Voting Together
The AAPI Civic Engagement Fund commissioned thirteen Asian American and Pacific Islander local artists to create thirteen different digital art pieces to encourage the AAPI community to turn out for this election cycle. The #VotingTogether Artist Open Call was produced in conjunction with the organization Culture Surge.
Art is a powerful tool to move the hearts and minds of people to take action and turn out to vote on Election Day. The artists created on the theme of “Care: The AAPI community leads by caring about each other. How will your vote on November 3rd show how you are caring for our community?” In response, the artists made illustrated graphics to songs to dance videos to TikTok videos – all the encourage the AAPI Community that we need to be voting together. The various artwork is available bilingually and in-culture for the Vietnamese, Chinese, Hmong, South Asian, Sikh communities and more.
Art has the ability to bring people together and to empathize with one another – and we know that AAPI community will turn out to vote inspired more now by these pieces.
You can download and share all the artwork here:
More about the artists and their artwork:
- Annie Moua, Hmong. Guitarist and singer: Song is titled “Home for Everyone.”
- Aparna Sindhoor, Indian. Pakistani. Dance theater/Physical theater: Dance is titled “The Vote Dance.”
- Bianca Ng, Chinese. Artist: Poster is titled “Show up for Future Generations.”
- Cindy Shih, Taiwanese. Artist: Daikon painting is titled “Cultivate, Take Root, VOTE, Grow Stronger.”
- Hena Ashraf, Indian. Filmmaker: Video is titled “South Asians #Voting Together.”
- Kim Dinh, Vietnamese. Graphic Designer/Illustrator: Poster is titled “Vote For Our Families’ Dignity, Unity, and Joy.”
- Leilani Chan, Malaysian. Chinese, Hapa. Theater: Video is titled “Masters of the Currents Coconut Wireless: Voting Together.”
- Madhavi Reddi, Indian. Filmmaker: Project is titled “#VotingTogether: Digital Scrapbook.”
- Do Nguyen Mai, Vietnamese. Poet: Poem is titled “My mother calls to remind me to vote.”
- Ova Saopeng, Laotian. Theater: Video is titled “Green Thumb Refugees: Voting Together.”
- Salvin Chahal, Indian. Filmmaker: Visual project is titled “The Sikh Vote.”
- Sonia Rao, Indian. Musician: Song is titled “Louder.”
- Tori Hong, Korean, Hmong. Graphic Designer: Digital illustration project is titled “Abolitionist Elder.”
