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January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024
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Have You Eaten Fundraiser

What does it mean to be visible and how can we be both visible and invisible at the same time?
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March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023
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Why I learned Hebrew in Middle School

When you come from a marginalized community, the collective matters because it’s how you learn to survive.
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Join me today on May 16th for My Name Story Exhibi Join me today on May 16th for My Name Story Exhibition 2.0 at @luckyenvbrewing at 6-8pm We will be raising money for @n.w.i.r.p!DO YOU BELONG TO YOUR NAME?I immigrated to the U.S. when I was six years old and started 1st grade in Queens, NY. Along with my brother, three cousins, and parents who didn’t speak English, I went to P.S. 70 to register for school. Our parents gave the White woman registering us our Korean names but rather than listing them as is, she took the sounds from our names and assigned each of us “American” names. “Eun Shil” became “Jill,” “Chan Ik” became “Charles,” etc. My name, “Yon Joo” became Judy. These became our unofficial “go by” names, which eventually became our legal names when we obtained U.S. citizenship.Experiences like mine are common among Asian Americans (AANHPIs). Whether we were assigned new names from outsiders, our parents, or chose to change them ourselves, our names represent the tension we feel living in a country that sees us as perpetual foreigners and fails to make room for our complex identities. Changing our names came with the promise of belonging but no matter what “American” name we took on, how perfect our English was, or how we threw away the ethnic lunches our parents lovingly packed for us, belonging eluded us. While times are changing, Asian Americans continue to be asked, “Where are you from? No, where are you really from?”―a seemingly innocuous question that assumes we are always from elsewhere, never here.My Name Story project tells the stories of our experiences through our names. They reflect the complex journeys of our intersectional identities, to belonging, and, for some, reclamation. While these stories focus on individual experiences, the threads that weave our name journeys point to broader questions about race. As you explore these stories, I invite you to ask yourself, Who gets to be “American” in our country? What does being an “American” look like? and Who gets to belong?
The GAP grant by @artisttrust is now available! On The GAP grant by @artisttrust is now available! One of last year's recipients, @rya.wu.art was at our Artist Roundtable at @thefishbowlseattle last year to provide tips on how to apply. She shared:-Have a clear purpose and defined project, with samples of work.
-Show how you’ve been growing and evolving as an artist.
-Set a realistic budget and have tangible things you will spend the money on.
-Have a realistic timeline about what you can accomplish.How these tips applied to Rya's application:
-She has been creating glass sculptures from her 2D painting.
-Glass making is part of Rya’s growth and evolution as an artist.
-She planned to spend the money on a glass class to advance her skills and buying glass.
-Glass class was in September and the awards were dispersed in August.Consider applying, being sure to have a tangible project to talk about! Good luck.#artistgrants #seattleartists
Hello Community! Please share so we can create mor Hello Community! Please share so we can create more opportunities for artists in Seattle. To see details, visit the the tagged IG handles and their link in bios.Know of any calls? Please send them my way. All calls must be accessible and inclusive.⁣⁣ New feature! New listings not included in the past one has a notation.5/09: Grey Architecture curated by @webelongseattle
Call for Artists for Small Solo Show, Installation/sculpture5/10: Vibrant Palette @vibrantpaletteartscenter
Home Sweet Home, 2D & 3D Art5/12: Gallery B612 @artgalleryb612
Women, All Mediums5/19: Base Camp Studios @base.camp.studios
Third Eye, 2D & 3D5/31: Slip Belltown Toys Not Included @_toysnotincluded @girlspitart
Toys Not Included Vol. 3, Street Art, mural work, spray paint, handstyles, stencils, stickers and pasteups6/10: M. Curry Designs Art Gallery curated by @kaffe.hunni
Divine Bodies, All Mediums6/17: ArtsWA Public Art Roster @artswa
Call for Artists, All Mediums6/22: Base Camp Studios @base.camp.studios
Animal Farm, 2D & 3D6/22: Gallery B612 @artgalleryb612
This is Seattle, All Mediums6/22: Gallery B612 @artgalleryb612
Wonderland, All Mediums7/13: Base Camp Studios @base.camp.studios
Once Upon a Time, 2D & 3D[Image: List of calls with dates, themes, and mediums.]#callforartseattle #callforartsubmission #seattleartists #artforeveryone #artisforeveryone #accessibleart #seattleemergingartist
Hello community! I am curating a new space for Bel Hello community! I am curating a new space for Belltown Artwalk in partnership with Grey Architecture and am looking for installation or sculpture artists to feature for small solo shows.The first one will be in June/July for Pride month and we are looking for an emerging or mid-career queer artist. Your work must either hang from above or be displayable on pedestals.Comment ARTIST to get a link for the application automatically sent to your DM. You can also find it in my link in bio.Due May 9th so don't delay!Please share to help spread the word and provide more opportunities for fellow artists!#opencall #seattleartists
Come celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with My Name Come celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with My Name Story 2.0, a smaller, more casual exhibition at @luckyenvbrewing where we'll also be celebrating their 10th anniversary!This small exhibit will feature select name stories, some of the participants, and will be an opportunity to come together in community to celebrate our stories. We will also be raising money for @n.w.i.r.p as Lucky Envelope will be donating $1 for every 16 and 19oz Asian inspired beer sales during opening weekend (16-18). There will also be food provided by Panda Dim Sum food truck.We hope to see you there!#namestories #asianamericanstories
Excited to finally show part of my RAW project for Excited to finally show part of my RAW project for Shunpike Storefronts at Lake Union! Join me this Thursday for Shunpike's artwalk with myself and many of the other featured artistsWHEN: Thursday, April 24, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
WHERE: The walk will start at the corner of John St & Boren Ave N and end at the corner of Mercer St & Terry Ave N.
RSVP: Free registration is available through  @shunpikearts link in bio, or shunpike.org/storefrontsI did this project a few years ago to explore the concept of "beauty" by photographing women with no makeup or hairstyling and unsmiling. Each woman wrote a poem about themselves explaining what beauty and being raw meant to them.

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