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OH Art Foundation is 501c3 non profit organization celebrates diversity through accessible, cross-cultural and intergenerational art and cultural programs that connect artists, youth, and communities across generations.

OH Art Foundation presents OLD AND NEW FRIENDSJune 10 2026, 7PM Wednesday3314 S. Morgan Chicago IL 60608 Highlighting Mu...
06/04/2026

OH Art Foundation presents
OLD AND NEW FRIENDS
June 10 2026, 7PM Wednesday
3314 S. Morgan Chicago IL 60608

Highlighting Musicians
Charles Sharp Woodwinds
Jamie Kempkers Cello
Michael Perkins Keyboards/ synthesizers
Jeff Chan .chan.70 Woodwinds
Jerome Bryerton Percussion

Join us for an intimate creative/improvised music gathering between triends. Charles Sharp is an LA-baed musician who has worked with Jeff chan and Jerome Bryerton when they all lived in the san Francisco Bay Area during the 90s. Joining them will be Chicago artists Michael Perkins and Jamie kempkers. Free admission. This event is supported in part by the OH Art Foundation and Asian Improv aRts Midwest Arts Initiative Program.

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06/01/2026

“Still After : Thread of Remembrance” curator led tour by Yi Cao as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

“Ancestry in Progress”  ( a collaborative video piece) by Stafford Hiroshi Smith and Ritsu Katsumata

This collaborative effort between visual artist Stafford Hiroshi Smith and sound designer Ritsu Katsumata examines their ancestors’ entrance into American culture albeit separated by 100 years. 
The immigrant experience is part of the family history for most Americans. But for Asians it has been fraught with rejection and punitive action. Stafford’s ancestors came from Japan in the 19th century to harvest sugar cane in Hawaii. Ritsu’s came in the 1960’s as knowledge workers. Yet both artists experienced similar childhoods, prejudices and the inability to be accepted as Americans. This piece is about the work in progress of becoming American and the effort and time involved in doing so depending on where in the world one’s ancestors came from.

Stafford Hiroshi Smith was born in Seattle, WA and grew up in upstate NY. He spent his childhood drawing comic books and then studied fine art in college. Ten years were spent in the Japanese broadcast television industry before turning to photography which he has taught at the college level since 2004. He currently teaches at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI.

Ritsu Katsumata was born in LaJolla, CA but grew up in Philadelphia training to be a classical violinist. After meeting Stafford she left the classical world and has explored diverse genres from rock and roll to experimental music on her 5 string electric violin. She is one of the few people who has played both Carnegie Hall and CBGB’s. She currently lives in Grand Rapids, MI bending AI to her will.

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APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

05/30/2026

Today’s community workshop “Alchemy of Memory” produced by OH Art Foundation was a deeply meaningful gathering.

Featuring an interactive music performance by Juliann Wang .jw and thoughtful facilitation from social workers Sam del Rosario and Nina Dinh, the workshop created a special space that felt both intimate and welcoming.

Together, participants reflected on loss, shared personal stories, and reconnected through the experiences of others. It was a powerful reminder of how art, music, and conversation can bring people together in meaningful ways.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to this beautiful exchange.

OH Art Foundation envisions this new accessible storefront gallery as a space for ongoing art and community programming—supporting creative expression, dialogue, healing, and gatherings that might not otherwise have the opportunity to manifest. Through this space, we hope to continue fostering connection, belonging, and community engagement for years to come. Location: OH Art Foundation, community hub 3314 S Morgan Chicago IL 60608

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APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

05/25/2026

APAFA2026 Featuring Artist : Daniella Thach

Still After : Threads of Remembrance is a open call group exhibition curated by Yi Cao as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

Daniella Thach is a Cambodian-American artist whose works collapse a violent past and volatile present to envision possible futures. They trace this history and the diasporic impact of genocide, assimilation, and the loss of heritage within their family to form a new, amalgamous identity. 
Thach has exhibited works across America such as the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA and The Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, MN.. They were an artist in residence at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA and Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY. Their artwork has been featured in publications including New Glass Review, Sixty Inches From Center, and The Oxford Blue. Currently, they are a MFA candidate studying glass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where they are also an Education Graduate Research Scholar (Ed-GRS) on fellowship 2024-2027.

