Jenibel Paray: To and From New York
May 04, 2020
I was an OWAADao grantee in 2016 for Conservation. I worked at Indianapolis Museum of Art as their conservation science intern...
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Search / Filter StoriesNobuyuki Sugihara: Where Life is Valued
April 29, 2020
I am currently in Taiwan on a 6-month OWAADao grant to research Taiwan's indigenous culture...While the world has declared a state of emergency, I have been able to continue my research and production in Taiwan...
Read StoryOscar Oiwa: An Imaginary Trip
April 27, 2020
I have started to make a new series of drawings: an imaginary trip in the midst of life under quarantine. The result is like a diary of insights about my past, my present daily life, and the future...
Read StoryMolissa Fenley: An Observer Takes "50 Looks"
April 23, 2020
"Our eyes are observing more, we have found pieces of art in the woods behind the art department. I imagine that these are works that were started by the graduate students and had to be abandoned as the college shut its doors..."
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Enoch Cheng: A Revised Timeline
April 15, 2020
Enoch Cheng arrived in New York on December 29, 2019, with a new year and a new decade fast approaching. For this independent artist/curator from Hong Kong, his OWAADao Fellowship was just beginning...
Read Storyand so, the journey continues
February 13, 2020
OWAADao remains unfaltering in the belief that cultural exchange can transcend conflicts and misunderstandings. We are devoted in bridging people through nurturing artistic talents. Tong Shanshan’s fellowship experience in New York is just one of the many examples where connectivity is the most important thing we need right now.
Read StoryA Cultural Adventure Across Continents: New York City, Yogyakarta, and the Silk Road
August 08, 2019
Chien-Ying Tseng (OWAADao 2017): As a visual artist with a background in traditional Chinese ink and gouache painting, Tseng bestows the Chinese media with a sense of spirituality, in an attempt to express the different states of human mind in modern society.
Read StoryMusic, Culture, and Community in Kabul
March 15, 2019
Ethnomusicologist Michael Lindsey received an OWAADao Fellowship to research the effects of violence on Afghan musical culture.
Read StoryLand Art of the American West
January 29, 2019
Bangkok-based architect Savinee Buranasilapin received OWAADao support in 2017 to explore land art in the U.S.
Read Story"It's a Good Day to Disobey"
January 29, 2019
In 2016, Tara Pandeya, dancer and choreographer, received a 1-month OWAADao Fellowship to research traditional dance in Pakistan.
Read StoryArt Criticism as Crisis & Conversation
January 28, 2019
Zeny May Recidoro reflects on her 2018 OWAADao Fellowship experience, art writing, and art criticism.
Read StoryA New Chapter for Theater Director Joned Suryatmoko
September 27, 2018
Theater director Joned Suryatmoko reflects on his 2016 OWAADao grant as he begins a new chapter as 2018 OWAADao Graduate Fellow.
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