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HyphenmdashArt as Identity by Chris Keener

HyphenmdashArt as Identityby Wilma Consul

Dana Tai Soon BurgessAnu YadavKhanh H LeJason IgnacioHannah Naomi KimCarmen C WongDaniel Phoenix Singh

EDITORSHYREE MEZICK

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CONTRIBUTORSWILMA CONSULREBECCA LANDWEHR

COVER ART |KHANH H LE

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HyphenmdashArt as Identity by Chris Keener

HyphenmdashArt as Identityby Wilma Consul

Dana Tai Soon BurgessAnu YadavKhanh H LeJason IgnacioHannah Naomi KimCarmen C WongDaniel Phoenix Singh

EDITORSHYREE MEZICK

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5

7DESIGNERROD LITTLE

CONTRIBUTORSWILMA CONSULREBECCA LANDWEHR

COVER ART |KHANH H LE

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bull New Resourcesbull Staff Spotlight

bull Art Bank Featured Artist Kay Hwangbull Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairsrsquo Collection

bull Fringe Youth-Led Productions with Anu Yadavbull Public Artrsquos Student Show |June 10bull DTSB amp Co Summer Youth Program

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IN

THE

KNOW

IDENTITY

HYP

HEN as

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) path to becoming an artist involves a journey back to the source When the artist returns to the past she transforms the self into a vessel to create Identity is one of the most explored themes among artists of ethnic or immigrant background And the individuals we profile in this issue represent a mini-plate of those AAPI experiences

WRITTEN|WILMA CONSUL

ART

3

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ILLUSTRATION|KHANH H LE 4

One who knows not to look back to the source will never reach the destination

ldquoAng hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonanrdquo (Pilipino proverb)

5

6

Yet each onersquos work is a palette full of

snapshots that tell of struggles within

or with the outside world A Korean

American discovers the depth of her identity

among youth activists in Africa A Vietnamese

American who knew nothing about the

Vietnam War that brought him to the United

States takes pride in his only ldquotalentrdquo to

think ndash a lot ndash about the arts Through writing

an Indian American becomes an activist

telling the world that she matters And with

movement and innovation a choreographer

finds solace in defining love and life as a half-

Korean growing up in New Mexico among

Latinos These artists have all felt like outsiders

as immigrants or children of immigrants They

defy that experience through their works

that embrace all others simply because

the Asian and island cultures are inclusive

The choice to include because one has been

excluded is a visceral and a political act

Our featured artists tell their stories

even in the most exclusive worlds ndash the

fruit of their journey back to the source

Theyrsquove grown theyrsquove healed and they

create Such is the peregrination of the

Asian American and Pacific Islander artist

Wilma B Consul is a journalist theater artist

dancer and culinarian who lives in the

Districtrsquos East of the River

ILLUSTRATION|KHANH H LE 4

One who knows not to look back to the source will never reach the destination

ldquoAng hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonanrdquo (Pilipino proverb)

5

6

Yet each onersquos work is a palette full of

snapshots that tell of struggles within

or with the outside world A Korean

American discovers the depth of her identity

among youth activists in Africa A Vietnamese

American who knew nothing about the

Vietnam War that brought him to the United

States takes pride in his only ldquotalentrdquo to

think ndash a lot ndash about the arts Through writing

an Indian American becomes an activist

telling the world that she matters And with

movement and innovation a choreographer

finds solace in defining love and life as a half-

Korean growing up in New Mexico among

Latinos These artists have all felt like outsiders

as immigrants or children of immigrants They

defy that experience through their works

that embrace all others simply because

the Asian and island cultures are inclusive

The choice to include because one has been

excluded is a visceral and a political act

Our featured artists tell their stories

even in the most exclusive worlds ndash the

fruit of their journey back to the source

Theyrsquove grown theyrsquove healed and they

create Such is the peregrination of the

Asian American and Pacific Islander artist

Wilma B Consul is a journalist theater artist

dancer and culinarian who lives in the

Districtrsquos East of the River

One who knows not to look back to the source will never reach the destination

ldquoAng hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonanrdquo (Pilipino proverb)

5

6

Yet each onersquos work is a palette full of

snapshots that tell of struggles within

or with the outside world A Korean

American discovers the depth of her identity

among youth activists in Africa A Vietnamese

American who knew nothing about the

Vietnam War that brought him to the United

States takes pride in his only ldquotalentrdquo to

think ndash a lot ndash about the arts Through writing

an Indian American becomes an activist

telling the world that she matters And with

movement and innovation a choreographer

finds solace in defining love and life as a half-

Korean growing up in New Mexico among

Latinos These artists have all felt like outsiders

as immigrants or children of immigrants They

defy that experience through their works

that embrace all others simply because

the Asian and island cultures are inclusive

The choice to include because one has been

excluded is a visceral and a political act

Our featured artists tell their stories

even in the most exclusive worlds ndash the

fruit of their journey back to the source

Theyrsquove grown theyrsquove healed and they

create Such is the peregrination of the

Asian American and Pacific Islander artist

Wilma B Consul is a journalist theater artist

dancer and culinarian who lives in the

Districtrsquos East of the River

6

Yet each onersquos work is a palette full of

snapshots that tell of struggles within

or with the outside world A Korean

American discovers the depth of her identity

among youth activists in Africa A Vietnamese

American who knew nothing about the

Vietnam War that brought him to the United

States takes pride in his only ldquotalentrdquo to

think ndash a lot ndash about the arts Through writing

an Indian American becomes an activist

telling the world that she matters And with

movement and innovation a choreographer

finds solace in defining love and life as a half-

Korean growing up in New Mexico among

Latinos These artists have all felt like outsiders

as immigrants or children of immigrants They

defy that experience through their works

that embrace all others simply because

the Asian and island cultures are inclusive

The choice to include because one has been

excluded is a visceral and a political act

Our featured artists tell their stories

even in the most exclusive worlds ndash the

fruit of their journey back to the source

Theyrsquove grown theyrsquove healed and they

create Such is the peregrination of the

Asian American and Pacific Islander artist

Wilma B Consul is a journalist theater artist

dancer and culinarian who lives in the

Districtrsquos East of the River

Hyphenndash Art as Identity

FeaturingAnu Yadav

Dana Tai Soon BurgessJason Ignacio

Khanh H Le

Dana Tai Soon Burgess amp Company

7

DC COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

RE

EL

8

WORDS|ANU YADAV

VIDEO|CHRIS KEENER

ldquoThe most important life question isWho am Irdquo

Learn more about her thoughts here- Gloria Nauden DCCAH Executive Director

Watch an excerpt from DTSB amp Corsquos Hyphen here

BURGESSldquoI AM A HYPHENATED AMERICANrdquo

ldquoMy fascination with understanding my diverse cultural

terrain became the driving factor in why I pursued dance

Movement is a form of expression which communicates

beyond language barriers and feelings of cultural

estrangement Developing a personal dance aesthetic

allows me an outlet from which to be understood I can

express my emotional journeys personal stories and cultural

histories I am deeply dedicated to choreographing

dances which express the multi-faceted perspectives of

the Asian diaspora throughout the Americas The issue

of what it means to be an Asian American today spans

complicated issues of generational differences and

diverse cultural communities interactions Ultimately out of

this state of flux and confusion comes my belief that we

ultimately have the power to define who we are how we

are perceived and to create change and acceptance

through the presentation of poignant sublime artrdquo

PHOTOS|MARY NOBLE OURS

wwwdtsbcocom

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PROFILESPOTlight

Members of Dana Tai Soon Burgessrsquo Company

Connie Fink Associate Artistic Director

Ricardo Alvarez

Katie Chupashko

Su-Chen Cuff

Sarah Halzack

Takako Hattawy

Miyako Nitadori

Florian Rouiller

Hala Shah

Kelly Moss Southall

Tati (Maria Del Carmen) Valle-Riestra

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PHOTOS|CHRIS KEENER

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Who I am

I donrsquot know I donrsquot know I donrsquot knowI donrsquot know I donrsquot know I donrsquot know