Artwork Description:
Always dreaming, unforgettably thinking, ចេះតែស្រមៃ នឹកមមៃឥតភ្លេច
Hand-stitched felt, 2026

How can I hold onto a mothertongue I did not inherit? In my childhood memories spent at my grandparents’ in Skokie, long ribbons of karaoke text grow from left to right on the TV screen. I cannot read nor sing along, but in this soft process of hand cutting and stitching, I hold this lyric in front of me in attempts to learn and remember. This lyric comes from Pen Ran’s song, Longing for a Lover.

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APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

Celebrating the 4th Annual Asia Pacific American Festival of the Arts - Still After: Thread of Remembrance, produced by ...
05/25/2026

Celebrating the 4th Annual Asia Pacific American Festival of the Arts - Still After: Thread of Remembrance, produced by OH Art Foundation

Still After, curated by Yi Cao , brings together contemporary artists who understand memory not as a fixed archive, but as an embodied, recursive, and unfinished process. For diasporic and displaced subjects, remembrance is often a form of labor—painful and necessary, yet also rich with connection and discovery—moving through the body, materials, and acts of making.
 
Featuring 23 artists of diverse Asian and Asian diasporic backgrounds, Still After unfolds across painting, sculpture, video, photography, and installation. Together, the works trace interwoven familial and collective histories, where memory moves unevenly across generations, taking shape in fragments, gestures, and forms. They gather around a set of open questions

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05/23/2026

APAFA2026 Featuring Artist : Hyun Lee .1ee

“Phototaxis” new media group exhibition, curated by Ian Kang and Yun Lee, as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

Hyun Lee is a media artist based in Illinois. She has studied painting, art history, media art, and art and technology. Her work explores renewed questions about the nature of humanity, as well as the potential threats and paradoxes that emerge as media technology advances. She examines how media and technology reshape perception and influence everyday life, often by engaging with familiar contexts such as chatbots, gaming, and play.

Anytime Mom is a parental-style assistant that combines firm yet compassionate guidance, functioning as both an emotional counselor and a guardian of kindness. Inspired by Robophilosophy, it explores ethical human–AI relationships through conversations grounded in timeless and positive caring. Designed as an always-available companion, it offers emotional support without negative responses such as judgment. By providing a safe and steady presence, it helps users express their feelings openly while encouraging resilience, kindness, and thoughtful decision-making.

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APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

05/21/2026

APAFA2026 Featuring Artist : Richard Gessert .gessert

Still After : Threads of Remembrance is a open call group exhibition curated by Yi Cao as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

Richard Gessert is an interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago. His artwork is informed by his interests in design and visual culture, particularly their cultural and historical milieux. His work has been exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center, the Evanston Art Center, Terrain Exhibitions, the Chicago Public Library, the Rockford Art Museum, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum,
Northwestern University’s Dittmar Memorial Gallery, and the Rockefeller Center. Richard holds a BA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed a 2022–23 Fulbright grant to research modern art in Vietnam.

Artwork Description:
This portrait explores the Vietnam War’s legacy and reflects on my family history, which includes Amerasians, South Asians migrants in Vietnam, and Vietnamese refugees. The photograph is set in Olive Park in Chicago, which is dedicated to Milton L. Olive III, a Black Vietnam War veteran. In the background is the John Hancock Center, which was built during the peak of the war in 1969 and designed by immigrants Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Khan.

Reduplication reflects on a French Indochina butterfly parasol design and its absence from public consciousness between c. 1908–2023. The parasol’s recent resurfacing in an online group sparked questions about colonial histories, what endures, and what remains legible. In particular, since the parasol’s last known documentation, the written character for butterfly [bướm; 𧊉] in Nôm—a dead vernacular script—has become esoteric and functionally illegible. Additionally, at the time this artwork was created, AI could not decipher Nô

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APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

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