APIDA Artist Database

Asian, Pacific Island, and Desi/South Asian American

An ambitious database project to CONNECT APIDA Artists in Chicago with each other and potential employers.

Chicagoland APIDA Artists and creators who would like to register can click the link in the description of each discipline.

A comprehensive categorized spreadsheet of Art Disciplines and APIDA Artists in Chicago

*Thanks for your patience as we continue to develop this directory.

MUSIC/SOUND

Vocalist, producer, DJ, audio engineer, instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, more.

Join Music/Sound database here

ACTING

Stage, screen, emcee, voice over, more.

Join the Acting database here

VISUAL ARTS

Illustrator, painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic designer, craft maker, architect, photographer, designer, more.

Join the Visual Arts database here.

VIDEO

Video, film makers, documentary makers, more.

Join the Video makers database here.

PERFORMANCE

Dancer, performance artist, puppeteer, circus artist, magician, spoken word artist, more.

Join the Performance database here.

FASHION AND TEXTILE

Fashion and jewelry designer, costume designer, knitters, shoe maker, quilt maker, more.

Join the Textile Arts database here.

HAIR AND MAKE UP

On camera, theatre, more.

Join the Hair and Make Up database here.

WRITING

Poet, playwright, screen writer, fiction and non-fiction novelist, more.

Join the Writers database here.

FOOD AND DRINK

Chef, baker, culinary artist, mixologist, more,

Join the Food and Drink Arts database here.

VENUES

Do you have an art space run by or for APIDA?

Join the Venue database here