The only festival that puts the focus on emerging Asian Pacific American artists
APAture 2023 All-Access Passes Now Available.
(Individual Showcase Tickets can be purchased at each event page)
Festival passes are currently available. Saturday events at Arc Gallery & Studios including the Visual Arts Opening Reception; Comics, Illustration, & Zines showcase; Sound Bath and Meditation, and our Closing Reception are free events. Music, Performing Arts, Literary Arts, and Film showcases are ticketed and will be recorded and offered online (Q&A and live discussions only for Film showcases) .
*we do have sponsored tickets available, please contact apature@kearnystreet.org if price is a barrier
Click on the showcase to register or purchase tickets!
APAture 2023 Festival Schedule:
(Multiple Locations in SF) Arc Gallery & Studios 1246 Folsom St. | SF Oasis 298 11th St. | Lion’s Den Lounge and Bar 57 Wentworth Pl. | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission St.
**OPENING RECEPTION, COMICS, ZINES, & ILLUSTRATION SHOWCASE, OPEN GALLERY SOUND BATH & MEDITATION, AND CLOSING RECEPTION ARE FREE. ALL OTHER SHOWCASES ARE TICKETED EVENTS**
APAture 2023 Festival Kick-Off
Saturday, October 14th, 4-6pm (limited viewing) 6-9pm (Visual Arts Opening Reception)
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
All We Inherit
a Visual Arts Showcase (co-presented by Arc Gallery & Studios)
feat. Kiana Honarmand
Showcase artists: Ahn Lee, Tanza, Brian Kwon, Bushra Gill, Carey Lin and Gabriel Gilder, Connie Cagampang Heller, Denver Gacayan, Hope Meng, Ishita Mitra, Jocelyn Wong, Leyla Rzaveva, Michelle Lin, Ngân Vũ
October 14 - November 4 (Exhibition on display)
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Resonance
a Performing Arts Showcase
feat. LOTUS BOY
Showcase artists: Marwa Doost, Kim Requesto, Chia Amisola, SF Adavu
Wednesday, October 18th, 7-9pm
SF Oasis, 298 11th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Outspoken
a Comics, Zines, & Illustration Showcase
Showcase artists: Nicolette McConn, Havannah Tran, bao diep, Jasmin Regato, Jane Trieu, Sean Lin, Yuting Wang, Sapphic Bushtit, Ann Chen
Saturday, October 21st, 12-3pm
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Sonic Memories
a Music Showcase
feat. Son of Paper
Showcase artists: Amihan, Bersea, Mayari, Noah Kawaguchi, Scott Oshiro
Wednesday, October 25th, 7pm-10pm
Lion’s Den Lounge and Bar, 57 Wentworth Pl, San Francisco
Open Gallery Sound Bath and Meditation
co-presented by Mukunda Studios
Showcase artist: Xinye Lin
Saturday, October 28th, 12-3pm
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Unearthing
a Film Showcase (co-presented by SF Urban Film Fest and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts)
feat. Adamu Chan
Showcase artists: Yasmine Gomez, Tracy Nguyen, Jinji S., Sabina Kariat, Jalena Keane-Lee
Sunday, October 29th, 2-4:30pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission St.
Seeking Home
a Literary Arts Showcase
feat. Shelley Wong
Showcase artists: Rowena Leong Singer, Nicola Andrews, K Dulai, Lucie Pereira, Danica Li, Alder Duan Hurley
Wednesday, November 1st, 7-9pm
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
APAture 2023 Closing Reception and Artist Talk
Saturday, November 4, 12-3pm
Arc Gallery & Studios, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103