Black Box Presents - Art in Action with SEAMAAC
May 8th at FREE Doors at 7PM,
Art in Action: SEAMAAC at Vox
As part of Black Box Presents: Arts in Action, SEAMAAC brings a day of community, creativity, and dialogue to Vox Populi. The program features a documentary screening, a panel discussion, and multimedia presentations highlighting SEAMAAC’s arts initiatives and community programs. Participants will also engage in interactive activities designed to spark reflection, exchange ideas, and imagine new possibilities for creative action and collective organizing.
This event is part of a yearlong series exploring how the arts can support movements for social change, made possible with lead support from the People’s Media Fund.
About Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition (SEAMAAC):
Since 1984, SEAMAAC has brought crucially needed support to community members throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Today SEAMAAC stands as one of the oldest and largest refugee-founded agencies in the region, serving constituencies from over 40 countries representing over 45 distinct linguistic communities. With multiple program sites in South Philadelphia, each year SEAMAAC serves thousands of immigrant, refugee and native-born individuals and families through our programs in community development, civic engagement, hunger relief, education, and health & social services. SEAMAAC provides a wide array of direct services and takes an active approach to building community leadership through education, organizing, and advocacy. Language access is provided to all in need.
About Black Box Presents - Arts In Action
Made possible through lead support by the People’s Media Fund, Black Box Presents: Arts In Action is a yearlong screening and conversation series at Vox Populi exploring the role of the arts in movements for social change. Across four programs in 2026, community organizers will present films and media alongside facilitated dialogues on urgent issues including immigrant justice, queer liberation, health access, and community self-determination.
The series is presented in collaboration with Asian Americans United, SEAMAAC, Hot Bits, and Batikh Batikh, bringing together artists, organizers, and community members for shared learning and dialogue. By centering community-led storytelling as a catalyst for organizing, Arts in Action highlights how cultural spaces can strengthen networks, spark conversation, and help build collective power. The series will culminate in a community forum and a freely available arts-and-social-change toolkit sharing strategies and stories from the year.