The Center for Asian Arts and Media (CAAM) at Columbia College Chicago is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to supporting, promoting, and presenting arts and media programs by and about Asians and Asian Americans.

Our organization brings together accomplished artists, scholars, and community builders from Chicago, the U.S., and abroad for lively and reflective artistic programs and events.

As the first Asian arts center founded by a college or university in the Midwest, the Center for Asian Arts and Media places Columbia College Chicago at the forefront of the heightened awareness of Asian and Asian American culture.

The Center offers a variety of arts-related programming including dance, theater, and music performances; exhibits; publications; and public forums. Our role is to focus attention on projects of high artistic merit in the contemporary arts with educational components as well as feature the very finest Asian and Asian American artists in large-scale programs that engage both Asians and non-Asians. (read less)

The Center for Asian Arts and Media (CAAM) at Columbia College Chicago is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to supporting, promoting, and presenting arts and media programs by and about Asians and Asian Americans.

Our organization brings together accomplished artists, scholars, and community builders from Chicago, the U.S., and abroad for lively and reflective artistic programs and events.

As the first Asian arts center founded by a college or university in the Midwest, the Center... (read more)