ABOUT
Vision
AirHue is an artist residency platform providing a work-based environment for emerging and mid-career national and international artists. Encompassing three key principles: work-based residency, experimental research, and community engagement, AirHue aims to cultivate a dynamic environment that enables artists to nurture and develop their practices while facilitating the promotion of their work to the community in various forms, from intersectional dialogues to open studios and showcases.
Launched in March 2024, this program is designed to support emerging and mid-career artists, curators, researchers, cultural workers, and collectives both nationally and internationally. Focusing on the collaboration between our residents and partnered cultural spaces, our program aims to promote this contemporary, organic relationship to ground our work in place, which is Huế - Việt Nam, while maintaining a conscious vision of our globalized age.
Team
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Thiên Thanh (Nu) (they/he) artist/ producer. Nu established the AirHue Residency Program in 2024 located in Huế - an ancient capital of Vietnam. AirHue provides a work-based opportunity for artists from different disciplines such as visual, digital and sound arts, encourages experimental topics and connects with local scenes by workshop and open studios.
In 2014, Nu co-founded Vănguard - a zine for LGBTQ+ in Vietnam to engage and promote awareness of this community. The zine volumes are displayed and researched in various journal libraries around the world. In 2019, Vanguard was archived by the Library of Congress. Nu has been invited to speak at the Địa Project, the US Embassy, Northeastern University, M.I.T University & Huế Art University.
Nu is the co-founder of the first art hostel in Ho Chi Minh City called Chaosdowntown in 2015 which hosts performances, exhibitions, talks and collaborations with local and international artists.
Their works are a way for them to connect with their roots and help empower others.
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Curator
Nguyễn Minh Ngọc is an independent, queer researcher, educator, art organizer, and curator. Their transdisciplinary work explores the interplay of intimacy, otherness, and community, that which fuels inspiration and creativity. From 2008 to 2018, Ngọc worked with international educational organizations, fostering critical dialogue and creative expression across all ages. Since 2013, they have been a core member of New Space Arts Foundation (NSAF), a multidisciplinary space for visual and performing arts.
Ngọc’s experience in education and art naturally led to their current role as AirHue’s in-house mentor and curator, supporting artists in residence in their personal and artistic growth.
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Space Manager
Bảo Ngân oversees the residency space and assists artists with logistics, from house rules and scheduling to transportation and local insights.
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Designer
Xukakosan is a graphic designer based in Hồ Chí Minh City. She is passionate about collecting and creating meaningful design pieces that capture the memories and moments of her creative journey. She’s always eager to take on new challenges and experiences that shape both her craft and her story. Through her work, she hopes to bring beauty and color into the world around her.
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Coordinator
Born and raised in Hội An, Anh Thư now studies Literature at Fulbright University Vietnam. Part ghost, part biker, her interests center around mourning and storyweaving in urban areas, with special focus on artistic practices in Asia. She worked as a curatorial assistant at Sàn Art, an independent art space in Sài Gòn, and now joins AirHue as a coordinator to support artists throughout their residencies.