AWFA meets Senator Tim Kaine and Senator Mark Warner
Commonwealth Coffee meeting: an opportunity to celebrate and network with fellow AANHPI leaders, Dirksen Senate Office Building, May 23, 2024, Washington, DC.
Jing Shui is photographed with Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Mark Warner, and Congressman Bobby Scott.
Robert Bricker is photographed with Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Mark Warner, and Congressman Bobby Scott.
Jing Shui meets with many Asian organizations and program leaders.
AWFA at the Downtown Charlottesville
2024 AWFA artworks
2024
Asia Weekend for All
Charlottesville’s 2nd Annual Asia Weekend
Expanding Community Friendship through Art and Culture
JSVA Art & Friends of Cville Downtown
The 2nd annual Asia Weekend for All 2024 event is proudly partnering with the Friends of Cville Downtown Foundation this year. The mission of the Friends of Cville Downtown is to make Charlottesville a better-than-ever, more inclusive place for everyone. This same mission has brought us together to work on the AWFA for our Charlottesville communities. The AWFA continues to focus on creating a series of art and cultural activities with our local and greater area art community to showcase Asian art and culture during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May every year.
Event Overview
Date
May 19th, 2024, Sunday, 10am-3pm
Location
The Central Place, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia. 22902
10am – 1pm
Asian figure Art Session
Invited artists only
During the three-hour art session, a single pose will be maintained by an Asian model dressed in traditional clothing. Invited artists will create artworks for the street art sale.
1:15pm – 2 pm
Brief Talks / Art Sale
Open to the public
Speakers will give brief talks, followed by the street art sale. All proceeds go to support the AWFA program.
2pm
Cville Downtown Sunday Art Program
Open to the public
The launch day for the Downtown Sunday Art Drawing and Painting program.
2pm – 3pm
Japanese art
Open to the public
Japanese artist Masae Momotani was born in Japan and attended art school there. She will share some forms of Japanese craft art with our community.
