Silk Road Rising is a Chicago-based, community-centered, artmaking and arts service organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. Through storytelling, digital media, and arts education, we cultivate new narratives, challenge disinformation, and promote a culture of continuous learning.
*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.
Silk Road Cultural Center is an interdisciplinary arts organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. We embrace the arts as a catalyst for connecting people, places, histories, and futures.
*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.
We celebrate the artistic legacies of our diverse communities, and amplify stories that are by us, about us, and for all.
Challenging Disinformation
Advocating
Storytelling enables us to challenge the racism, Orientalism, and coloniality that feeds false narratives and poisons American democracy.
Promoting a Culture of Continuous Learning
Educating
We use stories to share ideas, imagine new possibilities, and explore what it means to be American in the 21st century.
Spotlight
Black Bear Island
April 17-27, 2024
This April, Silk Road Cultural Center is proud to be co-producing a workshop production of Karissa Murrell Myers’ Black Bear Island with Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University, co-directed by Jonathan Shaboo and Dan Washelesky.
You won’t want to miss this gothic magical-realism thriller!
Your support of Silk Road Rising contributes to a richer panoply of Pan-Asian, North African, and Muslim stories, and helps to heal our world by generating greater empathy and understanding within and between our communities.