Thatrsquos the recording that plays viciously in my head Over and over again

It comes fromYou are dirty Your food smells You donrsquot belong here

It comes fromStop asking so many questions Beti Please

Where are we from Where did you grow up What about Nanaji Naniji Moussiji Moussaji Mamaji ChachajiTell me tell me tell me

Who you areIs in part who and where home is to you

HomeMy entire family in India sitting in one living room in rocking chairs waiting for me to walk through that door The 25 Indian families huddled together in Cedar Rapids Iowa

I craved stories My father was scared his children would grow up away from India not knowing who they really are and where they are really from He died when I was 12 In this foreign land Another blanket of silence

In absence of legacies handed down of rituals continued there are things I donrsquot know So I create my own

It helps me remember a piece of Who I really am

Every year

(Lights a candle)

I light a candle through the night

And I begin a letter

ldquoDear Dadhelliprdquo

(Blows the candle out)

YADAV

wwwanuyadavcom

12

Who I am

I donrsquot know I donrsquot know I donrsquot knowI donrsquot know I donrsquot know I donrsquot know

Thatrsquos the recording that plays viciously in my head Over and over again

It comes fromYou are dirty Your food smells You donrsquot belong here

It comes fromStop asking so many questions Beti Please

Where are we from Where did you grow up What about Nanaji Naniji Moussiji Moussaji Mamaji ChachajiTell me tell me tell me

Who you areIs in part who and where home is to you

HomeMy entire family in India sitting in one living room in rocking chairs waiting for me to walk through that door The 25 Indian families huddled together in Cedar Rapids Iowa

I craved stories My father was scared his children would grow up away from India not knowing who they really are and where they are really from He died when I was 12 In this foreign land Another blanket of silence

In absence of legacies handed down of rituals continued there are things I donrsquot know So I create my own

It helps me remember a piece of Who I really am

Every year

(Lights a candle)

I light a candle through the night

And I begin a letter

ldquoDear Dadhelliprdquo

(Blows the candle out)

YADAV

wwwanuyadavcom

12

PHOTO|CHRIS KEENER

13

ldquoEven though I identify myself as a Vietnamese-born

American I still do not know what it means There is

a discord within my own origin due to the fact that

I was born too late By the time I arrived Vietnam

had already claimed its independence Being born

too late effectively removed me from that point in

history Growing up in the United States I learned

to adapt my identity living between two cultures

ldquoWhat would it be like to live a life without the

unresolved tensions between two cultures Like

an earthquake the Vietnam War shook my core

identitymy rootedness is shaken with doubt and

discomfort because it is transforming into a kind

of rootless-ness as I slowly acclimate to American

culture Identity is the central theme of my works

and I examine it through the bits and pieces of my

personal memory and the collective history from the

two cultures Contradictions and fragmentations are

key issues in examining the notion of identity within

the structure of my works through the process

of collage I layer together fragmented photo

images to create a new historical narrative that is

reflective of the tension within my own identityrdquo

LE

wwwkhanhhlecom

14

ldquoYou can tel l more about an art ist by what they omit than what they includerdquo

ARTWORK | KHANH H LE

ldquoEven though I identify myself as a Vietnamese-born

American I still do not know what it means There is

a discord within my own origin due to the fact that

I was born too late By the time I arrived Vietnam

had already claimed its independence Being born

too late effectively removed me from that point in

history Growing up in the United States I learned

to adapt my identity living between two cultures

ldquoWhat would it be like to live a life without the

unresolved tensions between two cultures Like

an earthquake the Vietnam War shook my core

identitymy rootedness is shaken with doubt and

discomfort because it is transforming into a kind

of rootless-ness as I slowly acclimate to American

culture Identity is the central theme of my works

and I examine it through the bits and pieces of my

personal memory and the collective history from the

two cultures Contradictions and fragmentations are

key issues in examining the notion of identity within

the structure of my works through the process

of collage I layer together fragmented photo

images to create a new historical narrative that is

reflective of the tension within my own identityrdquo

LE

wwwkhanhhlecom

14

ldquoYou can tel l more about an art ist by what they omit than what they includerdquo

