the bandung 2024-25 residency

The Bandung 2024-25 Residency, presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), is an opportunity designed to uplift the work of organizers, artists, educators, and waymakers whose practice is intended to foster solidarity between Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Black communities. This Residency is made possible through the NYS AAPI Community Fund, Ford Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.

About the Residency:

The Bandung Residency aims to cultivate a dynamic safe space for a diverse cohort of changemakers interested in engaging in social justice discourse, restorative healing, cultural placemaking, expanding the narrative between communities, and cross-community allyship, whether participating in the program for their personal transformation, in service to the communities identified, or both.

Program Goals:

For this Residency, 7-10 NYC-based visionaries will be selected as residents by a panel of independent reviewers to participate in a year-long hybrid program consisting of structured, self-directed, and group learning exchanges that introduce community leaders embedded in this social justice work, propel forward the spirit of solidarity crystalized during the 1960s and ‘70s, center the historical and contemporary issues faced by AAPI and Black communities, while enabling the deepening of each participant’s relationship with themselves, their practice, other participants within the cohort, and most especially with the communities identified.

Participants in The Bandung 2024-25 Residency will also be encouraged to connect with local leaders and community members to inspire unity through the lens of an artistic presentation, shared exploratory experience, or special project (e.g. public art piece, performance, walking tour, ephemeral installation, community building activity, etc.) that they will incubate and/or create during their Residency. “Work” completed during the Residency might also plant a seed that leads to a larger project that will be realized after the Residency. While collaboration within the cohort is not required, we will support projects that evolve from an individual idea into a collective vision shared between (two or more) participants.

Our north star rests in the human potential to strengthen cross-cultural community ties through intersectional advocacy (within and across participating communities), and to use “art” as a vehicle for social change through neighborhood interventions.

Program Structure and Timeline

A4/MoCADA will provide support and logistical help during the application process. During the course of the Residency, we will expand this framework to include mentorship, resource-sharing (community contacts), workshop facilitation, and presentation support.

Based on our learnings from the first two cohorts, we are expanding the program to span 12 months. There are three phases of the Residency:

Phase 1: Learning + Development (June-December 2024)

Structured time to gain foundational knowledge, get to know cohort members, and begin shaping project inquiry/research questions. This phase will include social gatherings with cohort members, learning exchanges led by a notable anti-oppression coach, and conversations and Q&A with leaders on topics of interest. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.

Phase 2: (January-March 2025)

Self-directed time to perform research, meet with community members and organizations, pilot and test ideas. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.

Phase 3: Community Engagement/Presentation (April-June 2025)

Self-directed time to organize community engagements and presentations of learnings with support from A4/MoCADA. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.

As part of the year-long Residency, participants will:

• Participate in three learning exchanges led by YK Hong, a notable anti-oppression coach (emailing coach for one-on-one support is optional, but available);
• Attend four conversation/Q&A sessions with community leaders on topics of interest (details will be announced once the program begins);
• Be offered the opportunity for up to three 1:1 check-ins with A4/MoCADA
• Create a new or build upon an existing project, art presentation/installation, performance, workshop or experience designed as a community activity that will inspire solidarity or create discourse between AAPI and Black communities;
• Be asked to document their research, process, and learnings as part of a larger book to be published and distributed for free
• Receive an honorarium $3,000 per Resident (payments will be issued in three installments; one per phase)

The program schedule is as follows:

• June-Dec 2024 Learning + Development: Structured time to gain foundational knowledge, get to know cohort members, and begin shaping project inquiry/research questions. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.
• June 25, 2024 Public Announcement
• June 25, 2024 Welcome Meeting (6:30-8:30pm ET In Person)
• July 8, 2024 A4/MoCADA Staff Learning Exchange with YK Hong (not for Residents)
• July 11, 2024 Learning Exchange #1 with YK Hong (6:30–8:30pm ET In Person)
• July 18, 2024 Community Conversation and Q&A (6:30-8:30pm ET via Zoom)
• Aug 6, 2024 Learning Exchange #2 with YK Hong (6:30–8:30pm ET In Person)
• Aug 15, 2024 Community Conversation and Q&A (6:30-8:30pm ET via Zoom)
• Sept 5, 2024 Midpoint Potluck Meal (In Person)
• Sept 19, 2024 Community Conversation and Q&A (6:30-8:30pm ET via Zoom)
• Oct 8, 2024 Learning Exchange #3 with YK Hong (6:30–8:30pm ET In Person)
• Oct 24, 2024 Community Conversation and Q&A (6:30-8:30pm ET via Zoom)
• Jan-March 2025 Research: Self-directed time to perform research, meet with community members and organizations, pilot and test ideas. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.
• Jan 2025 New Year Gathering (In Person)
• April-June 2025 Community Engagement/Presentation: Self-directed time to organize community engagements and presentations of learnings with support from A4/MoCADA. A4/MoCADA teams are available for 1:1 check-ins as needed.
• June 2025 Summer Social/Share Out (In Person)

NOTE: The program schedule is subject to change primarily based on Residents’ needs and schedules. All learning exchanges and social gatherings (e.g. welcome meeting, midpoint potluck, new year, summer social, etc.) will be in person; we will try our best to provide options for Residents to join virtually if needed.