Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) presents

F.O.B. II: Art Speaks / F.O.B. II: Nghệ Thuật Lên Tiếng

@ the crossroads of Art + Politics + Community

Curated by Lan Duong and Tram Le 

F.O.B is back!  Six years ago, the first F.O.B. MultiArt Show challenged labels that threatened to define us as a community too narrowly.  In January 2009, over 50 established and emerging artists of all disciplines (visual, performance, film, and literature) will again gather for F.O.B. II: Art Speaks.  We will come together to examine the broader issue of our community’s identity and what we are allowed to say through art in the space of the national and international.  How do we define ourselves as a community today, and how will we define ourselves as a community tomorrow?   As artists, how do you express yourself through art without constraint? 

Come join us and share your voice in lively panel discussions and interactive art installations at the new VAALA Center!

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Friday, January 9:
8:00 – 10:30 p.m. VIP reception & preview  

Saturday, January 10:
10:30 a.m.   Opening celebrations & reception  
11:00 a.m.   Circle Painting workshop with artist Hiep Nguyen 
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibition walkthrough with curators followed by a Talk Back with selected artists 

Sunday, January 11:
3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Slant or Slander?: Community, art, and media coverage  
Panel discussion moderated by Mariam B. Lam, PhD 

Friday, January 16:
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. A night of indie music performance & poetry reading curated by the ladies of One Mic 

Saturday, January 17:
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. smART Program for youths sponsored by Target featuring breakdancing and t-shirt making 
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Smaller T*ts, Tighter P*ssy one-woman peformance piece by Lan Tran  
Kiếp Nào Có Yêu Nhau [Love in Another Lifetime] musical by Duy Tam, featuring cast: Chuong Nguyen, Duc Vo, Thang Le, Truong Phuc, Tuan Nguyen 
Performances will be followed by a Q&A with the performers 

Sunday, January 18:
9:00 – 2:00 p.m. “Art in Motion” – Live mural painting by Saigon 1 + turntablism by Demonslayer 
3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Political Voices, Artistic Choices 
Panel discussion moderated by Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo, PhD 
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Music, readings, Closing Night PARTY! 

**Exhibition has mature content including sexually explicit materials. 

Other info: 
Gallery is open from 10-6 daily.
Visit www.VAALA.org for more info

The NEW VAALA Center
1600 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706 

MAP TO VAALA CENTER

The exhibition is sponsored by UCI Department of Asian American Studies, UCR Department of Media and Cultural Studies