ARTWORK | KHANH H LE

Jason Ignacio was born and raised in Manila

Philippines A recipient of the Mayorrsquos Arts

Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist

(2009) Jason has made a name for himself

in here in DC and the world Jasonrsquos talent

for dancing was discovered at age 12 when

he began training with the Gigi Felix Velarde

Ballet Dance Workshop Jason continued

to dance with Ballet Philippines Philippine

Ballet Theater and Steps Dance Studio As a

member of the Earth Savers Dreams Ensemble

Jason has traveled across Asia the United

Arab Emirates Europe and the United States

In 2008 Washingtonian magazine named

Ignacio one of DCrsquos Top 20 Showstoppers

He has also won the 2009 MetroDC Dance

Award for Outstanding Individual Performance

along with the Kennedy Centerrsquos Local Dance

Commissioning Project Award for The Mountain

Most recently Jason received the PEARL

Cultural Heritage Award from the Embassy of

the Philippines for raising awareness of and

deepening appreciation for the Philippines

and its rich culture through excellence in

performing arts He currently teaches at the

CityDance Center at Strathmore and is a

member of CityDance Ensemble inc of DC

IGNACIO

PHOTO|PAUL EMERSON

wwwjasonignaciocom

View an exerpt from The Mountain here

15

PHOTO|PAUL EMERSON

IGNACIO

View an exerpt from The Mountain here

16

OKOMBAHE DREAM

ARTWORK | HANNAH NAOMI KIM

KIMldquoThe philosopher and Christian mystic

Simone Weil once wrote lsquoTo be rooted

is perhaps the most important and least

recognised need of the human soulrsquo

ldquoCapturing the gesture of a figure and inversing

its silhouette I paint to remember a particular

human identity that has been removed from

layered landscapes of specific coordinates of

place I want to explore what rootedness means in

an era that reifies continual displacement of time

and space My work addresses the intersections of

post-modern and cyber spaces in which distant

disparate places and people collide on various

platforms of globalization I work from collected

media archival and personal photography to

collage a response to the shifting terrain that

has become my experience of present visual

culture I work in both time-based and still media

to explore multiple dimensions of movementmdash

chronological (in animation images interact and

slide over each other) and spatial (in the painting

images accumulate over each other in the same

space) The simultaneity of multiple geographies

and events creates a complex juxtaposition

of individual and collective stories that

challenges provincial perceptions of the worldrdquo

wwwbitonalitycom

17

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wwwbanishedproductionsorg

PHOTOS|JESSICA SEO amp EMILE BENJAMIN

WONGldquoI wonder then if I am one of a fragmented

octuplet because my art is articulated from a

myriad of identities ex -anglophile -apolitical

-asian -female -nomad -appropriator

ldquoWith every project I have to dig a little deeper

find another part of myself that can still be

milked into a cohesive glue to piece together

a narrative Sometimes it is from a play a

visual form a poem an unrelenting musical

refrain maybe all of them I guess this is why I

am fascinated by and dabble in collaborative

hybrid-arts how can I use each discipline to

tell a different angle of that same narrative

ldquoNothing in life or art is truly new but what to

me makes good ideas and great art is the

honing of perspective finding the ability to

see interesting permutations and patterns to

be awestruck by what is or what has come

before to celebrate both the forgotten and

the obvious As an artist I think it is important

to grow a voice that speaks for as many of

those identities that you share but packing a

side of irreverent humor has been key for me

ldquoFor if art indeed reflects life then perhaps like

life lsquo[Art] is too important to be taken seriouslyrsquordquo

ldquoA dear friend of mine once analogized

lsquoa world without art is like living a life knowing

you have a twin but never meeting themrsquo

C

19

BALLADES MECHANIQUE (VER 20) AT THE MARION STREET GARDEN

WONG

A TACTILE DINNER

Big Bear Cafe

May 13 thru 15

A synaesthetic experience

inspired by the Futurists

co-produced with Niell

DuVal props artisan

A TACTILE DINNER

Long View Gallery

May 16 thru 17

20

PHOTOS|STEPHEN BARANOVICS

ldquothe dance is about being poor about being rich about being

happy young old all the different things had a place in dance for

them That was just amazing for me when yoursquore dancing itrsquos like

the most intimate part of your life and yoursquore free to be where you

are and who you are But then the logistical parts of it donrsquot mesh

well so itrsquos again about finding the balance between doing what

you want to do and finding a place that will show you as you arerdquo

SINGH

wwwdakshinaorg

21

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2010 granteesDCCAH will award 515 grants totaling $725 million to fund arts projects across the District of Columbia DCCAH is proud to continue offering support to the Districtrsquos unique art ists and arts organizations Congratulations to these indi viduals and organizations who received funding in 2010

ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMbullAbdul Ali AddurrahmanbullAmy SaidmanbullAnupama YadavbullAssane KontebullBrian Wilbur Grundstrom bullFrederic YonnetbullGabriel FeldmanbullHenry Ofori-AttabullIssachah James SavagebullJuan H GaddisbullKaren LB EvansbullKaren ZacariasbullKyle DarganbullLaura ZambullLawrence B RedmondbullMarc Anthony NelsonbullMary Hall SurfacebullMaurice Michael SaylorbullRandall PackerbullRyan RichmondbullSandra BeasleybullSara Ilyse JacobsonbullSuzanne ZweizigbullVijay Palaparty

ARTS EDUCATION PROJECTS INDIVIDUALSbullAsssane KontebullJoel BergnerbullMarc S SpiegelbullMary Beth Bowen

ARTS EDUCATION PROJECTS ORGANIZATIONSbullCapital Fringe Inc bullCapitol Hill Arts WorkshopbullCapitol Letters Writing CenterbullCapoeiraDCbullCenter for Inspired TeachingbullCentroNiabullCity Arts IncbullCity at Peace Inc bullCityDance EnsemblebullCritical ExposurebullDC ScoresbullDumbarton Concerts Inc bullFestivals DC Ltd bullFolger Shakespeare LibrarybullGrupo de Artistas Latino AmericanobullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

bullJoy of Motion Dance Center Inc bullLatin American Youth Center Youth-Build Public Charter SchoolbullNational Building MuseumbullNational Housing Trust Enterprise Preservation CorporationbullPENFaulkner FoundationbullSeptima Clark Public Charter SchoolbullSt Coletta of Greater Washington IncbullStep Afrika USA Inc bullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Ellington FundbullThe National Museum of Women in the ArtsbullThe Parkmont SchoolbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Phillips CollectionbullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Studio TheatrebullThe Theatre Lab School of Dramatic ArtsbullThe Washington BalletbullThe Washington Middle School for GirlsbullThe Washington National OperabullThe Washington Theatre Awards SocietybullTrustees of the Corcoran Gallery of ArtbullTurning the PagebullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Drama Society Inc bullWashington Performing Arts SocietybullWilliam E Doar Jr Public Charter SchoolbullWVSA School For Arts in LearningbullYoung Playwrights Theater Inc

ARTISTS IN SCHOOLSINDIVIDUALSbullJose GonzalezbullMarta Perez GarciabullRegie CabicobullThembi Duncan

ARTS TEACHER FELLOWSHIPSbullChristina Greta SchornbullDawn NaserbullKatie CooganbullPremila Mistry

CITY ARTS PROJECTS INDIVIDUALSbullAudrey L BrownbullHolly BassbullHolly TankbullJoy JonesbullKim RobertsbullRex WeilbullRuth StenstrombullSarah BrowningbullSukumar Srinivasan

CITY ARTS PROJECTS ORGANIZATIONSbullArt EnablesbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital City SymphonybullCapoeiraDCbullCentroNiabullCultural Development Corporation of the District of ColumbiabullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh CompanybullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Film AlliancebullDC Wheel Productions Inc bullFordrsquos Theatre SocietybullInterfaith Conference of Metropoli-tan WashingtonbullJames Renwick AlliancebullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsbullMexican Cultural InstitutebullMoving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance CompanybullOpera LafayettebullPin Points TheatrebullPost-Classical Ensemble Inc bullSixth amp I Historic Synagogue bullSpeakeasy DC

ARTISTS IN SCHOOLSORGANIZATIONSbullCenter City Public Charter School-Congress Heights CampusbullDorothy I Height Community Acad-emy Public Charter School-Amos 1 CampusbullHyde Leadership Public Charter SchoolbullKippDC-LEAP AcademybullSchool Within School at PeabodybullScott Montgomery Elementary Schoolbull SEED Public Charter School

EAST OF THE RIVERbullAfrican Diaspora Ancestral Com-memoration InstitutebullArch Development CorporationbullEast of the River Boys and Girls SteelbandbullLife Pieces To Masterpieces IncbullNortheast Performing Arts GroupbullSerenity Players IncbullSewing Opportunities Never End-ing Young Playwrights Theater Inc(SONE)bullSmithsonian Institutionrsquos Anacostia Community MuseumbullThe Washington BalletbullWard 7 Arts CollaborativebullYoung Playwrights Theater Inc

ELDERS LEARNING THROUGHTHE ARTS PROGRAM bullAbraham and Laura Lisner Home for Aged WomenbullAudrey L BrownbullIONA Senior ServicesbullSharna FabianobullThe Double Nickels Theatre Company IncbullThe Theatre Lab School ofthe Dramatic ArtsbullThe Washington BalletbullWashington Improvisational Theater Co

bullTeaching for ChangebullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Textile MuseumbullThe Washington National OperabullTransformer Inc bullVera Institute of Justice Inc bullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Drama Society IncbullWashington Improvisational Theater Co bullWashington Parks amp PeoplebullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington Sculptorrsquos Group

FESTIVALS DCbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital Fringe IncbullCultural Tourism DCbullDC Blues SocietybullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh Company

