The sixth annual Umbrella Arts Festival, a celebration of Asian American arts and culture organized by Evanston ASPA, took over downtown Evanston on Saturday afternoon. More than 66 booths lined Sherman Avenue from Church Street to Davis Street, featuring more than 70 artists, artisans, food vendors, food trucks, cultural performances celebrating traditional and contemporary music and dance, and hands-on art-making activities for all ages.
Credit: Joerg MetznerTruc Lam Temple performs a traditional Vietnamese dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Truc Lam Temple performs a traditional Vietnamese dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Truc Lam Temple performs a traditional Vietnamese dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Artist Geraldine Martinez-Benz and author Stephanie Vivit Lehmann. Credit: Joerg MetznerArtist Nancy Tran at work. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Hao Dance performs a Chinese dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Lane Tech's Filipino Club performs a traditional Filipino Tinikling dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Lane Tech's Filipino Club performs a traditional Filipino Tinikling dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Filipino School of Chicago performs a traditional Filipino dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Filipino School of Chicago, performs a traditional Filipino dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
Filipino School of Chicago, performs a traditional Filipino dance. Credit: Joerg Metzner
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Joerg Metzner is a portrait, architecture, and editorial photographer (joerg-metzner.com) based in Evanston. You can reach him at joerg@joerg-metzner.com or (312) 925-0545.
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