The chinese culture center of SAN francisco will create a seven-month exhibition, entitled ?xianrui: cathy LU,? And community youth engagement program, exploring relevant topics that reflect on the…

The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco received a $100,110 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to create a seven-month exhibition titled "Xianrui: Cathy Lu" and a community youth engagement program. The exhibition and programming will explore topics relevant to the state of Asian American identity and xenophobia facing the community. The Chinese Culture Center will co-design the programming with the Community Youth Center and lead artist Cathy Lu to serve Chinatown youth. Free admission, bilingual printed postcards, and brochures will be provided. The project aims to highlight youth stories through artistic works to engage their creative voice and provide critical and inventive tools to re-examine their neighborhood and create supportive spaces for youth to work together. The award period is September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 and will be performed in San Francisco, California.

The chinese culture center of SAN francisco will create a seven-month exhibition, entitled ?xianrui: cathy LU,? And community youth engagement program, exploring relevant topics that reflect on the state of asian american identity and xenophobia facing the community. Programming will be CO-designed with the community youth center and lead artist cathy LU to serve chinatown youths, and the chinese cultural center of SAN francisco will provide free admission as well as bilingual-printed postcards and brochures. This project will feature artistic work that highlights youth stories, which will engage their creative voice, giving them critical and inventive tools to RE-examine their neighborhood and create supportive and facilitated spaces to work together.