GRANTS IN AIDbull21st Century ConsortbullAfrican Continuum Theatre CoalitionbullArt EnablesbullAtlas Performing Arts CenterbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital City SymphonybullCapital Fringe IncbullCapitol Movement IncbullCity Arts IncbullCity at Peace IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullCritical ExposurebullCultural Development Corporation of the District of ColumbiabullDC Blues SocietybullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh Dance CompanybullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Film AlliancebullDC Wheel Productions IncbullEdgeworksbullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFederal City Performing Arts Associa-tion IncbullFotoWeekDCbullFree Minds Book Club and Writing WorkshopbullFriends of Fillmore Arts Center

FOLK amp TRADITIONAL ARTS MINI-GRANT PROGRAM bullBrendan BellbullCarlenia SpringerbullInterstages IncbullLucy Ann JicklingbullSharna Fabiano

bullDC Film AlliancebullEl Teatro de Danza Contemporanca de El SalvadorbullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFestivals DC LtdbullFotoWeekDCbullFrench-American Cultural FoundationbullGrupo de Artistas Latino AmericanobullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsbullNational Building MuseumbullNational Cherry Blossom Festival Committee Inc bullOne in Ten Inc bullVSA ArtsbullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington DC International Film Festival

bullThe Congressional ChorusbullThe In Series IncbullThe InkwellbullThe National Menrsquos ChorusbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullThe Theatre Lab School of the Dra-matic ArtsbullThe Thomas Circle SingersbullThe Wagner Society of Washington DCbullThe Washington ChorusbullThe Washington Theatre Awards SocietybullThe Washington Womenrsquos ChorusbullTheater Alliance of WashingtonbullTheatre Downtown Inc ta The Washington Stage GuildbullTransformer IncbullVocal Arts SocietybullWashington Bach Consort

bullOne Common Unity IncbullOpera Camerata of Washington DC IncbullOpera LafayettebullPan American Symphony OrchestrabullPENFaulkner FoundationbullPost-Classical Ensemble IncbullSmith Farm Center for the Healing ArtsbullSolas Nua IncbullSouthwest Renaissance Develop-ment CorporationbullSpeakeasyDCbullStep Afrika USA Incbull Taffety Punk Theatre IncbullThe Black Women Playwrightsrsquo Group

bullWashington Concert OperabullWashington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center IncbullWashington Improvisational Theater CobullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington DC International Film FestivalbullWords Beats amp LifebullYouth Organizations United to Rise

bullHamiltonian Artists IncbullInternational Arts and ArtistsbullInternational Capoeira Angola FoundationbullJoy of Motion Dance Center IncbullKanKouran West African Dance CobullMaru Montero Dance CompanybullMoving ForwardContemporary Asian American Dance CompanybullMusica ApertabullNortheast Performing Arts Group

SMALL PROJECTS PROGRAMbullAlexis E GillespiebullAllison Lince-BentleybullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCarol PineaubullCity Arts IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullConsumer Action NetworkbullDC Youth Orchestra ProgrambullEl Teatro del Danza Contemporanea de El SalavadorbullEleanor WaltonbullIn Da Streets IncbullJamelle G ThomasbullJewish Historical Society of Greater WashingtonbullKeisha Dene MitchellbullKhanh H LebullLorton Art Program IncbullNew HorizonsbullNoah GetzbullRyan RichmondbullShawn ShortbullSherri Lyn SosslaubullSpeakeasyDCbullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullThe Washington Ballet bullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWomen in Film amp VideobullVERGE Ensemble

HIP HOP COMMUNITY ARTSbullCityDance EnsemblebullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDavid Nicholas AdamsbullDC Wheel Productions IncbullDiallo SumbrybullFacilitating Leadership in Youth IncbullFestivals DC LtdbullJerald BryantbullLatin American Youth Center IncbullMagee McIlvainebullMentors of Minorities in EducationbullPediatric AidsHIV Care IncbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Studio TheatrebullWilliam E Doar Jr Public Charter SchoolbullWords Beats amp LifebullYouth Organizations United to Rise

STIM10bullAmerican Poetry MuseumbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital City SymphonybullCity Arts IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh CompanybullDC Youth Orchestra ProgrambullJoy of Motion Dance Center IncbullLife Pieces To Masterpieces IncbullOpera LafayettebullPrisons FoundationbullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Double Nickels Theatre Company IncbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullTheater Alliance of WashingtonbullWashington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center IncbullWashington Menrsquos CameratabullWoolly Mammoth Theater Company

UPSTART PROGRAM bullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFotoWeekDCbullJones-Haywood Dance School Inc bullOne in Ten Inc bullThe Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic ArtsbullYouth Organizations United to Rise

bullEric RubinbullGraciela Requel Sedillo LopezbullGuarina Lopez-DavisbullHannah Naomi KimbullJason NickensbullJes TherkelsenbullJessica SolomonbullJohn A JohnsonbullJustin YoungbullLindsay RouttbullMaria Emelyn Villa BrykbullMark PerkinsbullMary Christina CoblebullMatthew Jordan HemerleinbullMaureen Elizabeth AndarybullNicole AguirrebullPatrick CrowleybullPaul Joseph ThornleybullPeter ChangbullRachel BeamerbullRyan Patrick McDonnellbullSarah KossbullSia Tiambi BarnesbullThomas Patrick GossbullTommy Bobo

YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMbullAdam de BoerbullAlexander Richard ClarkebullAlexandra SilverthornebullCarmen WongbullChristylez BaconbullDanielle M EvennoubullElizabeth Dawn DeRoche

PUBLIC ART BUILDING COMMUNITIESbullBill WarrellbullChinatown Community Cultural Center IncbullCity Arts IncbullGolden Triangle Business Improve-ment DistrictbullKelly TowlesbullLatin American Youth Center IncbullRoderick Turner

CULTURAL FACILITIES PROGRAM bullAtlas Performing Arts CenterbullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Wheel Productions IncbullFolger Shakespeare LibrarybullGrupo de Artistas Latino AmericanobullHillwood Museum and Gardens FoundationbullMeridian International CenterbullNational Trust for Historic PreservationbullThe National Museum of Women in the ArtsbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Studio TheatrebullThe Washington BalletbullTrustees of the Corcoran Gallery of ArtbullWashington District of Columbia Jew-ish Community Center Inc

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONEDPROJECTS bullTakoma Metro Underpass ndash Sam GilliambullNY Avenue BridgeDesign Team ndash Kent BloomerbullGirard Street Playground Mural ndash Words Beats and Lifendash Albus Cavus ndash Aniekan UdofiabullBenning Library Project ndash Rik FreemanndashLife Pieces To Master PiecesbullAnacostia Library Project ndash Kamala SubramanianndashBill HowardbullNew Beginnings Youth Develop-ment Center Mural ndash Cheryl Foster ndashJoey TomassonibullThe New Saint Elizabeths Hospital Suspended Installations ndash Matthew Barinholtzndash Walter KravitzbullThe New Saint Elizabeths Hospital Murals ndash Sheila Criderndash Roderick Turnerndash Bill Gibbons

