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VC and California Humanities to Host California Documentary Project Grant Workshop
Attention filmmakers and media artists! Are you looking for money to fund your project documenting California and need help writing your grant? On Monday, September 23, 2019, join California Humanities for an informational workshop hosted by Visual Communications on how to apply to the 2019 California Documentary Project grant program.
Meet an AWC Fellow: Eleanor Cho
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, Eleanor Cho, who directed the short film DAY BY DAY. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists application for the 2019-2020 cycle is now open and will close September 15, 2019.
Alliance “At First Site”: A Night of Arts Activism and Solidarity
On Thursday August 15, 2019, Visual Communications and the Japanese American National Museum held AT FIRST SITE: Arts Activism on First Street North, Little Tokyo, in conjunction with AT FIRST LIGHT: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America. AT FIRST SITE consisted of an opening reception, two film screenings, a panel of arts activists, a spoken word performance, and a closing reception with opportunities to take art into action.
Meet a VC Summer Intern: Jeana Cho
Closing out #VCInternFriday for Summer 2019 is Jeana Cho, our Marketing & Social Media Intern! Learn more about her experience as an LACAC intern at VC through her interview and recap of the LACAC Arts Summit.
Meet an AWC Fellow: Isue Shin
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, Isue Shin, who directed the short film MEN HELPING WOMEN. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists application for the 2019-2020 cycle is now open and will close September 15, 2019.
"Reflections/Refractions" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on September 19
Join Visual Communications and Japanese American National Museum on Thursday September 19th for REFLECTIONS/REFRACTIONS: 10 WORKS INSPIRED BY “AT FIRST LIGHT,” a program presented in conjunction with At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, on view at the Japanese American National Museum from May 25 through October 20, 2019.
Meet a VC Summer Intern: Rachel Chang
This week’s #VCInternFriday is Rachel Chang, our Development & Communications Intern! Learn more about her experience as an Oxy intern at VC through her interview and recap of the Oxy InternLA Luncheon.
Meet our 2019 +LAB Artists in Residence: Cog•nate Collective
Visual Communications is proud to host our 2019 +LAB Artists in Residence (+LAB AIR) Amy Sanchez Arteaga & Misael Diaz from Cog•nate Collective and their project addressing the most recent cycle of displacement that is affecting Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.
Meet an AWC Fellow: Leatrice Ching
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, Leatrice Ching, who directed the short film PORRIDGE. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists application for the 2019-2020 cycle is now open and will close September 15, 2019.
Meet a VC Summer Intern: Rino Kodama
This week’s #VCInternFriday is Rino Kodama, our Archives Program Intern! Learn more about their experience as a LACAC intern at VC through their interview and recap of the At First Light exhibit at JANM.
"At First Site" at Tateuchi Democracy Forum on August 15th
On Thursday, August 15 at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Visual Communications will be hosting the program “At First Site”, opening with a reception at 6:00 PM and starting the program at 7:00 PM. Come witness the power of arts activism as we showcase artists who use their work to resist and organize.
Meet an AWC Fellow: David Liu
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, David Liu, who directed the short film ANGELS LANDING. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists will open for submissions for its 2019-2020 cycle starting August 1st.
Visual Communications Receives National Film Preservation Foundation Funding
Visual Communications is excited to announce that it has received one of 35 preservation grants from the San Francisco-based National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to preserve and restore two of the organization’s signature film productions, WATARIDORI: BIRDS OF PASSAGE (1976) and HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER (1980).
Meet an AWC Fellow: Sarah Cho
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, Sarah Cho, who directed the short film COLOR-BLIND. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists will open for submissions for its 2019-2020 cycle starting August 1st.
Meet a VC Summer Intern: Shoop Rozario
Kicking off #VCInternFriday is Sarah Rozario (aka Shoop), our Exhibitions Program Intern! Learn more about their experience as a Getty MUI intern at VC through their interview and recap of the Getty Arts Summit.
Meet an AWC Fellow: Chris Nguyen
Learn about one of our Armed with a Camera Fellows from the Class of 2018 - 2019, Chris Nguyen, who directed the short film TRAILS. The Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists will open for submissions for its 2019-2020 cycle starting August 1st.
Visual Communications Pulls Off "Centering the Masses" at 341 FSN
From April 5 through May 30, 2019, Visual Communications held a nine-week residency at 341FSN crammed with an eclectic assortment of programs called CENTERING THE MASSES, which celebrated the ideals of “community” as it pertains to Little Tokyo.
Little Tokyo-Aligned Groups Unite in Opposition to use of Fort Sill as Detention Center
Join us to protest the White House’s plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in general on June 27, 2019, at 7 p.m., on the plaza of the Japanese American National Museum.
Building the Asian American Movement: Then and Now
Join us for the event Building the Asian American Movement: Then and Now on Friday, July 12, 2019 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum, presented in conjunction with At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, on view at the Japanese American National Museum through Oct 20, 2019.
Visual Communications Awarded California Arts Council "Creative California Communities" Grant
Visual Communications is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the California Arts Council as part of its Creative California Communities program to support our First Street North Open project.