The 2025 East by Southeast Festival of the Arts celebrates local Asian-American Artists this May at the Lawrenceville Arts Center. East by Southeast (ExSE) is a network of Asian-descended Artists who call Atlanta and the Southeast home dedicated to connecting our artists to each other and the industry. The 2025 ExSE Festival is our opportunity to bring these artists to you – the public!

This 3-day festival presents artists across several media and includes well known names as well as newcomers. Have a favorite genre, like films or stand-up comedy? We have one day tickets so you can choose the program that most interests you. Want to gain access to as much art and performances as possible? Our 3-Day Festival Pass gives you the best value and choice.

May 10 | 5pm-10pm
Featuring Film and the Visual Arts.

We are kicking off the Festival with an opening reception and works on display by:

Leah Abucayan
Farah Ali
Kiji Bae
Perlizabeth De Leon
Brandon Diores
Hikmatullah Kharoti
Julia Kim
Helena Alfajora
Andrew Blooms

And, screenings of short films by

Hieu Huynh
Jeremy Thao and Sophia Camak
Heidi Chong
Nguyen “Carrot” Ho & Tyler Duc Cao
Naomi Smith
Page Yang
Yihui Yi
Jeff Phungglan
Aughbar
Glen Kwon

Stick around for a Q&A Panel with the filmmakers and artists!

May 11 | 5pm-10pm
Featuring Music and Comedy

Yingling Zhu
KIMISO
Kristina Jin
Makoa Blue
Jimmy Dao
Alan Z
Seersha
Preethi Sundararaman
MAGNO
Jack Ha
theJACKYTRAN

Bring your fun-lovin Mom for Mother’s Day! She won’t be disappointed.

May 12 | 6pm-10pm
Featuring the Theatre Arts

Lisa Pham and Lola LeSoleil
Catching Mangoes Dance
Yide Cai
Phong Le
Rozina Shiraz Gilani and Jamila Sabares-Klemm
Amee Vyas

Bonus: DJ Kinetik will be in the house spinning throughout the evening!