PUBLIC ART BANK RECENT ACQUISITIONS

ArtistsbullAliza LelahbullBJ AdamsbullCarol Brown GoldbergbullCaroline ThoringtonbullCatherine KleemanbullCynthia ConnollybullDavid Allen HarrisbullDenise WrightbullElaine LangermanbullEllen HillbullFrank Hallam DaybullFrank SmithbullGloria KirkbullGwen LewisbullJames Brown JrbullJarvis GrantbullJason HorowitzbullJenny WaltonbullJohn AquilinobullJohn GrunwellbullJohn James AndersonbullJoseph Craig EnglishbullJudy ByronbullKaren HubacherbullKay HwangbullLely ConstantinoplebullLisa FanningbullLisa Marie ThalhammerbullMargaret BoozerbullMatt DunnbullMichael B PlattbullMichael Dax IacovonebullPeggy FlemingbullRobert SanabriabullSandra ParrabullSharon Moody

Artists Represented by GalleriesbullColby Caldwell (Hemphill Gallery)bullFranz Jantzen (Hemphill Gallery)bullGodfrey Frankel (Hemphill Gallery)bullJames Huckenpahler (Hemphill Gallery)bullJamils Rahimi (ArtEnables)bullKate McGraw (Curatorrsquos Office)bullKevin McDonald (Pyramid Atlantic)bullMargie Smeller (ArtEnables)bullMichael Farrell (Curatorrsquos Office)bullNancy McIntyre (Jane Haslem Gal-lery)bullRenee Stout (Hemphill Gallery)bullRobin Wheeler (ArtEnables)bullWorkingman Collective (Hemphill Gallery)

Artomatic PurchasesbullArlie HammonsbullBen NicholsonbullCarlito CabadingbullClaudia MinicozzibullJamea Richmond EdwardsbullJeremy Arn D RamirezbullJessica Van BraklebullJohn SawyerbullKerry CavanaghbullKimberley BursicbullLori Larusso (Jordan Faye Contem-porary)bullLynne VenhartbullMarina ReiterbullMark JudebullMatthew R CaruccibullMichael TorrabullPat GosleebullPatricia McDonald HartnettbullRachel ThernbullRob ChesterbullSam VasfibullSean HennesseybullStephen BeardsellbullSusan FinsenbullSusannah Parnin

bullSolomon WondimubullSondra ArkinbullStanley SquirewellbullSteven JacksonbullSusana Raab

25

ASIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION HERITAGE STORY WALL PROJECTIn commemoration of the Asia Heritage Foundationrsquos 5th annual celebration the Heritage Story Wall Project honors senior citizens of the Asian community

FIESTA ASIA BOLLYWOOD FLASH MOBThe Asia Heritage Foundation is looking for individuals and organizations for their first ever Bollywood Flash Mob Dance Street Style on Pennsylvania Ave on May 22 during for the Fiesta Asia Street Fair

FORD FOUNDATION SPACE FOR CHANGE PLANNING AND PRE-DEVELOPMENT GRANTSLINC in partnership with the Ford Foundation announces an open call for proposals to the Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grant program Grants will provide a complementary suite of material support with access to a national learning community as well as technical assistance

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

FOR YOUR INFORMATIONmdashCALLS TO ARTISTS amp ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

WErsquoRE GETTING A NEW LOOKLOOK FOR OUR NEW WEBSITE AND GRANTS APPLICATION SET TO LAUNCH IN EARLY JUNE

26

FRINGECapital Fringe has partnered with Sasha Bruce Youthwork to create the Youth-Led

Producerrsquos Program designed to support students in writing developing and producing their own show at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival July 8-25 2010 Teaching artist Anu

Yadav works with students between the ages of 13 and 18 from the Anacostia and Ballou High Schools in Southeast DC each week as part of the Youth Led Afterschool Program Covering the entire aspect of what it means to be a self-producing artist the students learn all the various components of the performing arts They participate in workshops directed at crafting their artistic talents and voices learning that the arts can be a powerful tool for self-expression public dialogue and social change Capital Fringe is committed to supporting the leadership of youth artists to join and shape the DC performing arts community as independent producers

YOUTH-LED PRODUCERS

27

art101

Performances will be Saturday July 17 at 1pm and Thursday July 22 at 7pm at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival

28

STUDENT ART SHOWDC CREATES

DCCAH is holding an exhibition of student artwork showcasing the diverse visual creativity and talent in

the DC Public and Public Charter Schools Art instructors across DC were encouraged to submit the top works created during this school year Of those submissions 42 will be on display in the ground floor gallery of the

Historical Society of Washington DC

The top 10 works to be added to our Art Bank Collection announced at the opening

reception

Opening Reception June 4th 6PM-8PM

Exhibition open June 4th- July 4th 2010

Where The Historical Society of Washington DC

801 K Street NW Washington DC 20001

For questions or further information contact Rachel Dickerson

DTSBampCO 2009 ASIAN 29

Artwork provided by finalists in the Student Art Show

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Bell Multi Cultural High School

Center City Brightwood

Childrenrsquos Studio School

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

EL Haynes Public Charter School

Ferebee-Hope Community School

Filmore Arts Center

Francis Stevens Educational Campus

Hendley Elementary School

JC Nalle Elementary School

JO Wilson Elementary

John Eaton Elementary

Lafayette Elementary

Latin American Montessori Bilingual

Public Charter School

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School

Peabody Early Childhood

SAIL Public Charter School

SEED Public Charter School

Sousa Middle School

Stuart Hobson MIddle School

Truesdell Educational Center

Watkins Elementary School

William E Doer Jr Public Charter School

for the Performing Arts

STUDENT ART SHOW

DTSBampCO 2009 ASIAN 30

DTS B amp C O2009 ASIAN AMERIC AN YOUTH PROG RAM

With funding from the Mayorrsquos Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Program Assistant Kelly Moss Southall presented a 3-week youth outreach program directed towards Asian American students Designed

to provide students with a culturally enriched experience 12 students from DC Charter School and School Without Walls were able to experience the importance of culture and community At Joy of Motion in DuPont Circle students to learn about each others cultural backgrounds and artistic interests The second component of the program included guided museum visits at a number of Smithsonian locations including the Freer and Sackler Galleries The discussion was followed by a simple technique class and creative movement explorations

31

DTS B amp C O2009 ASIAN AMERIC AN YOUTH PROG RAM

During the time students were assigned small projects to help acquaint them with each museum teach them how to gather information from the artwork and to communicate that information to their peers The students were exposed to a large amount of current exhibits as well as museum collections expressing both contemporary and historical culture-specific issues At the end of the program the Students received completion certificates and a small award ceremony at School Without Walls Soohyun ldquoJulie ldquo Koo from the Mayorrsquos Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs was present to honor each student for their completion of the program

32

AY ldquoWhen I was a child I thought I was invisible I also remember feeling watched as if I was a strange

curiosity Only years later I realized this puzzling twin

cloak of both invisibility and scrutiny was intimately

tied to being one of the few Indian heritage people in

Cedar Rapids Iowa I lived in two worlds lsquoIndianrsquo and

lsquoAmericanrsquo The Indian world was my home this tight-

knit immigrant community filled with close contact

and little privacy long goodbyes and enough food

for guests who were always welcome It makes sense

that my artistic process centers on being with people

building and nurturing relationships observing people

documenting their experiences as authentically and

respectfully as possible and engaging with communities

over a long period of time A lot of my art comes from

the strength of the relationships that inspire it The more

unfamiliar lsquoAmericanrsquo world was [where] I learned about

the power of being ignored for who I was and watched

for what I was assumed to be Theater became not only

my escape but a way to reveal more of myself outside

the confines of the reality around me It is through the

performance of my own writing that I discovered my

stories mattered enough to share in the public arena

It meant that I mattered too I became fueled with the

desire to share the stories of others whose voices were left

on the margins fighting to be heard ldquo

DANA TAI SOON BURGESS amp ANU YADAV DTSB How does your cultural heritage inform your artistic process

