Asian American Resource Center - City of Austin

06/16/2026

⏳ Join us for the third workshop of The Woods Woman Method titled Makings of Naga: For Future Generations - A Time Capsule Workshop, happening on Saturday, June 20 from 12 to 3pm!

For this workshop, you are welcome to bring personal photographs you would like to incorporate into the exterior of your box, a small object, seed, or keepsake to place inside your time capsule, fabric scraps or textile pieces from your own home that carry meaning, and tea-stained paper from Workshop 1 if you attended.

The Woods Woman Method is a five-part community art series at the AARC, developed by local teaching artist Kyla Gaganam for artist Saya Woolfalk as part of a City of Austin Art in Public Places commission for a permanent installation at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. You do not need to attend all sessions to participate.

RSVP is required. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more and RSVP 👉 bit.ly/AARCEventbrite

Alt text: A graphic with polaroids in front of a collage of speckled orange and green papers and blue flowers. City of Austin logo is in bottom right corner.

06/15/2026

We are more powerful than we know, especially when we come together 🤝. Join us at the AARC on Tuesday, June 23 from 6 to 8pm, to explore themes of resistance, advocacy, and solidarity with guest speaker Lucy Nguyen. We will also be learning about the history of Asian American activism in the U.S. and how you can be a part of the movement today!

This session is part of Being and Belonging, our educational pop up series about Asian American history, culture, and arts. Participants do not need to attend all pop up sessions. They can attend as many or as few as they want.

Being and Belonging is free and open to anyone (ages 18+). Light refreshments will be provided! Learn more and RSVP 👉 bit.ly/AARCEventbrite

Alt text: Illustration of two people holding up signs. One sign says Stop Asian Hate and the other has an image of a hand in a fist, raised in solidarity. Text reads Being and Belonging, Asian American Pop Up: Resistance, Advocacy, and Solidarity. City of Austin logo is in top right corner.

06/12/2026

Help shape the future of Austin’s cultural spaces - including the AARC!

Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment is continuing the Creative Reset and inviting the community to share input on how our cultural facilities can better serve residents and visitors. Your feedback helps us improve access, experiences, and programming across our centers and museums.

💬 Take the survey and share it with your networks to help us hear from a broad and diverse community. The survey is open through June 👉 https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/safelinks/2/atp-safelinks.html

Thank you for helping guide the future of ACME’s cultural spaces!

Alt text: Rainbow flower next to text that says The Creative Reset in Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, and English. City of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment logo is in bottom right corner.

06/11/2026

Join our fellow ACME site, Dougherty Arts Center, for their Pride event - DAC Pride: Disco Inferno - on Thursday, June 25 from 6:30 to 9:30pm! 🏳️‍🌈 Learn more and RSVP 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dac-pride-disco-inferno-tickets-1990988002712?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/08/2026

💫 Join the AARC and Austin History Center, Austin Public Library on Tuesday, July 14 from 6:30 to 8pm for Preserving Y(our) Stories: How to Start and Preserve Your Archive!

This fun and interactive session will teach you how to kickstart your archiving practice and keep your archives safe for years to come! This session is perfect for beginners and anyone excited to preserve their unique stories and personal history - whether through old photos, letters, or digital memories. Participants will receive a free family archival kit (first-come, first-served; while supplies last).

This event is family-friendly, free, and open to the public. Learn more and RSVP 👉 bit.ly/AARCEventbrite

Alt text: Collage of pictures and archives from the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. City of Austin logo is in bottom right corner.

06/05/2026

✌ Join the AARC and Saya Woolfalk Studios on Friday, June 12 from 2 to 5pm for the second workshop of The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series! This session is titled Makings of Saraswati: Henna Marks Our Crossings. For this workshop, you are welcome to bring your own henna cone or mehndi tools if you have a preferred brand or tradition, photographs or fabric scraps to reference for pattern inspiration, a reference image of a pattern you want to work from.

The Woods Woman Method is a five-part community art series at the AARC, developed by local teaching artist Kyla Gaganam for artist Saya Woolfalk as part of a City of Austin Art in Public Places commission for a permanent installation at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. You do not need to attend all sessions to participate.

RSVP is required. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more and RSVP 👉 bit.ly/AARCEventbrite

Alt text: A graphic with a picture of hands decorated with floral henna designs in front of a marbled background. City of Austin logo is in bottom right corner.

06/02/2026

⏰Summer Studio Class Registration is open at our fellow ACME site, Dougherty Arts Center! Adult studio programs include ceramics, darkroom photography, drawing and painting, and textile and fiber arts. Learn more and register 👉 https://www.austintexas.gov/dougherty/dougherty-arts-school

⏰ Mark your calendar!

Summer Studio Class Registration opens Wednesday, May 27 at 10 a.m.

Visit the Dougherty Arts School webpage for registration information: https://www.austintexas.gov/dougherty/dougherty-arts-school

05/27/2026

📖 Join the Hyphenated Book Club on Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 7:30pm for a discussion on Severance by Ling Ma! Severance is a satirical, science fiction novel about coming-of-adulthood.

All meet ups are free, open to the public, and hosted in-person at the AARC. Must be 18+. No need to have finished the book to attend, though recommended. Learn more and RSVP 👉 bit.ly/AARCEventbrite

Alt text: Light pink graphic with an image of the cover of Severance by Ling Ma. Text reads Asian American Resource Center, Hyphenated: An Asian American Book Club, Thursday, June 18 2026 from 6 to 7:30pm.

05/12/2026

Join the AARC and Saya Woolfalk Studios for The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series. The Woods Woman Method is a five-part community art series at the AARC, developed by local teaching artist Kyla Gaganam for artist Saya Woolfalk as part of a City of Austin Art in Public Places commission for a permanent installation at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

May 23rd's session will be: Makings of Ganga - Tea Staining and Water Mapping. For this workshop, you are welcome to bring: Additional tea ingredients or spices that hold personal or cultural significance to you, extra photographs or images to incorporate into your composition, any drawing tools you prefer to work with.

Learn more and RSVP this session and future workshops: https://bit.ly/AARCEventbrite. RSVP is required. Free and open to all.

Alt Text: Collage of paper images of water and tea stains and water paintings of clouds and a pink flower.