APIDA Arts Festival 2023
APIDA Arts Festival
Celebrating the Creativity of Asian, Pacific Island, and Desi/South Asian Americans in Chicago.
- Date : May 5–7, 2023
- Location : Chicago, Illinois
- Entry Fee : $FREE
In 2023, we produced the largest arts festival of its kind in the Midwest.
In 2023, we produced the largest arts festival of its kind in the Midwest. Stay tuned for news on next APIDA Arts Festival.
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Day 1
Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, May 5
Day 2
Goodman Theatre
Saturday, May 6
Day 3
Museum of Contemporary Art
Sunday, May 7
5–7 pm | $25–45
After-Party at Lookingglass Theater
Sunday, May 7
Day 1
- Painter
- Opening ceremony
- Executive Director
- Hall: GAR Hall
Rika Lin
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Glass arts display
- Glass sculpture
- Hall: GAR ROTUNDA
Béke Trio
plays Dvorak
- Live classical music
- Beke Trio Musicians
- Living installation
- Artist
- Hall: GAR ROTUNDA
wears her fashion garment fabricated with tags from her immigrant parents’ dry cleaner.
- Living installation
- Artist
- Painting demonstration
- Painter
Eunji Kim
- Painter
Mia Park
- Opening ceremony
- Executive Director
Rika Lin
- Dance
- Dancer
Shalaka Kulkarni and Rika Lin
- Dance
- Dancer
Tiberius Geisen
- Glass arts display
- Glass sculpture
Béke Trio
- Live classical music
- Beke Trio Musicians
Aram Han Sifuentes
- Living installation
- Artist
Katie Chung
- Living installation
- Artist
Won Kim
- Painting demonstration
- Painter
Day 2
- Executive Director
- Casting Director
- Executive Director
- Director
- Executive Director
- Director
- Hall: Workshops
- A Sand Romance by Catherine Yu
- Keiki by Hannah Ii-Epstein
- Showtime, Auntie by Jasmine Sharma
- The Devil’s Garden by Karissa J. Murrell Myers
- Tomato Tattoo by Rammel Chan
- Teaching
- Host
- Teaching
- Teacher
- Teaching
- Teacher
- Hall: Workshops
Hone your confidence and improvisational skills. Learn how to create comedy from your unique APIDA perspective.
- Improv 101
- Ensemble
- Hall: Workshops
Get centered in your body before exploring your lived experiences through playwriting.
- Playwriting Workshop
- Playwright
- Hall: Workshops
Learn how to tell your personal story and practice storytelling with an open mic.
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
- Dance
- Dancer
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
- Live music
- Musician
- Film screening
- Film maker
- Hall: The Showcase
Vidya Govind
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Performance artist
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- American Writers Collective
- American Writers Collective
- Found art objects
- Artist
- Sound Installation
- Sound Artist
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
- Hall: Lounge
Bring Your Own Tea in a covered container. Meet fellow creatives and arts supporters while relaxing in the lounge.
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
Karissa Murrell Myers
- Executive Director
- Casting Director
Karina Patel
- Executive Director
- Director
Lavina Jadhwani
- Executive Director
- Director
Sue Pak
- Teaching
- Host
Asra Khan
- Teaching
- Teacher
Jonathan Lee-Rey
- Teaching
- Teacher
Stir Friday Night
- Improv 101
- Ensemble
Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
- Playwriting Workshop
- Playwright
Ada Cheng
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
Hannah Michal Santistevan
- Dance
- Dancer
Ada Cheng
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
Eileen Doan
- Live music
- Musician
Ashley Dequilla
- Film screening
- Film maker
Vidya Govind
- Dance
- Dancer
Ramya Ravi
- Dance
- Dancer
Kushala Vora
- Dance
- Performance artist
Chih-Hsien Lin
- Dance
- Dancer
Catherine Hepler
- Dance
- Dancer
Banyan Asian
- American Writers Collective
- American Writers Collective
Ji Yang
- Found art objects
- Artist
I-Chien Chen
- Sound Installation
- Sound Artist
Nooreen
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
Tatsu Aoki
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
Day 3
Sunday, May 7, 2023
- Hall: The Outdoors
A walk that reflects on the history of the Chicago lakefront and contrasts settler engineering with Indigenous perspectives on land and water.
*Your free reservation also provides admission to the museum.
- Outside audio walk
- Artist
- Family creation station
- Puppeteer
- Store
- Chicago store
- DIY Craft Market
- Chef
- Hall: The Commons
Chef Margaret Pak from Thattu Restaurant
Kerala Fried Chicken Sandwich
Spicy “naked” fried chicken, greens, spicy cucumber pickle, curry leaf aioli, brioche
- Food
- Chef
- Live music
- Band
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Hall: Edlis Neeson Theather
Can art making complete an individual or population? Exploring the healing potential of creativity by and for our community.
- Panel Discussion
- Reporter
- Live music
- A cappella group
- Dance
- Dance/Performance
- Team from Second City
- Improv Team from Second City
- Magician
- Magician
- Open Stage
- Writer, performer, director
Jee Yeun Lee
- Outside audio walk
- Artist
Myra Su
- Family creation station
- Puppeteer
Buddy
- Store
- Chicago store
Ed Mar
- DIY Craft Market
- Chef
Margaret Pak
- Food
- Chef
Kim
- Live music
- Band
Tuli Bera
- Dance
- Dancer
Mitsu Salmon
- Dance
- Dancer
Kinnari Vora
- Dance
- Dancer
Irene Hsiao
- Dance
- Dancer
Kerberus
- Dance
- Dancer
Helen Lee
- Dance
- Dance curator
Susie An
- Panel Discussion
- Reporter
The Treblemakers of Northwestern University
- Live music
- A cappella group
Juliann Wang
- Dance
- Dance/Performance
The Victor Wong
- Team from Second City
- Improv Team from Second City
Jimmy Chung
- Magician
- Magician
Jonald Reyes
- Open Stage
- Writer, performer, director
Day 1
- Painter
- Opening ceremony
- Executive Director
- Hall: GAR Hall
Rika Lin
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Glass arts display
- Glass sculpture
- Hall: GAR ROTUNDA
Béke Trio
- Live classical music
- Beke Trio Musicians
- Living installation
- Artist
- Living installation
- Artist
- Painting demonstration
- Painter
Day 2
- Executive Director
- Casting Director
- Executive Director
- Director
- Executive Director
- Director
- Teaching
- Host
- Teaching
- Teacher
- Teaching
- Teacher
- Improv 101
- Ensemble
- Playwriting Workshop
- Playwright
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
- Dance
- Dancer
- Storytelling Show
- Storyteller
- Live music
- Musician
- Film screening
- Film maker
- Hall: The Showcase
Vidya Govind
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Performance artist
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- American Writers Collective
- American Writers Collective
- Found art objects
- Artist
- Sound Installation
- Sound Artist
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
- Tea and Talk
- Film maker
Day 3
- Outside audio walk
- Artist
- Family creation station
- Puppeteer
- Store
- Chicago store
- DIY Craft Market
- Chef
- Food
- Chef
- Live music
- Band
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dancer
- Dance
- Dance curator
- Panel Discussion
- Reporter
- Live music
- A cappella group
- Dance
- Dance/Performance
- Team from Second City
- Improv Team from Second City
- Magician
- Magician
- Open Stage
- Writer, performer, director
