ABOUT THE PROGRAM
A new initiative to capture oral histories of AAWAA’s members to add to AAWAA’s archives. The purpose of this initiative is to create a space that encourages a variety of members in our community to engage in meaningful dialogues and to record these conversations over time to build a collective portrait of AAWAA. This program is our effort to steward the long-term representation of the artistic and cultural work of AAPI women artists and legitimize the value of these experiences and hxstories.
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Watch the Pass It On, Episode 1 trailer!
Pass It On, EPISODE 1: BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND!
Originally co-presented by AAWAA and KOHO on International Women’s Day 2022, experience this historic roundtable discussion featuring artist Kim Anno with AAWAA co-founders Betty Nobue Kano and Flo Oy Wong as they recount the founding and early days of Asian American Women Artists Association, the nation’s only nonprofit serving AAPI women in the arts. Featuring little known stories and archival materials, see the trials, tribulations, and joy it took to create a small artist-run group that would forever change the scene for contemporary art and artists in America.
This first episode is dedicated in memory of our late co-founder, Moira Roth, and all pioneering Asian American women artists who have passed such as Ruth Asawa, Bernice Bing, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Hisako Hibi, Vanessa Ng, and Hung Liu.
Episode 1: Birth of A Movement is now available to rent and stream online or purchase to own and stream or download on Vimeo. All proceeds will go toward future oral history projects at AAWAA. Please support the project and help us spread the word!
