2025 - 2026
Europe
The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, a research institute within the University of Amsterdam, is dedicated to the critical and innovative study of culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. A seed grant from the Foundation supports the development of Voyages of Identity, a multidisciplinary research-based art project—led by Hangfeng Chen, a visual artist and filmmaker based in Shanghai and Amsterdam—exploring the intersections of Chinese heritage, African identity, global trade, and cultural exchange.
Creating artistic renditions of Chinese diasporic experiences
Enabling artistic research into the historic experience of Chinese people in Australia from the 1850s Gold Rush era
Creating a network across academic institutions to engage with art and the history of Chinese immigration