Programs
After 1993 the Arts Centre's programs consisted of four areas: art exhibitions and its archival documentation, folk arts presentation and research, education, and the development of a permanent collection. These programs encompassed preservation of the living Asian traditions as well as creation of contemporary forms.
The annual visual arts exhibition program started in 1983, which consists of three to five contemporary visual art exhibitions and one folk art exhibition each year. The annual exhibition presents young Asian American artists or artists significantly influenced by Asia. The Mid-Career Artist Series focuses on the achievements of one or two mid-career artists. The Folk Art program takes a form of performance, lectures, and exhibitions, and presents traditional artists during the Lunar New Year every year.
Contemporary artists who have exhibited at AAAC include Mel Chin, Martin Wong, Alfonso A. Ossorio, Vito Acconci, Luis Camnitzer, Faith Ringgold, Wafaa Bilal, Tseng Kwong Chi, Dinh Q. Lê, Kip Fulbeck, Gu Wenda, and Zhang Hongtu.
Currently, the public education program offers gallery talks, performances, t'ai chi workshops, and a Saturday Community Art School for children on site. The off-site programs take places in public and private schools, and other community sites in the five boroughs in New York.
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