33

BiTeSOUnd

DTSB ldquoThe American economy is based on innovation In order for our

economy to rebound with strength all

sectors of our economy must be infused

with the basic concepts of creativity

Artists move through a process of creativity

everytime they make a new work So I

believe there is much that we can add to

the American economic landscape Asian

American artists are a bridge to not only

Asia with America but they also represent

the ability to constantly probe and question

American perspectives thus pushing our

economic growth forwardrdquo

DANA TAI SOON BURGESS amp ANU YADAV AY What do you think is the potential role of artists today within an era of economic downturn What role do and can Asian American artists play

34

HNK ldquoMy earliest artistic influence was my mother who taught me to draw and paint from a young age I spent all of my childhood

in the DC area and had the privilege of going to the Smithsonian museums

often I donrsquot think I really understood the expansiveness of art and its

overlaps with all spheres of society until my studies in college Political and

social theory profoundly affects the collective identity of a nation--and artists

can be a powerful catalyst that influences that identity

One of my most formative experiences was living inNamibia through

the Fulbright scholarship It was this young African country that revealed

a unique awareness of my own Korean-American identity I identified with

the generation caught between an emerging global identity and the

weighty history of colonialism The arts can capture these complex emotions

and generational changes in ways that few other disciplines can Observing

the struggle for identity in Namibian society led me back to my own Korean

roots and revitalized an interest Irsquove had since college the current division

of North and South Korea I think I am trying to figure out what it means to be

an artist (maybe a lifelong process) but it is my hope to create work from a

place that intersects both these poetic and political sensibilitiesrdquo

JASON IGNACIO amp HANNAH NAOMI KIM

JI I find your work poetic with profound political sense is there anything in your past perhaps in your childhood that inspired you to be who you are as an artist

35

JI ldquoI have been performing and traveling extensively since the age of 14 My observation and

experiences of environments abroad have nourished me as

a versatile artist Traveling has helped me tap into different

worlds and simulate a situation or create my own When I

dance or choreograph I transform myself travel through

time or even bend time to transport the audience to

different environments perhaps to places they have never

been before Passing through different parts of the world has

helped me see clearly the geographical imprint of a country

through the taste of their water the feel of their breeze on

my skin their complexions the color of their sky the sensation

of their sand beneath my feet and the contrast of their

landscape These variations have broadened my horizon as

person and as an artist I understand that the beauty of this

world lies beneath the differences of our culture Much like

the diversity of humankind the snow might be blowing from

one direction but each snowflake is different This is how I

approach my artrdquo

JASON IGNACIO amp HANNAH NAOMI KIM

HNK You have studied and traveled to many places around the world In what ways have nature and the landscapes yoursquove experienced influenced the way you approach your art

36

KHL ldquoI think the common element that allows us to develop our own identity and make it unique is through the stereotyping we face daily People try to understand the world quickly

by identifying people places and things through

lsquoclumpingrsquo or categorizing information into particular

groupings When I was young I would get so scared

of telling people that I was Vietnamese because

of my fear that they would associate me with the

Vietnam War Identifying myself as a Vietnamese

I cannot seem to escape from [its] overbearing

shadow and the impact that its burden casts on my

shoulders It probably started in middle school it

was such a tremendous pressure having the feeling

of being connected to that War and at the same

time wanting others to accept me as an American

I donrsquot know if I [am] confident enough to call myself

a lsquoVietnamese-Americanrsquo artist For artists laying claim

on two cultures it is a ldquomixed blessingrdquo according to

Lucy Lippard I have an unusual outlook having lived

in two worlds but at the same time I do suffer from

the notion of not having a place to which I can truly

belong I think that this is something we all share not

only as Asian Americans but also as immigrants living

between culturesrdquo

DANIEL PHOENIX SINGH amp KHANH H LE

DPS What do you think a common element of all of us developing our own individual and different identity is Has being an artist changed this in anyway If yes how

37

DPS ldquobecause I donrsquot fall into the white or black category -- and Irsquom not even Latino -- Irsquom just in a different category altogether I donrsquot know necessarily that itrsquos racist I just think [people] donrsquot know any

different One of my friends says lsquoYou canrsquot help a fish for being in the waterrsquo Itrsquos

that kind of thing Over time I think itrsquos changing I think that most people are

constantly educating [each other] about who they are and fighting stereotypes

and prejudices you have all these little places where you have to keep telling

and explaining and breaking down stereotypes Itrsquos partly my responsibility to

educate peoplerdquo

DANIEL PHOENIX SINGH amp KHANH H LE

KHL Have you you ever imagined or fantasized about what would it be like to live a life without the unresolved tensions between two cultures

38

ESSAYYouth1st Place Claire G Shaw2nd Place Julia Nessman3rd Place Claire TrinityHon Mention Sophia StrazzellaHon Mention Joshua Taubman

Teen1st Place Siera Toney2nd Place Osamwenyobo Oviasogie3rd Place Bria BaileyHon Mention Sarah KennedyHon Mention Ikea Witcher

FICTIONYouth1st Place Claire E Parker2nd Place Sofia Yasin3rd Place Ana SierraHon Mention Alexandra Radifera

Teen1st Place Caroline Hall2nd Place Francisco Fitch-Flores3rd Place Margaret GushueHon Mention Diamond RichardsonHon Mention Grier Starling

Adult1st Place Binahkaye Joy2nd Place Gabriel Louis3rd Place Wila ReinhardHon Mention Mark EP RobertsHon Mention Rebecca Gross

DRAMATIC WRITING1st Place Sowande S Tichawonna2nd Place Alan Sharpe3rd Place Paco MaddenHon Mention Andrew Evans

39

indialed

POETRYYouth1st Place Zoe Mills2nd Place David L Thomas3rd Place Lakeisha ThompsonHon Mention Sharri BarnesHon Mention George Miller

Teen1st Place Kyndall Amber Brown2nd Place Jillian Burford3rd Place Sahara Jade Artiga-OliverHon Mention Nia Shambourger

Adult1st Place Danielle M Evennou2nd Place Margaux Delotte-Bennett3rd Place Sandra Farrell Beasley

Saturday June 26

Conner Gallery

1358 Florida Avenue NE

6pm - 8pm

2010SYEPDRAMATIC WRITING1st Place Sowande S Tichawonna2nd Place Alan Sharpe3rd Place Paco MaddenHon Mention Andrew Evans

Sunday July 25th 2010

Hillyer Art Space

9 Hillyer Court NW

530pm - 8pm

MEDIA ARTSCAMP

Youth from DCCAHrsquos Summer Youth Employment Program will be hosting Julyrsquos Art Salon

Join us and our Young Artist Program recipients as as we explore what it means to be young artist in DC

