Request for Submissions: Public Art & Performance Open Call 

 We invite you to submit a proposal to activate Boston’s Chinatown with place-based Temporary Public Art and Performance projects. 

Pao Arts Center is proud to be one of the curatorial partners of the City of Boston’s “Un-Monument, Re-Monument, and De-Monument: Transforming Boston” project. As part of this initiative, Pao Arts Center will share a series of temporary public art and performance place-based projects and events that celebrate Chinatown as a neighborhood, cultural hub, and monument within the City. Each public intervention will showcase and uplift underrepresented Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) voices and consider how public art can inspire residents, visitors, and artists to engage in these efforts. "Un-monument" is funded by The Monuments Project at the Mellon Foundation. 

Deadline: Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 11:59 PM ET    

Experience Chinatown 2024
Call for Artists

Experience Chinatown is Pao Art Center’s annual arts festival that celebrates the rich cultural fabric of Boston’s Chinatown. Throughout September, Experience Chinatown will be immersed the neighborhood in musical acts, dance performances, artmaking activities, and art installations - all free and open to the public.

Questions? Email ashley.yung@bcnc.net

Application due: June 4, 2024, 9:00 AM

Call for Artists

Have a great idea that explores Asian American experience and/or engages with the Boston Chinatown community? Propose an exhibit, class, or performance. We accept proposals year round, however, we create our schedule about one year in advance. Our planning period typically takes place between April - July for the upcoming year.

Our Artist Residencies call usually occur in the spring.

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