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As I’ve been reflecting on the last few weeks of APAture, I’m brought back to my first year as the newly hired program manager at KSW in 2014. It was one day before our opening reception for APAture and our featured artist, Victoria Jang, was unboxing five fresh out the kiln ceramic heads with the most pristine celadon glaze on it. And then suddenly, crash.
This year's APAture– themed GENERATION–focuses on strengthening community solidarity and deepening the relationships that sustain our creative ecosystems. If you have the means, will you join us uplifting the next generation of AAPI artists with a meaningful gift?
Samar is back and this time they’re celebrating the release of Swana Dykes, a new, bold anthology of creative work by lesbians and queer folks from South West Asian and North African (SWANA) diasporas.
Join APAture visual artists Susan Lin, Emma Ng, Nova Suselo, and Rose Wong for an afternoon of collective histories and art making. We’ll each bring an important or symbolic item from our family history and compose a still life together. Snacks, drinks, and drawing materials will be provided. Optionally, you may bring your own painting or drawing supplies.
Join APAture literary artists Bianca Datta and Brandon Vu for a fun literary workshop this Halloween! Activities include community reading and guided generative writing time to spark epistolary or persona poems speaking from our "ghosts" and histories. Come prepared for a fun time, and please bring any snacks or drinks to share! Costumes encouraged!
APAture 2026: GENERATION | Film Showcase feat. Tianna Mae Andresen, Nathan Aurellano, Elenita Makani O'Malley, Mark Tran, and Kerry Wong
APAture 2026: GENERATION | Literary Arts Showcase feat. Bianca Datta, Mai-Linh Hong, Monica Korde, Leslie Nguyen-Okwu, Alyson Sagala, Neha M. Sampat, Vina Vo, Brandon Vu, Rose Wong, and May-Li Khoe
APAture 2026: GENERATION | Visual Arts Showcase feat. Ruby Chen, Serena Chen, Aamna Dhillon, Jude Paul Dizon, Laura Dudu, Negah Farrokh, Ping Gong, Timothy Guan, Caroline Huh, Julie Kamlesh Kumar, Jessica Kwong, Diana Li, Susan Lin, Connie Liu, Trisha Mah, Emma Ng, Faustina Ngo, Ngoc Nguyen, Bréana Parks, Momoko Schafer, Norman Sheu, Asha Sudra, Nova Davina Suselo, Rena Tom, Khôi Nguyên Trinh, Jun Yan, and Anastasia Yang