Artivism: Where Art Meets Action
Art has always been intertwined with the world of activism, serving as an accessible way to engage in conversation around social issues and empower communities to tell their own stories. Asians Rising GA’s artivism work includes building a creative home for Asian American artists, storytellers, and culture-makers who believe that art can help transform communities and strengthen civic participation.
Why Artivism?
Stories shape how communities see themselves. For immigrant communities, storytelling is often the first step toward civic participation, leadership, and collective power.
Artivism helps us:
Celebrate Asian American cultures and identities
Preserve community histories
Challenge harmful narratives
Build belonging across generations
Inspire civic action through creativity
Our Programs
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Artist-in-Residence Program
Supporting artists who explore themes of identity, belonging, civic participation, and community power.
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Community Storytelling Projects
Collecting and sharing stories that reflect the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences in Georgia.
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Creative Civic Campaigns
Using art, design, illustration, and storytelling to make civic engagement more accessible and inspiring.
Project Highlights
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Recipes of Resistance
A storytelling project highlighting food, migration, culture, and resilience throughout Asian communities in the South.
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Threads of Justice
A community art exhibition that brought together local artists to celebrate the history, resilience, and collective power of Asian American communities in Georgia while imagining a future rooted in justice, belonging, solidarity, and civic action.
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ABC’s of AAPI’s Coloring Book
A collaborative educational and storytelling project created by local artists, organizers, students, and educators to celebrate Asian American identities, foster belonging and pride among young people, and make AAPI history, culture, and contributions accessible through creativity and art.