Joyce Ho: Coffee Protocol

Asian Arts Initiative

Installation view, Vera X Diary, 2023, eight channels video, 12:25, dimensions variable. Photo by Goway Lu. — Installation view, *Vera X Diary*, 2023, eight channels video, 12:25, dimensions variable. Photo by Goway Lu.

Joyce Ho, Overexposed Memory, ‍2015, single channel video, 4:46. Photo by Joyce Ho. — Joyce Ho, *Overexposed Memory*, ‍2015, single channel video, 4:46. Photo by Joyce Ho.

Joyce Ho, Vera X Diary, ‍2023, eight channels video, 12:25, dimensions variable. Photo by Joyce Ho. — Joyce Ho, *Vera X Diary*, ‍2023, eight channels video, 12:25, dimensions variable. Photo by Joyce Ho.

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Grant Amount $300,000

Status Forthcoming

Updated March 10, 2026

A multi-site exhibition of video sculptures, drawings, and paintings examines the “in-between” of everyday spaces with installations at both Asian Art’s Initiative’s gallery and venues such as cafes and bookstores in Philadelphia. Created by designer and multimedia artist Joyce Ho, Coffee Protocol focuses on immigrants, BIPOC individuals, and service workers to explore daily rituals, gathering, and labor in places where public and private blur.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

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Asian Arts Initiative

Located in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood, Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) uses art as a vehicle to explore the experiences of Asian Americans and the diverse communities of which they are a part. A multidisciplinary art center and community gathering space, AAI offers exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, and youth workshops that connect cultural expression and social change.

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