
The Asian Arts Initiative’s has many great events, and programs serving the community. Recently I attended the opening teception of Asian Arts Initiative’s (AAI) Spring exhibition, Dream House: Inside Music + Video , attended by art lovers, creatives and supporters to see the exhibition highlighting the shifting roles of music video as a hybrid form of creative expression beyond their musical and cinematic quality as promotional tools of the music industry. The exhibition featured eleven local and international artists.

Asian Arts Initiative is a multidisciplinary arts center offering exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, youth workshops, and a community gathering space located in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood, Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) at 1219 Vine Street.



MILFADELPHIA: The Fashion Show!
Join AAI for our annual benefit as we celebrate the Moms in our lives – our Mothers, Mamas, Nanays, Ummas, Mom friends, work Moms – with a one-of-a-kind event, MILFADELPHIA: The Fashion Show! (Mothers I Love in Fashion). Everyone & their mother will be there! INFO & TICKETS



As one of the very few Asian American community arts centers in the country, the Asian Arts Initiative is a unique and vital civic space where artists and everyday people can think critically and creatively about the experiences of Asian Americans in Philadelphia.

The Asian Arts Initiative is a meeting place for people who lack access to mainstream media, education, and arts because of barriers of language, culture, race, and money, but is welcomed place for all.