programming

One of the benefits we want to offer our members are workshops and professional development opportunities
specifically tailored to AAPI artists working in dance.

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Programs are free for members, or available a la carte for $10 each
All virtual programs are conducted via Zoom at 7pm EST. Not every session will be recorded and available following the event.

Access event recordings on our YouTube channel.

Upcoming events

  • Finding Your Place/Space to Teach the Next Generation

    June 10 | 7 pm ET

    Virtual

    Join us for a free virtual session hosted by Gold Standard Arts Foundation (GSAF) board member Bonnie Oda Homsey as she hosts Tiffany Bong and Chisa Yamaguchi in conversation about teaching the next generation of artists and leaders.

    Tiffany Bong founder of Hip Hop group UniverSoul and USC Kaufman “Connections” youth program and Chisa Yamaguchi, The Music Center Master Teaching Artist and Senior Manager/Producer at SOZO, share the why and how they built their educational networks and teaching expertise to connect and inspire young people. Learn how they developed their individual approaches to center on fun, values, self-confidence, and building skills for youth that carry beyond the art form.

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2025 events

March 11

Step into a room of exclusively Asian American creatives! Learn about what other folks are working on, share resources that could be helpful, and connect with future collaborators.

Hosted by Gold Standard Art Foundation Board Members Sarah McCaffery, Georgina Pazcoguin, and Lucy Yang

Artist statements are used to apply for funding, to attract donors and supporters, receive commissions, and clarify your unique creative voice in a sea of other artists — but can often be confusing or inconsistent with the artistic product. Join GSAF President Phil Chan for a hands-on workshop to put into words what makes *your* work special, distilling your creative output into a succinct description of your approach that will make you more attractive to funders and presenters, while clarifying how including your Asian identity might strengthen your artist statement.

Hosted by GSAF Founder and President Phil Chan

April 8

May 13

May 28

In Bloom: Works-in-Progress Showcase

A powerful voice of the Indian diaspora, Achinta S. McDaniel founded and has lead Blue 13 Dance for 20+ years. Her style draws from Bhangra, Kathak, Bollywood, Hip Hop, Ballet and Jazz. She is known for inventive stagings pushing boundaries of contemporary concert, commercial, and community engagement that challenge monolithic representations of Indianess and questions the hierarchies of pop culture v high art.

Hosted by GSAF Board Member Bonnie Oda Homsey

An evening of art and community celebrating creativity and process in bloom. Artists Sugar Vendil, Marie Lloyd Paspe, and Barkha Patel share works in progress, followed by a reception with food & drinks.

Co-Presented by Gold Standard Arts Foundation and Isogram Projects, an outfit of The Nouveau Classical Project

Organized by Sarah McCaffery

Host at The Center for Ballet and the Arts NYC, NY

June 10

Teaching artists Tiffany Bong founder of Hip Hop group UniverSoul and USC Kaufman “Connections” youth program, and Chisa Yamaguchi a Music Center teaching artist and Associate Manager of Sozo Artists share insights to developing curriculum, building a dance education network, and ways dance impacts self-confidence, discipline, and joy.

Hosted by GSAF Board Member Bonnie Oda Homsey

July 8

South Asian representation is often reduced to a monolith view. How can we cultivate and encourage institutions and presenters to invest in more than one AAPINH artist or company? Join Roshni Samlal and Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and host Brinda Guha as they discuss the gifts and challenges of being an artist from an ancient South Asian diaspora.

Hosted by GSAF Board Member Brinda Guha

Summer Hiatus

October 14

Duke Dang (NYC: Guggenheim Executive Director of Works & Process), Isabella Baboury (Canada: Retail Executive/Manager for luxury brands), and Sylvia Kim (California: Strategic planning/philanthropist/attorney) share their perspectives about the changing performing arts landscape, business operation strategies, importance of branding, and other trends influencing the creative sector.

Hosted by GSAF Board Member Bonnie Oda Homsey

November 11

Kim Chan, Associate Artistic Director at Jacob’s Pillow, discusses the state of the dance ecosystem and supporting the development of new work. Chan has worked extensively in New York City, the Berkshires, and Washington, D.C. as a producer, curator, presenter, marketer, and fundraiser of poetry, music, theater, dance, arts education, and literature.

Moderated by GSAF Board Member Sarah McCaffery