AYA Salon Series 2025: Across the Lines – Art in Conversation

ABOUT THE EVENT

In a world where artistic boundaries are dissolving, AYA Salon Series 2025: Across the Lines – Art in Conversation brings together emerging voices from fashion, film, lighting, music, dance, and digital arts for an afternoon of creative dialogue and collaboration.

This event marks AYA’s private salon, celebrating cross disciplinary artistry and cultural exchange in an intimate setting. Through conversations and screenings, participating artists will explore how collaboration and light reveal new perspectives on identity and expression.

Event Schedule

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Check-in & Welcome Reception

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Opening Remarks by Host — Candice Liang

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

Welcome Speech by AYA Representative — American Young Artists Association

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM

Welcome from Sponsor — OSSC

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Beyond Frames: 90-Minute Panel Run-of-Show

Panelists include: Fashion Designer · Filmmaker · Public Figure · Pageant Titleholder · Lighting Designer · Music Producer · Architect · 3D Modeling artist · Dancer · Actor

Format: fast rounds + one micro-demo + audience Q&A

Goal: show how cross-discipline collisions unlock new ways of seeing & expressing identity.

Panel Discussion: “Illuminating Identity – The Intersection of Art, Fashion & Media”

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Networking & Art Exchange Cocktail Hour

Session Breakdown

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Round 1 - "Seeing vs. Being Seen"

Host by: TBD

Panelists: Public Figure, Actor, Dancer

Topic: Audience, personal, vulnerability across mediums

3:55 PM - 4:20 PM

Round 2 - "Whose Space Is It? Spatial Authorship in Sound and Vision" Host by: Candice Liang

Panelists: Architect, Music Producer, Filmmaker

Topic: The connection between identity and spatial perception

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

Experimental film screening - 'True View'

Host by: Elaine Du

Panelists: Siyan Liu

Topic: The embodied emotions. When dance meets film, it is no longer just a "record of performance", but creates a new way of viewing and even a new "emotional grammar"

4:40 PM - 5:05 PM

Round 3 - "Reconstructing perception between virtual and reality"

Host by: Candice Liang

Panelists: Fashion Designer • Lighting Designer • 3D Modeling artist

Topic: How do designers across disciplines shape emotion, identity, and narrative through intangible materials like light, code, and movement?

5:05 - 5:30 PM

Special Guest - "Borderless Identity: Reconstructing the Body of Culture in Flux"

Host by: Elaine Du

Panelists: Djassi DaCosta Johnson

Topic: In the contemporary context of globalization and regional diversity, artists are constantly navigating cultural boundaries. How are cross-cultural identities transferred, reconstructed, and reflected in art? How does art "cross borders" without losing its roots? How is identity positioned in this fluid landscape?

🥂 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special Thanks to

OSSC — for their generous support

American Young Artists Association (AYA) — for connecting creativity across generations

Photography & Media Support: TBD

Visual Design: TBD

Further information is shared through private invitations.