Discover the vibrant diversity of Asian American culture at the APIDA Arts Festival. From glassblowing to wearable art, this three-day festival celebrates artists from across the continent. | ✍️ nlcoomes
’s glass sculpture will be on display in the same space where Rika Lin and Shalaka Kulkarni perform dances for festivalgoers. The performers and artists celebrated are sculptors, dramatists, writers, musicians, comedians, and chefs. They claim heritage from all over the Asian continent, from south to central to east Asia. 5/5-5/7: events at Claudia Cassidy Theatre at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington; Alice B. Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement, Goodman Theatre, 170 N.
Korean American visual artist Katie Chung echoes a similar sentiment. “It’s the first time someone’s taking initiative to have an Asian American arts festival here, so I thought, ‘What a rare opportunity to see the whole community in the same room on the same weekend.’” In the past, Chung has made textile-based art that called to her experience as a second-generation Korean American and the child of dry-cleaner parents.
Just as her new piece traverses the boundary between public and private, something that grazes the skin intimately while being made out of material not traditionally seen as wearable in the public eye, the experience of making the piece seems also to have threaded the outside and inside world of the artist. Driving this point home is the title of the piece:. I ask her about the provenance of the name, and Chung replies, “I chose to name it this because it’s my mom’s first name.
was still a pop-up: “She was very excited.” The invitation to be a part of APIDA Arts Festival came shortly after. “I remember asking her what does the acronym stand for and what the art fest encompasses. It was more than food and performance art and live music and bands and variety shows. The more she described it, the more it was confirmation that I’d love to be part of it and would love to share my Kerala cuisine with her.
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