Our mission is to provide resources and support for the local Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander American community, and increase the visibility and representation of the Asian American diaspora in Evanston’s civic, cultural and community spaces through the arts.
Thank you to all who participated in and supported the 2022 Umbrella Arts Festival!
The Umbrella Arts Festival is a cultural celebration of the Asian, South Asian,
Pacific Islander American community in Evanston.
The umbrella symbolizes the ASPA diaspora which includes a diversity of
ethnicities from over 40 countries around the world, and is inclusive of the
many intersections of identities that exist in our communities.
 Kids Create Change |  Mandala Arts |  Umbrella Arts Festival |  Mandala Arts |  Nayon Filipino Dance Troupe |
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 Mandala Arts |  Mandala Chalk Drawings |  Filipino Tinikling Bamboo Stick Dance |  PPSEAWA |  Mandala Chalk Drawing |
 Mandala Chalk Drawing |  ETHS Student Volunteers |  Artist Book House |  Artist Book House |  Artist Book House |
 Sarita Kamat, Artist |  Mandala Chalk Drawing |  Mandala Chalk Drawing |  Kids Create Change |  Kids Create Change |
 Kids Create Change |  Kids Create Change |  Kids Create Change |  Umbrella Arts Festival |  ETHS Student Volunteers |
 Prairie Ave Gallery |  Sinag Filipino Art Group |  Artist Book House |  Artist Book House |  Mandala Chalk Drawing |
 Mandala Chalk Drawing |  Crowd Gathered for Performances |  Crowd Gathered for Performances |  Mandala Chalk Drawing |  Evanston Pride |
 Funkadesi |  Young Volunteers |  Khmer Cambodian Cuisine |  Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club |  Downtown Evanston Fountain Square |
 Flying Fairies |  Flying Fairies |  Mandala Arts |  Lucky Henna |  Evanston Pride |
 Mayor Daniel Biss |
Mandala Arts
Funkadesi
Participating Artists, Community Organizations and Vendors
Asian American Caucus
Evanston City Clerk
Evanston ASPA
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club
Evanston Pride
Evanston Public Library
HANA Center
Northwestern Cambodian Group
PPSEAWA
Coffee Lab & Nayon
Khmai
Link Physical Therapy
Mt. Everest Restaurant
Positively Asian
Yasotorn Thai
Performing Artists
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club
George & Katrina de los Reyes GK Chicago Team, Berkshire Hathaway Chicago
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Our goal is to increase visibility and representation of the ASPA community. By spotlighting businesses, promoting restauranteurs, and giving artists, musicians, performers, writers, and makers a platform for sharing their work!
We are a grassroots, volunteer initiative that depends solely on grants and donations.
Please consider giving to support ASPA activities and events year-round!
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Umbrella Arts Festival 2021 (formerly ASPA Heritage Arts Festival)
In 2021 Evanston hosted its first Arts Festival celebrating Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander heritage and culture on May 22, 2021 in Fountain Square. We had over 350 attendees! Check out these photos from that event...
