Oh Art Foundation

Name: Oh Art Foundation
Address: 1029 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL, 60609, US
Telephone: +17735698582

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OH Art Foundation is 501c3 non profit organization celebrates diversity through accessible, cross-cultural and intergenerational art and cultural programs that connect artists, youth, and communities across generations.

06/17/2026

In celebration of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts, OH Art Foundation is proudly announce
“What We Carry Forward”
curated by Kim, JungSoo Kim, Jung Soo
June 19th 2026 - July 10th, 2026
3314 S Morgan st Chicago, Storefront Gallery

Highlighting Local Artists
Diane Lee
Walter Li
Linye Jiang
Magic feifei
Julian Wang(Performer)

Produced by OH Art Foundation, this special group exhibition curates visual stories of community members who’ve participated in OH Art Foundation’s APAFA community-based workshops centered on memory, grief, healing, and transformation.

The exhibition brings together documentation and artworks created through Community Workshop 1- Luminous Remains and Community Workshop 2- Alchemy of Memory, where participants were invited to engage deeply with personal histories—honoring what has been lost, and releasing what no longer serves them. Through photo transfers, writing, mixed-media practices, and acts of collective ritual, participants transformed intimate experiences into shared visual and material forms.

Inquiries- [email protected]

06/16/2026

In celebration of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts, OH Art Foundation is proudly anounce Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears, a duo exhibition featuring the work of Daun Suh and Kim, Jung Soo.
On view from June 19h to July 12th, 2026
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, June 19th, from 7-10pm on the 3rd floor gallery space, 308A inside of the Zhou B Art Center.

Perception does not arrive fully formed. It emerges in motion, before recognition, before interpretation, before meaning stabilizes. Before It Settles: What Passes, What Appears brings together two artists who attend to this unstable threshold, where experience is still forming and the visible remains provisional….

Learn more visit www.ohartfoundation.org

Be a proud sponsor for 2027 OH Art Festivals
Inquiries - [email protected]

2026 OH Art Festivals sponsored by Elevated Chicago The Chicago Community Trust Illinois Arts Council Illinois Humanities MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

06/15/2026

Open call opportunity
3rd Annual Latinx Festival of the Arts Produced by OH Art Foundation
“CARTOGRAPHIES OF BELONGING
MAPPING ROOTS, IDENTITY, AND HEALING”
Curated by Sergio Gomez

Submit by 7/31/2026
www.ohartfoundation.org/opencall

This exhibition invites artists to explore the personal, cultural, and emotional landscapes that shape identity. Through themes of ancestry, migration, bicultural experiences, memory, resilience, and healing, artists examine the many ways we navigate questions of home, connection, and belonging. Presented during Hispanic Heritage Month as part of the Latino Festival of the Arts, the exhibition celebrates diverse perspectives while inviting viewers to reflect on the journeys that shape who they are.

Inquiries - [email protected]

06/08/2026

APAFA2026 Featuring Artists : Magicfeifei @ Nayeon Yang Walter Hongyu Li Phoebe Chen/Guyuzi-Chen
Stafford Hiroshi Smith and Ritsu Katsumata

Celebrating 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA2026) produced by OH Art Foundation , over 100 AAPI creatives were highlighted as a visual artists, curators, dance and music performers, educators, amd community leaders.

Still After : Threads of Remembrance is a open call group exhibition curated by Yi Cao

Be a proud sponsor for 2027 OH Art Festivals
Inquiries - [email protected]

2026 OH Art Festivals sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

06/04/2026

OH Art Foundation presents
OLD AND NEW FRIENDS
June 10 2026, 7PM Wednesday
3314 S. Morgan Chicago IL 60608

Highlighting Musicians
Charles Sharp Woodwinds
Jamie Kempkers Cello
Michael Perkins Keyboards/ synthesizers
Jeff Chan .chan.70 Woodwinds
Jerome Bryerton Percussion

Join us for an intimate creative/improvised music gathering between triends. Charles Sharp is an LA-baed musician who has worked with Jeff chan and Jerome Bryerton when they all lived in the san Francisco Bay Area during the 90s. Joining them will be Chicago artists Michael Perkins and Jamie kempkers. Free admission. This event is supported in part by the OH Art Foundation and Asian Improv aRts Midwest Arts Initiative Program.

