and cultural experiences.
Virtual Concert: Dong Xi - The Way
Wednesday, April 21, 8 p.m. ET
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Chao Tian and Tom Teasley bring Chinese dulcimer and world percussion together in conversations based on the Taoist philosophy of Wu Wei, meaning “action through inaction.” Register/Join the event here
Virtual Workshop: Zinemaking 101
Friday, April 30, 7 p.m. ET
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During this happy-hour virtual workshop with Margaret Huey, learn about the creativity, community, and action we can enact with zines, a cheap, accessible, and fun way to share information and stories.
Virtual Workshop: Making Stories with Where We’re From
Friday, May 7, 7 p.m. ET
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During this happy-hour virtual workshop with artist Margaret Huey, build your visual and written storytelling skills from your own memories, experiences, and knowledge.
Thank you to our partners and sponsors:
Asia North 2021 partners, sponsors, and supporters include Asian Arts & Culture Center, Central Baltimore Partnership, Station North Arts District, Motor House, Joe Squared, SNF Parkway Theatre, North Avenue Market, Impact Hub, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Charm City Night Market, Asian Pasifika Arts Collective, E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Maryland State Arts Council, Yoshinobu & Kathleen Shiota, William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Citizens of Baltimore County, AA&CC Members, TD Bank, BB&T/Truist, PNC Bank, WYPR, Guppy Management Services, Community Housing Partners, Mike Shecter, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee, Baltimore Changwon Sister City Committee, and Brown Rice.