ACC Hong Kong Announces New Director Alexandra A. Seno
October 10, 2023
The Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong (ACC HK) office announced Alexandra A. Seno as its new Director.
Read StoryThe Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong (ACC HK) office announced Alexandra A. Seno as its new Director.
Read StoryAfter 10 years with the Asian Cultural Council, Josephine Wai will be retiring at the end of August 2023
Read StoryThe Asian Cultural Council is thrilled to welcome our newest cohort of eight New York Fellows visual artists Haruchi OSAKI and YAO Qingmei, musicians Shih-Yang LEE and Marin NARUSE, theatrical researchers CHEN Yen-Pin (Fangas Nayaw) and Yuta HAGIWARA, curator Rocky CAJIGAN, and filmmaker MA Chi Hang (Machi).
Read StoryNigam Bhandari (ACC 2022) is a director, filmmaker, and of Cryptid Films, a Nepal-based film production company. We spoke with Bhandari in the last few months of the third and final year of his NYU program.
Read StoryAi Iwane (ACC 2022) is a Japanese photographer who began her career in 1996. Iwane’s ACC Fellowship allowed her to conduct fieldwork and interviews on the Mattole River and its surrounding area in Humboldt County, Northern California, and learn about the regional community culture of salmon and people. In this video, she speaks briefly on her ACC grant experience.
Read StoryWe are pleased to announce that Josie Cruz Natori was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Cultural Council at our May Board meeting.
Read StoryWe're featuring the recent works of alumni Laurel Kendall (ACC 2010), Benille Priyanka (ACC 2008), Eric Schorr (ACC 2005), and Meredith Schweig (ACC 2009)!
Read StoryThe Asian Cultural Council is proud to announce our 2023 Asia Grant Cycle awardees in support of programs and projects connecting artists, scholars, and arts professionals across Asia and the United States.
Read StoryNew York Fellowship grantee, Gardika Gigih PRADIPTA (ACC 2022), is a Sragen-based pianist, composer and soundscape researcher interested in the intersection of music, society, and culture. Currently, he is nearing the midway point of his six-month ACC grant period. Reflecting on his first few months in New York, Pradipta recently spoke with ACC to describe his experience thus far.
Read StoryWatch the short documentaries of ACC New York Fellowship grantees WU Chien-Wei (ACC 2022) and Cheuk Wing NAM (ACC 2022) in their 2022 Pocantico Collaborative Creative Residencies.
Read StoryACC mourns the recent passing of master architect, urban planner, and educator Balkrishna Doshi (B.V. Doshi).
Read StoryACC sat down with Hong Kong Ballet’s Executive Director Heidi LEE (ACC 2012) and Program Director of the Macao International Music Festival Lio KUOKMAN (ACC multiple grants since 2002) to learn more about how their ACC experiences impacted their careers and perspectives on cultural exchange.
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