40

32thir

ty-t

woUNDER

In May 2008 DCCAH in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the surrounding communities initiated a call to artists to create an artistic trail identity for the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) DC graphic designer and public artist Robert Kent Wilson was selected to complete the MBT project

ldquoas a testimony to DCCAH and the [DC Creates] Public Art Program the open minded nature of the DDOT planning dept as well as proof to what is possible for us artists when we work hard and when given grant opportunities (regardless of the size and budget) Call me a DCCAH public art grantee poster childrdquo

The MBT is an 8-mile multi-use trail that runs from Silver Spring MD to Union Station in DC It connects to the Capital Crescent Trail the Anacostia Tributaries Trail System and the National Mall and is part of the East Coast Greenway

ldquoA certain tension has always existed between my work as an artist and my perceptions about art in general I often wish nostalgically for a world in which art provides models for life where it describes a rational compassionate cycle of relationship - citizenship society love and humanity In such a Utopian world I imagine art might breathe easier and convey more to humankind

ART

BAN

KKAYA

RTIST HWANG

43

HWANG

44

ldquoArt itself seems resistant to this (or any other) idealism My work however especially this recent series of drawings tries to explore a balanced role for art through meditative unclouded visual language In these drawings I use abstracted forms existing without reference to specific states of being - their vocabulary is built from a desire for coolness geometry and repose

2945

42

ldquoThough formally abstract the drawings seek psychological balance between two worlds one based on logical and rhythmic mechanics and another on the effervescence of freedomrdquowwwkayhwangcom

3046

42

ldquoThough formally abstract the drawings seek psychological balance between two worlds one based on logical and rhythmic mechanics and another on the effervescence of freedomrdquowwwkayhwangcom

3046

The 2010 Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit will celebrate connect and prepare leaders to create their own

dynamic future for the arts in America as a united field

Washington DC Office1000 Vermont Avenue NW

6th FloorWashington DC 20005

T 2023712830F 2023710424

New York City OfficeOne East 53rd Street2nd FloorNew York NY 10022T 2122232787F 2129804857

The Mayorrsquos Channel OCTV-16

Fridays at 9pmSaturdays at 11pm

Onlinethedcartswordpresscomart202tv

Dial In Watch Now

MONUMENTAL SCAFFOLDING SERIES | COLIN WINTERBOTTOM

ldquoWe are honored to have artwork that embodies a unique sense of comfort and appealrdquo

mdashSoohyun ldquoJulierdquo Koo Director OAPIA

ASIAN THE MAYORrsquoS OFFICE ON

PACIFICAND

ISLANDERAFFAIRS

Created in 1987 the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs is an independent agency established through the District of Columbiarsquos Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development Act

OAPIArsquos mission is to ensure that the full range of health education employment social services and business information programs and services are accessible to the Districtrsquos API community OAPIA is the liaison between the District government and the API community OAPIA organizes and facilitates public and private programs on public safety human rights economic development housing employment social services public health transportation education and multicultural development

49

MAY 2009

Asian American Heritage Month Regie Cabico

FROM RAILROADS TO POETS

FIESTA ASIA FILM FESTIVALThursday May 20Friday May 21AED Globe Theater1927 Florida Ave NW

The Washington Film Institute and AED hosts Fiesta Asia Film Festival a film fest showcasing films made by Asian-Americans

KOLLABORATION DC ASIAN AMERICAN TALENT SHOWCASESEPTEMBER 25 2010

Kollaboration the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) organization and Movement was founded in 2000 by Executive Director Paul ldquoPKrdquo Kim Kollaboration DC will be the first annual event produced within the DC MD VA area by students and young professionals

MAYOR FENTYrsquoSAPIA HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONTuesday May 18 7pmMLK Memorial Library901 G Street NW

Mayor Adrian M Fentyrsquos APIA Heritage Month Celebration features cultural performances the Mayorrsquos Community Service Awards and more

OAPIACOMMUNITY DAYSaturday May 15 11am-3pmMLK Memorial Library901 G Street NW

Various providers will provide services from health to legal and education All in one place and all are free

EURO ASIA SHORTS FILM FESTIVALJUNE 2-12 2010

The EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival proudly screens a selection of short films from Europe Asia and the US screen at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington DC In 2010 the theme of Joy and Sorrow will be explored The medium of short film will serve as a springboard for discussions following each nightrsquos screening

11TH ANNUAL DC APA FILM FESTIVALOctober 7-16 2010

The 2010 DC APA Film Festival features award winning films directed produced or principally acted by Asians or Asian Pacific Americans even if the subject matter is not Asian

SULU DC MAY SHOW Saturday May 15 6pm-10pmU Street Music Hall1115 U Street NW

SULUDC is an underground grassroots network for Asian American andor Pacific Islander artists that presents spoken word multidisciplinary artists in DC On the third Saturday of every month

FLASHBACK MAY 2009 with Regie Cabico

DID YOU KNOW DC Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick recently presented a poem in both English and Mandarin to a Chinese delegation in DC that she wrote in Shanghai during her teaching assignment at the Shanghai School of Foreign Languages 50

IN

THE

KNOW

MAY 2009

Asian American Heritage Month Regie Cabico

FROM RAILROADS TO POETS

FIESTA ASIA FILM FESTIVALThursday May 20Friday May 21AED Globe Theater1927 Florida Ave NW

The Washington Film Institute and AED hosts Fiesta Asia Film Festival a film fest showcasing films made by Asian-Americans

KOLLABORATION DC ASIAN AMERICAN TALENT SHOWCASESEPTEMBER 25 2010

Kollaboration the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) organization and Movement was founded in 2000 by Executive Director Paul ldquoPKrdquo Kim Kollaboration DC will be the first annual event produced within the DC MD VA area by students and young professionals

MAYOR FENTYrsquoSAPIA HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONTuesday May 18 7pmMLK Memorial Library901 G Street NW

Mayor Adrian M Fentyrsquos APIA Heritage Month Celebration features cultural performances the Mayorrsquos Community Service Awards and more

OAPIACOMMUNITY DAYSaturday May 15 11am-3pmMLK Memorial Library901 G Street NW

Various providers will provide services from health to legal and education All in one place and all are free

EURO ASIA SHORTS FILM FESTIVALJUNE 2-12 2010

The EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival proudly screens a selection of short films from Europe Asia and the US screen at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington DC In 2010 the theme of Joy and Sorrow will be explored The medium of short film will serve as a springboard for discussions following each nightrsquos screening

11TH ANNUAL DC APA FILM FESTIVALOctober 7-16 2010

The 2010 DC APA Film Festival features award winning films directed produced or principally acted by Asians or Asian Pacific Americans even if the subject matter is not Asian

SULU DC MAY SHOW Saturday May 15 6pm-10pmU Street Music Hall1115 U Street NW

SULUDC is an underground grassroots network for Asian American andor Pacific Islander artists that presents spoken word multidisciplinary artists in DC On the third Saturday of every month

FLASHBACK MAY 2009 with Regie Cabico

DID YOU KNOW DC Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick recently presented a poem in both English and Mandarin to a Chinese delegation in DC that she wrote in Shanghai during her teaching assignment at the Shanghai School of Foreign Languages 50

IN

THE

KNOW

HALF PRICE TICKETS TICKETPLACE your source for half-price local tickets to the performing arts in DC now offers advance purchase and day of show ticket sales