Inquiries- [email protected]
Register online
www.ohartfoundation.org/ohartevents

06/01/2026

“Still After : Thread of Remembrance” curator led tour by Yi Cao as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

“Ancestry in Progress” ( a collaborative video piece) by Stafford Hiroshi Smith and Ritsu Katsumata

This collaborative effort between visual artist Stafford Hiroshi Smith and sound designer Ritsu Katsumata examines their ancestors’ entrance into American culture albeit separated by 100 years.
The immigrant experience is part of the family history for most Americans. But for Asians it has been fraught with rejection and punitive action. Stafford’s ancestors came from Japan in the 19th century to harvest sugar cane in Hawaii. Ritsu’s came in the 1960’s as knowledge workers. Yet both artists experienced similar childhoods, prejudices and the inability to be accepted as Americans. This piece is about the work in progress of becoming American and the effort and time involved in doing so depending on where in the world one’s ancestors came from.

Stafford Hiroshi Smith was born in Seattle, WA and grew up in upstate NY. He spent his childhood drawing comic books and then studied fine art in college. Ten years were spent in the Japanese broadcast television industry before turning to photography which he has taught at the college level since 2004. He currently teaches at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI.

Ritsu Katsumata was born in LaJolla, CA but grew up in Philadelphia training to be a classical violinist. After meeting Stafford she left the classical world and has explored diverse genres from rock and roll to experimental music on her 5 string electric violin. She is one of the few people who has played both Carnegie Hall and CBGB’s. She currently lives in Grand Rapids, MI bending AI to her will.

Support APAFA 2027 Sponsorship Inquiries - [email protected]

APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

05/30/2026

Today’s community workshop “Alchemy of Memory” produced by OH Art Foundation was a deeply meaningful gathering.

Featuring an interactive music performance by Juliann Wang .jw and thoughtful facilitation from social workers Sam del Rosario and Nina Dinh, the workshop created a special space that felt both intimate and welcoming.

Together, participants reflected on loss, shared personal stories, and reconnected through the experiences of others. It was a powerful reminder of how art, music, and conversation can bring people together in meaningful ways.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to this beautiful exchange.

OH Art Foundation envisions this new accessible storefront gallery as a space for ongoing art and community programming—supporting creative expression, dialogue, healing, and gatherings that might not otherwise have the opportunity to manifest. Through this space, we hope to continue fostering connection, belonging, and community engagement for years to come. Location: OH Art Foundation, community hub 3314 S Morgan Chicago IL 60608

Inquires and proposals - [email protected]

APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

05/25/2026

APAFA2026 Featuring Artist : Daniella Thach

Still After : Threads of Remembrance is a open call group exhibition curated by Yi Cao as a part of 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts (APAFA 2026) produced by OH Art Foundation

Daniella Thach is a Cambodian-American artist whose works collapse a violent past and volatile present to envision possible futures. They trace this history and the diasporic impact of genocide, assimilation, and the loss of heritage within their family to form a new, amalgamous identity.
Thach has exhibited works across America such as the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA and The Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, MN.. They were an artist in residence at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA and Chautauqua School of Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY. Their artwork has been featured in publications including New Glass Review, Sixty Inches From Center, and The Oxford Blue. Currently, they are a MFA candidate studying glass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where they are also an Education Graduate Research Scholar (Ed-GRS) on fellowship 2024-2027.

Artwork Description:
Always dreaming, unforgettably thinking, ចេះតែស្រមៃ នឹកមមៃឥតភ្លេច
Hand-stitched felt, 2026

How can I hold onto a mothertongue I did not inherit? In my childhood memories spent at my grandparents’ in Skokie, long ribbons of karaoke text grow from left to right on the TV screen. I cannot read nor sing along, but in this soft process of hand cutting and stitching, I hold this lyric in front of me in attempts to learn and remember. This lyric comes from Pen Ran’s song, Longing for a Lover.

Inquiries - [email protected]

APAFA 2026 art and cultural programs sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, American Metro Bank, and Zhou B Group

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1029 W 35th Street
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Telephone

+17735698582

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http://www.ohartfoundation.org/ohartevents

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