AAPI Cultural Display and Demonstrations

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Saturday, May 3, 2025
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Join the DIA and the Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures in celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

In conjunction with the AAPI performances in Rivera Court on the same day, we invite you to view the works of locally based Asian American artists in the Great Hall. With special demonstrations by Kyoko Fuji, calligraphy, and Zhongou Xu, dumi ink painting, at 11 and 11:30 a.m., this display gives insight to the ways in which cultural heritage and tradition influences visual art across varied media.

Featured artists:

  • Anthony Lee
  • Benjamin Byung Kim
  • Boisali Biswas
  • Hiroko Lancour
  • JenClare Gawaran
  • Julius GC Hwang,
  • Kyoko Fujii
  • Luzhen Qiu
  • Nobuko Yamasaki
  • Rhona Lee
  • Shinming Shyu
  • Si Mo
  • Zhongou Xu

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) programs are developed in partnership with the DIA’s auxiliary group Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures (FAAC) with support from Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC).

Weekend Family Programs at the DIA are generously presented by the MSUFCU Desk Drawer Foundation.

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AAPI Cultural Display and Demonstrations from 2024

Join the DIA and the Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures in celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

In conjunction with the AAPI performances in Rivera Court on the same day, we invite you to view the works of locally based Asian American artists in the Great Hall. With special demonstrations by Kyoko Fuji, calligraphy, and Zhongou Xu, dumi ink painting, at 11 and 11:30 a.m., this display gives insight to the ways in which cultural heritage and tradition influences visual art across varied media.

Featured artists:

  • Anthony Lee
  • Benjamin Byung Kim
  • Boisali Biswas
  • Hiroko Lancour
  • JenClare Gawaran
  • Julius GC Hwang,
  • Kyoko Fujii
  • Luzhen Qiu
  • Nobuko Yamasaki
  • Rhona Lee
  • Shinming Shyu
  • Si Mo
  • Zhongou Xu

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) programs are developed in partnership with the DIA’s auxiliary group Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures (FAAC) with support from Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC).

Weekend Family Programs at the DIA are generously presented by the MSUFCU Desk Drawer Foundation.

Logo for MSUFCU Desk Drawer Foundation