Asian American Arts Chicago

Asian American Arts Chicago Asian American Arts Chicago’s mission is to amplify Asian American, Pacific Island, Native Hawaiin artists in Chicago. A not-for-profit group.

02/03/2026

Celebrating AAPI theatre artists on Chicago stages! Go see a play, especially during Chicago theatre week. And did you catch the Chicao International Puppet Theater Festival? Talent abounds.

Plays featured:
About Ram by Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust
Left Hand of Darkness by Untitled Theatre Company No. 61 and Yara Arts Group
Eureka Day at Timeline Theatre
Birds of North America at A Red Orchid Theatre
Holiday at Goodman Theatre



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01/29/2026

Permission to Fail: Asian American Arts in Progress was completely SOLD OUT at the last October 19th! Thank you to everyone who came to support our AAPI artists as they shared unfinished work across film, writing, dance, theatre, and fine art.

This is what community looks like - artists given permission to be imperfect, to experiment, to grow. No pressure for the “A+”we’ve been taught to chase. Just authentic creativity in progress.  🎭✨

Better late than never! 

Introducing our January Artist Highlight! ✨Meet Marie Molina - the Filipina comedian who’s giving Chicago audiences perm...
01/26/2026

Introducing our January Artist Highlight! ✨

Meet Marie Molina - the Filipina comedian who’s giving Chicago audiences permission to laugh at the messy, rated-R truth about love. 💛

After three years at Second City and iO as a 2025 Victor Wong Fellow, Marie isn’t here for stories that play it safe. Her brand new musical “The Truth About Love”is bold, blunt, and exactly what theater needs right now.

👉 Swipe to learn more about Marie’s journey, her work, and what’s next!

Follow her at and catch her next show. Want to be featured as AAAC’s Artist Highlight? Submit at our link in bio.

What a year! 🎉2025 was the year AAPI artists in Chicago made WAVES. Thank you for being part of this movement.From AAPI ...
01/22/2026

What a year! 🎉

2025 was the year AAPI artists in Chicago made WAVES. Thank you for being part of this movement.

From AAPI Affinity Night to Cultural Conversations, Mosaic 2025 to Permission to Fail, and Dare to Connect - every event brought our community together to celebrate creativity, connection, and courage.

Artists shared unfinished work. Storytellers opened up conversations. Our community showed up, again and again.

👉 Swipe through to relive the highlights!

To our artists: thank you for your vulnerability and vision.

To our supporters: thank you for showing up and believing in this work.

To our community: thank you for making this all possible.

Here’s to more art, more courage, more community in 2026! 🌟

Mark your calendars 🗓️

Join us for Evolution: Asian American Arts Festival on May 2-3, 2026 at ! More details coming soon.

🎬CASTING ALERT seeks 15-25 Asian actors of all ages to play community members at an Indonesian Independence Day celebra...
08/06/2025

🎬CASTING ALERT

seeks 15-25 Asian actors of all ages to play community members at an Indonesian Independence Day celebration in a short film about learning to speak Indonesian as a first-generation American

🎥: Monolingo
✍🏼/Producer: Arti Ishak
🎬: Ariella Khan and Jack C. Newell
🏢: Rifelion Media
📝: When Tania is shamed by her Mom for not knowing Indonesian as well as her white co-worker she downloads an app to help her learn, but realizes the price of fluency is higher than a monthly subscription. (Black Mirror meets Get Out)
🗓️: Wednesday August 27th 2025
⏰: Between 12PM - 8PM
📍: A house in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago, IL
🎬: Tujuhbelasan - Indonesian Independence Day picnic
📧: Ashley Moore [email protected]

Contact them@directly and break a leg!

📣CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!APIDA Arts has been asked to apply for the DCASE Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency progra...
07/01/2025

📣CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

APIDA Arts has been asked to apply for the DCASE Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency program.

We are seeking full length or near full length play or musical scripts for potential development. If your work is accepted by us, we will submit it to the New Play Residency as a producer. DCASE will ultimately choose the scripts for their residency.

This is a funded residency for the development of a new play or musical. APIDA Arts will work with one Chicago-based Asian American playwright and will hire a director, dramaturg, stage manager, actors, musicians and maybe more to support your work. All positions are paid. 

Submit through this Google form:
https://forms.gle/b66EMfNeKeQWiinQ8
(Also linked in our bio!)

Submissions due July 5th at midnight!

Let us know if you have questions at [email protected]

Introducing Lawrence Hu, our January Artist Spotlight! You can find out more about Lawrence at his website: lqhphoto.com...
01/17/2025

Introducing Lawrence Hu, our January Artist Spotlight!

You can find out more about Lawrence at his website: lqhphoto.com

Introducing Tulika Ladsariya, our December Artist Spotlight!You can find out more about Tulika and her upcoming projects...
12/15/2024

Introducing Tulika Ladsariya, our December Artist Spotlight!

You can find out more about Tulika and her upcoming projects on her website: tulika.art

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