Join the New-York Historical Society on Friday, June 9 at 1 p.m. (ET) for Asian American art, inside and outside the museum.

This conversation will examine how, 50 years after the coining of the term “Asian American,” scholars and curators are building on foundational work to advance the field of Asian American art through key partnerships and initiatives.

  • Lead Moderator: Melissa Ho
    Curator of 20th Century Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Aleeesa Pitchamar Alexander
    Assistant Curator of American Art and Co-Director of the Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI), Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
  • Abby Chen
    Head of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California

Registration is required to receive a link. To RSVP for this free chat, visit nyhistory.org.

Since its inception in 1982, the Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Program has supported extensive collecting projects and exhibitions at art museums in all 50 states. In commemoration of the program’s 40th anniversary, the Foundation hosted a year-long series of virtual conversations led by leaders in the field and Luce grantees, past and present.

Deliberately turned towards the future rather than retrospective, the Henry Luce Foundation Conversations on American Art and Museums explore what the best future of American art and museums might look like. Participants will explore the role of the visual arts in an open and equitable society, and the ability of art museums to challenge accepted histories, elevate underrepresented voices, and animate the critical conversations we need to engage in. .

See it full schedule future programs.