DIGITAL CAPITAL WEEK WITH PETER CORBETT

June 11-20 2010

Digital Capital Week (DCWEEK) is a 10 day festival focused on technology innovation and all things digital in DC

For more information visit dcweekeventbritecom

For more events visit our website and Facebook page

DCCAH ON HOLDCallers to DCrsquos Information Call Center (311) will be getting a pleasant surprise when they hear their new hold musicmdashour grantees

SERVEDCLooking for opportunities to volunteer and help your fellow DC residents

Serve DC aims to strengthen and promote this spirit of service through partnerships national service and volunteerism

FEDERALGRANTS BULLETINThe OPG Funding Alert is available for all of DC interested in federal funding opportunities Interested individuals and organizations can sign up by clicking here

STAY ITK WITH CULTURECAPITALCOMCultureCapitalcom connects DC to the heart of the arts and culture community of the DC area This virtual arts marketplace provides information and ticket-purchase options for shows performances classes and exhibitions from more than 300 regional arts organizations and cultural institutions making it the regionrsquos richest and most diverse collection of arts and culture activities

CULTURAL TOURISM DCrsquoS PASSPORT DCMay 1-31

For four weeks visitors and residents can celebrate and sample international culture and heritage in Washington DC Many of DCrsquos embassies and international cultural centers will open their doors to showcase their culture art music dance and food

THEATRE JrsquoS MIKVEH OPEN MIC NIGHTThursday May 20th

DCJCCrsquos Theatre J will be holding an Open Mic Night from 615-715pm on the landing of their large staircase on 16th and Q The event is centered on the theme of the play Mikveh now playing at Theatre J

STEP AFRIKArsquoS HOME PERFORMANCE SERIESJune 16-June 19

Featuring full-length performances community outreach activities and a special Saturday evening Gala performance all funds raised in this performance will help to support the work of Step Afrika year-round as well as the recently established scholarship fund for college students

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THE

KNOW

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VO

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C U LT U R A L A L L I A N C E

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GREATER WASHINGTON

RE

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toolboxartistPARTNERSHIPS

Provides a forum for artists to convene perform and exhib-it strengthening Washingtonrsquos arts community

This virtual arts marketplace connects users to more than 300 DC-area arts organizations and cultural institutions

Provides access to arts and humanities education for DC Public and Public Charter Schools to encourage the growth of the whole child

A private non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Hu-manities the Humanities Council funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs across DC

Established by Congress in 1965 the NEA is the nationrsquos largest an-nual funder of the arts supporting excellence in the arts bringing art to all Americans and leading the nation in arts education

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation sup-ports the richness and diversity of the regionrsquos arts resources and promotes wider access to the art and artists of the region nation and world

Provides education advocacy and volunteer services through workshops seminars and clinics for artists and arts organizations and pro-bono referral services

ARTS EDUCATIONbullThe American Alliance for Theatre amp EducationbullThe Kennedy Center ArtsEdgebullNational Guild of Community Schools of the ArtsFUNDINGbullArtsReady bullGrantmakers in the ArtsbullMayorrsquos Office of Partnerships and Grants Develop-ment (OPGD)bullWashington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG)MARKETINGbullNational Arts Marketing ProjectbullTechnology in the ArtsLEGALbullThe Artists Rights Society bullThe Copyright Society of the United States of AmericabullPorterfieldrsquos Fine Art Licensing bullVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)GENERALbullAmericans for the ArtsbullNational Council of Nonprofit AssociationsbullNational Endowment for the HumanitiesbullNational Foundation for Advancement in the ArtsbullThe Presidentrsquos Committee on the Arts and the HumanitiesSPECIAL INTERESTbullAmerican Association of Community TheatrebullAsian Cultural CenterbullFreer + Sackler GalleriesbullInternational Society for the Performing Arts bullThe Japan FoundationbullJapanese American Culture LeaguebullKollaboration DCbullThe Mayorrsquos Office on Asian and Pacific Islander AffairsbullNational Alliance for Media Art amp CulturebullNational Association of Women Artists bullPEN American CenterbullPoets amp Writers

RESOURCES

Each month yoursquoll find a staple of arts resources with new additions provided by grantees

52

DCCAH STAFFGloria Nauden | Executive DirectorAyris T Scales | Deputy Director

Moshe Adams | Legislative and Grants Manager Ebony Blanks | Program Coordinator Catherine H Cleary | Director of Grants and Legislative Affairs Rachel Dickerson | Manager DC Creates Public Art Deirdre Ehlen | Coordinator DC Creates Public ArtLamont A Harrell | Director of Partnerships and Development Charlese Jennings | Information Specialist Yuyu Kim | Graphic DesignerAnimatorRebecca Landwehr | Outreach CoordinatorRod Little | Graphics Consultant Shyree Mezick | Outreach Manager amp ART(202) EditorSamuel Miranda | Arts Education Coordinator Carolyn Parker | Office ManagerKeona Pearson | Grants Assistant Lisa Richards Toney | Program ManagerZoma Wallace | Art Bank Coordinator DC Creates Public Art

INTERNSLucas P Hayes | ART(202) TV InternBreanna Bickmore | ART(202) TV Intern

ABOUTdccah

53

Get Connected

MISSIONOur Mission at The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanitiesis to provide grants programs and educational activities that encourage diverse artistic expressions and learning opportunities so that all District of Columbia residents and visitors can experience the rich culture of our city

COMMISSIONERSAnne Ashmore-Hudson PhD | Chair WARD 1Bernard Richardson | WARD 1Rhona Wolfe Friedman JD | Vice Chair WARD 2Lou Hill Davidson | WARD 2 Rebecca Fishman | WARD 2Marsha Ralls | WARD 2 Michael R Sonnenreich | WARD 2Christopher Cowan | WARD 3Rogelio Maxwell | WARD 3Deborah Royster | WARD 4 Judith Terra | WARD 4 Lavinia Wohlfarth | WARD 5Susan Clampitt | WARD 6Marvin Joseph Bowser | WARD 7 Tendani Mpulubusi | WARD 8Philippa Hughes | At -LargeIan Williams | At-Large

OFFICE OF THE POET LAUREATEDolores Kendrick | District of Columbia

54

STAFF SPOTLIGHT Gloria Nauden

Energetic Innovative Committed These three words dominate any conversation about the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities as well as our Executive Director Gloria Nauden Since taking the helm at DCCAH in October of 2008 Gloria has guided a young and dedicated staff in a new direction that has helped bring to light DCrsquos vibrant dynamic cultural pulse

Among her accomplishments at DCCAH Gloria has initiated monthly Art Salon gatherings bringing the government to the people and vice versa making for a more collaborative relationship between the arts and DC Most recently shersquos spearheaded ART(202)TV an innovative hour-long segment showcasing the work of DC artists on the Mayorrsquos Channel OCTV-16

55

STUDENT OF THE MONTH Lonnell Brown

Lonnell Brown is a 12th grade student at Anacostia Senior High School He is also a member of Youth-Led an afterschool program dedicated to supporting youth leadership in DCrsquos Ward 8 community

During his time with Youth-Led he and other students succeeded in helping change the discipline policy for DC Public Schools after researching and proposing alternatives to Councilmember Gray and Chancellor Rhee He enjoys working with Youth-Led because itrsquos creative and gives him a chance to recognize that his voice matters

Lonnell looks forward to attending college and plans to begin a career in video game design

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