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.
Support for a research and community-building project centered on facilitating relationships between multidisciplinary artists and history bearers (descendants, land stewards, family archivists and institutions). The research project will focus on 3 different themes: personal archives, family associations, the history of railroad construction and mining.
Initiating research into and creative exploration of the history of forced deportation of Chinese seamen in Liverpool
Creating artistic renditions of Chinese diasporic experiences