APAture 2024: Return | Comics, Zines & Illustration Showcase

Co-presented by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco and Oakland Asian Cultural Center

October 27, 2024 2:00-5:00PM PDT

Free / $60 all access (comes with free t-shirt, drink tickets, and more!)

Curated by Ngân Vū, Steven Cheung, and Tanza Solis

Featuring Minnie Phan with Cesar Cueva, Jake Gavino, Kathy Huang, Nhien Lee, Lauren Miller, Ipsheeta Furtado, and Alexis Peneda

Fresh off of illustrating, Simone (Penguin Random House 2024), the newest children’s book by acclaimed author, Viet Thanh Nguyen, is our APAture 2024 featured artist in Comics, Zines, & Illustrations , Minnie Phan! Meet our showcase artists at this interactive book, prints, and makers fair.

The theme for this year is RETURN. From the Palestinian right to return, the call for Indigenous Land Back, and the various migrant histories and struggle for justice in our Pacific Islander and Asian communities, artists consider what the idea of return means to them.

Artist Bios

APAture 2024: Return Festival Schedule:

(Multiple Locations in SF) Arc Gallery & Studios 1246 Folsom St. 94103 | Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama St. 94110 | DNA Lounge 375 Eleventh St. 94103 | Roxie Theater 967 Mission St. 94103

**VISUAL ARTS OPENING RECEPTION, COMICS, ZINES, & ILLUSTRATION SHOWCASE, AND VISUAL ARTS CLOSING RECEPTION ARE FREE. ALL OTHER SHOWCASES ARE TICKETED EVENTS.

$60 FESTIVAL PASSES INCLUDE ENTRANCE TO MUSIC, LITERARY ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, AND FILM SHOWCASES AND INCLUDE A FREE T-SHIRT, DRINK TICKETS, AND MORE.

October 13

Music Showcase Opening Reception 7:00-10:00pm (PDT)
feat. Ian Santillano
DNA Lounge
375 Eleventh St, San Francisco, CA

October 18

Visual Arts Showcase Opening Reception 6:00-9:00pm (PDT)
feat. Houyee Chow-Jiménez
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

October 22

Film Showcase 6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)
feat. Jalena Keane Lee
Roxie Theater
3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA

October 25

Literary Arts Showcase 6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)
feat. Maw Shein Win
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

October 27

Comics, Zines, & Illustration Showcase 2:00 - 5:00 PM (PDT)
feat. Minnie Phan
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

November 3

Performing Arts Showcase 7:00-9:00pm (PDT)
feat. Kim Requesto
Joe Goode Annex
401 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA