We’re excited to announce that our year-end celebration and fundraiser, End with a Book! will take place on Friday, December 12, at 23 Cranberry St. Join us for an evening of delicious dumplings, drinks, art books, music, and general jollity!

Tickets start at $50, which includes food and drinks as well as one entry into our annual art book giveaway, which includes limited-edition artist books by Mire Lee, Diane Severin Nguen, Bernardo Pacquing, Imran Qureshi and Bani Abidi, and catalogs from Para Site, Guggenheim, and fully sold-out zines from our very own Leadership Camp VI.

The evening will feature a DJ set by Haoran Chen, co-founder of 929 bar, and commissioned graphics by artist Sarula Bao. 

The proceeds of the night directly support AAAinA’s public programs and collections, furthering our mission to champion the cultural contributions of Asian communities in the U.S. and globally. 

If you’re unable to attend, consider making a year-end gift of any amount; no amount is too small. 

Space is limited, so please be sure to register early. We can’t wait to see you there!

If you have any questions regarding ticket purchases or details about the evening, please contact asi@aaa-a.org

Limited Edition Art Book Raffle Items:

• What to Let Go? by Cosmin Costinas, Inti Guerrero
• Tales of Our Time by Xiaoyu Weng, Hou Ranru
• IF REVOLUTION IS A SICKNESS? by Diane Severin Nguyen
• Everyday Materials by Bernardo Pacquing
• Black Sun by Mire Lee
• The Vaguely Asian Reader, vol 1-4 by Leadership Camp VI 
• Side by Side by Imran Qureshi
• The Artist Who by Bani Abidi

Musical Act: Haoran Chen

Haoran Chen is the co-founder of 929, a New York cocktail bar themed around Mandopop and Cantopop, blending music and mixology into a one-of-a-kind cultural experience. A passionate record collector and DJ, Hao is dedicated to promoting Chinese-language pop music abroad, especially its electronic elements, to light up dance floors with sounds from the Mandarin & Cantonese-speaking world.

Earlier this year, Haoran brought the Mando-pop & Canto-pop wave back to Asia, performing in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taipei — reintroducing the dancefloor potential of these hits and showcasing a reverse cultural export full of fresh sounds and vibrant energy.

Graphic Commission: Sarula Bao

Sarula Bao is an illustrator, zine maker, and community organizer. She directs a small press and initiative, Endless Editions, as well as the Brooklyn Art Book Fair (BKABF). 

Bao’s primary goals and practice are community building by removing barriers of entry for artists, fostering connections, and providing space, platforms, resources, and labor. Bao’s own narrative work and zine practice are an extension of these values and explore the personal and interpersonal effects of systems of oppression. She also loves working with fun fashion, queer subject matter, and playing around with elements of Chinese art, aesthetics, and storytelling. 

Her work has been featured on the cover of the New Yorker, and she has worked with clients such as Google, Apple, Facebook, New York Magazine, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many more.

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