History
Asian American Arts Centre was founded in 1974 in New York as the Asian American Dance Theatre (AADT), a not-for-profit community arts organization. It was one of the older community arts organizations in the New York Chinatown.
A visual arts program was initiated in 1984 called Asian Arts Institute. The current name, the Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC), was adopted in 1987 to encompass both the dance company (AADT) and visual arts programs. Based in New York's Chinatown, the Arts Centre has held many of its programs in other sites and locations in the country.
The Arts Centre began the Community Art School and the Arts-in-Education program in 1978, and the Asian American Artists' Slide Archive in 1982. The exhibition catalogue production begun in 1983, and the Traditional Arts Presentation and Documentation program began in 1985. The Artists-in-Residence program that supported nineteen young artists concluded in 1993.
The Arts Centre has also produced exhibition catalogs, videos, and sound recordings that documented visual arts, oral traditions, music, and performances. ARTSPIRAL, formerly an annual publication issued by the Arts Centre, focused on cultural issues.
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