It supports emerging and established South Asian female artists and creative professionals by providing both physical and virtual spaces to showcase their works.
These events include the Brown Eyed Girls writing workshop, a studio circle for visual artists, monthly panel discussions, and annual exhibitions and festivals open to the public.
SAWCC serves as a platform for South Asian women artists to present their works, identify resources, and seek support, with a focus on themes of gender and cultural representation.
[5] In 2007, SAWCC presented an art exhibition in New York titled (un) Suitable Girls, which celebrated young women who rejected traditional expectations such as arranged marriages and dowries.
The exhibition highlighted the experiences of “messy, outspoken girls who might horrify prospective in-laws” with their Western ways, addressing themes of anger, angst, and societal norms.