Saturday, March 8 – Saturday, April 26, 2025
@ FCCW: 3035 Rosslyn St., LA CA 90065
Feminist Center for Creative Work’s Spring 2025 Artist in Residence is the collective Mahjong Mistress (MM), a community-focused organization centered around the game of mahjong.
In their residency at FCCW, MM will offer mahjong lessons and share the cultural and feminist histories associated with the game. Our community is invited to join MM in building and decorating large-scale tiles that will be exhibited in our space and played in a larger-than-life mahjong game at a culminating party in our garden. Throughout the residency, you’re invited to come into FCCW and hone your mahjong skills at the MM table.
SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS
Women and Mahjong: Stories from the Table
Saturday, March 8, 7–10PM
Join us to explore the myths and histories of the game, tracing its role in shaping women’s lives and communities. The event begins with a seminar on Mahjong’s cultural history and concludes with a hands-on session, giving participants the opportunity to engage with the tradition and connect with one another. No experience necessary, come out and learn!
Community Mahjong Tile Building
March 12–April 4, Wednesday–Friday, 11AM–5PM
You’re invited to come help build and decorate life-size mahjong tiles, and see them on display in our space!
Life-Size Mahjong Tile Exhibition
April 9–26, Wednesday-Friday, 11-5PM
MM + Collage Club Collaboration
Sunday, March 23, 5–7PM
Beyond the Table: Building Bonds with Life-Sized Mahjong
Saturday, April 26, 4–7PM
Reimagine Mahjong as a collaborative, immersive experience! With life-sized tiles and interactive play, this culminating event highlights teamwork and connection on a grand scale, using strategy and play as a metaphor for community-building and solidarity. Throughout the Mahjong Mistress residency, the public will be invited to help decorate and create the life-sized set, weaving multiple perspectives into a shared work of art. Come celebrate and play with the collective work produced during this residency, with an outdoor Mahjong game, music, and food.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Mahjong Mistress’ practice centers on the ways Mahjong serves as more than just a game—it’s a ritual of connection, storytelling, and empowerment. Rooted in a rich history, Mahjong has long provided women with a space to gather, exchange wisdom, and build resilience across generations.
During the Mahjong Mistress residency at the Feminist Center for Creative Work, we hope to explore how Mahjong fosters bonds beyond the table, creating opportunities for deeper cultural understanding and gameplay. The residency unfolds in two major parts, one in March, one in April, designed to highlight a different facet of Mahjong’s cultural significance.
Through this residency, Mahjong Mistress invites participants to embrace Mahjong not only as a game but also as a tool for storytelling, shared history, and creative collaboration—a reminder of the ways women have always found strength and connection in the spaces they create together.
ABOUT MAHJONG MISTRESS
Founded in 2022, MM was created from the connection between four friends, realized naturally over a table of mahjong. Angela Lin, Abby Wu, Susan Kounlavongsa and Zoe Blue M. desired to bring their love of the game to their friends while also creating a space for people to come together. Through educational and public engagement, large-scale events and private tutoring sessions MM cultivates community in collaboration with other AAPI creatives and organizations. MM aims to create a new generation of mahjong players who all bring their unique points of view and stories to the table.