<JADED> Spring 2022 Programming
Organized by Lena Chen, Anny Chen, Caroline Yoo
<JADED> is the inaugural public programming series celebrating the art and culture of the Eastern Asian American community in Pittsburgh, PA. Organized by a collective of AAPI artists and organizers, also named JADED, comprised of Lena Chen, Anny Chen, and Caroline Yoo, this series builds interethnic coalitions to create safe spaces of kinship and addresses racial trauma while celebrating cultural heritage. Programming and intimate events aim to reanimate local histories, preserve cherished family recipes/customs and nurture intergenerational dialogue. All of our events were free and a huge goal of ours was to make sure we were paying everyone who worked with us a competitive rate for the labor they provided.
We partnered with multiple organizations across Pittsburgh such as: Office of Public Art, Organization of Chinese Americans Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, The Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry, & The Opportunity Fund
Graphic Design by Ricky Chen
JADED PGH 2022 Reel
Videography & Edited by Audrey Medrano
Sound Design by Rachel Mclaughlin
<JADED> 2022 Schedule
04.16 Chinatown Walking Tour with Shirley Yee
05.15 Kimjang Workshop with Sunni Park, Carnegie Museum of Art
05.15 Japanese Book Binding with Brent Nakamoto, Carnegie Museum of Art
05.21 Chinese Cemetery and Squirrel Hill Photo Tour with Leo Hsu and Lena Chen, Office of Public Art
06.17 Onigiri (Rice Ball) Workshop + Public Picnic with Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
06.25 Yin Yang Disco with FORMOSA, Cobra PGH
Press:
Hannah Wyman, “Pittsburgh’s first Asian American art collective concludes its spring series.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 06.25.2022
Clare Sheedy, “Picturing Asian American life in Squirrel Hill in the ‘80s.” PUBLICSOURCE. 05.27.2022
Jordana Rosenfeld, “ Downtown Pittsburgh celebrates Chinatown’s official recognition as historical landmark ,” Pittsburgh City Paper. 04.13.2022
All photos below taken by Audrey Medrano
06.25 Yin Yang Disco with FORMOSA, Cobra PGH
06.17 Onigiri (Rice Ball) Workshop + Public Picnic with Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
05.21 Chinese Cemetery and Squirrel Hill Photo Tour with Leo Hsu and Lena Chen, Office of Public Art
05.15 Kimjang Workshop with Sunni Park &
Japanese Book Binding with Brent Nakamoto,
Carnegie Museum of Art
