No, ASANE is a non-profit cultural organization. However, the core portions of the cultural events ASANE hosts and organizes on a yearly basis are performances. For these performances, ASANE invites local individual artists and artistic groups from various ethnic backgrounds to perform.
ASANE and the Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society (MCFGS) are partners. ASANE’s founder Christina Deng Morrison is an active board director of MCFGS. Since 2017, Christina has written and reprinted many articles to promote the China Friendship Garden for MCFGS through her Minnesota Chinese World platform. ASANE also invites MCFGS to co-organize major cultural events together.
Yes, whenever possible, ASANE always encourages performing artists to perform outside Minnesota. In the past, ASANE brought artists to perform in Los Angeles and Wisconsin. Youth performers were also invited to perform in Beijing, China.
We always look for and invite new artists to perform at our events each year. We are particularly interested in looking for performers who come from different ethnic backgrounds and can showcase their performances that reflect their unique cultures. ASANE also actively looks for different cultural experts who can demonstrate interesting or unique cultural skills or expertise to help promote our events.
New artists are welcome to contact us through our email at [email protected] by submitting your introduction information and or providing your performance or artistic skills demo videos.
Yes, ASANE’s founder Christina Deng Morrison has held several concerts in the Twin Cities in the past, including 2017 Beijing Bamboo Orchestra “Festival of Spring Timbre of Bamboo” concerts and 2019 “A Rainbow of Rhythms-Chinese Musicians Spring Festival Concert”. ASANE will continue to hold concerts when occasions arise.
Yes, ASANE applies for funding and grants through different Minnesota state funding programs and opportunities. ASANE also seeks community organization and individual donations.
Please email us at [email protected] or call us at 612-720-2718
Association of Sino-American Neocultural Exchange
Twin Cities Minnesota
612-720-2718