APICC presents Agrarianaa: Art Inspired by APA Agricultural Roots as the featured visual art exhibition of the United States of Asian America Festival 2019: Collective // Memories.

Co-presented by Asian American Women Artists Association.

Agrarianaa: Art Inspired by APA Agricultural Roots

Agrarianaa is a multimedia exhibition featuring 25 artists and farmers rooted in the rich history of Asian Pacific American agricultural crafts, legacies and community placemaking. Artists in the show reflect on ancestral farming and gardening practices, addressing topics such as migrant labor, environmental activism, land and food sovereignty. Works range from installations mapping out food ways, hand-dyed textiles woven from the spiritual cultivation of the earth, grassroots solidarity among the United Farm Workers movement and more. Agrarianaa includes artists all highlighting how a regenerative agricultural ecosystem can sprout into the resilient spaces necessary to heal and thrive in community.

Closing Reception and Literary Reading

Thu, May 23 @ 6PM

Gallery Hours

May 2-23

Tue-Fri @ 12-7PM

Sat @ 12-5PM

Participating Artists:

Angela Angel, Caryl Henry Alexander, Choppy Oshiro, Emerald Maher, Eryn Kimura, Frances Huynh, Grace Hwang Lynch, Hanna Chen, Julio Magaña, Libby Paloma, lisa pradhan, Lucien Kubo, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, MalPina Chan, O.M. France, Pallavi Sharma, Patricia Ong, Reiko Fujii, Roseli Ilano, roshni kavate, Susie Kagami, Vasudhaa Narayanan, The Rooted Recipes Project, The Round Rock Collective

Jurors:

Sita Bhaumik, Artist, Educator, Writer, and cook with the People’s Kitchen Collective

Aileen Suzara, Land-based Educator, Eco-Advocate, and Cook

Curators: Michelle A. Lee, Diana Li, Erina C. Alejo

Photo: The Round Rock Collective, Keeping, 2019. Image courtesy of artist.