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Five AAPI Artists Unveil Interdisciplinary Art Projects to Mobilize Critical Voting Base for November Elections

As part of the 2023-2024 Creative Catalyst Fellowship, the AAPI Fund released five multidisciplinary art projects aimed to activate AAPI voters for the upcoming presidential elections. Focusing on three themes — Voting Together, Solidarity, and Belonging — these art projects included mediums like short videos, music, poetry, and multimedia art.

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Awards More than $6 Million to Movement Building Groups Across the U.S.

Through its grantmaking approach, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund continues to deepen a nationwide ecosystem of durable and sustainable organizations that are building power, learning and sharing strategies, and transforming systems.

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Building since 2013

In 2013, a group of pioneering donors came together to discuss ways to substantively boost AAPI civic engagement. It became apparent that a specific fund, dedicated to expanding and deepening community capacity, was needed. Thus, the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund was conceived.