Kala & Jeong’s mission was born out a of a desire to shine a spotlight on underrepresented Asian & Pacific Islander (API) artists that exist across the literary, visual, and performing arts spaces. You can learn more about our story and our name on our About page.

Our focus and mission is to spotlight and spread the word about emerging and regionally-known API artists that have captured our attention in-person, online, or via travel to local venues, art galleries, or museums. We learn about artists, their works, and exhibits, and share them with audiences here on our website and on social media via Instagram. Our Kala & Jeong website also lists Asian & Pacific Islander (API) artists that we’ve invited to join our curated Artist Directory to profile their works and where to find them.

We cover artists in the literary, visual, and performing arts. This includes:

1. Literary – poetry, novels, playwriting, comics, tv/film writers

2. Visual – painting, sculpture, photography, video/film, fashion, jewelry design, architecture

3. Performing –film, music, opera, ballet, composers, orchestra, dance, theater/Broadway, standup comedy

Please note: The lists above are not conclusive or exhaustive. We may cover artists in other/new sub-categories that we come across or discover!

Absolutely not! While we may cover a “famous” artist from time to time, our whole mission is to highlight API artists that may not have the prominence or notoriety of the Picasso’s or Shakespeare’s or Beatles of the world. We intend to primarily cover artists that are emerging or maybe more regionally well-known.

For now, our primary focus is on spotlighting API artists. But we have lots of exciting things planned down the line, so there is much more to come in the future. Follow along on our Instagram and stay tuned!

We LOVE learning about new artists! Please fill out a short form here to share more details. If we decide to cover and/or invite them to our Directory, we might give you a shout out on our social media! Thank you for sharing!