Welcome to MAACMA web site!

Greeting, my friends, members and families.  I want to welcome you to our MAACMA's website and encourage you to learn about this highly respected non-for-profit organization. You'll see how it was founded and why it remains essential today. Please take a look at what we do and what we have to offer our society and our members.

Then I invite you to attend some of our programs and tours and learn about the advocacy work that our performed for our community . If you want to know what events are confronting New York City with MAACMA, I think you'll find that we provide the best Amateur art performance in town!

If you are concerned about a quality of life matter affecting the downtown Manhattan, Chinatown area, or the rest of New York metropolitan area, please join us and making the city a better place in which to live and work.

To our current members and supporter: many thanks for your loyalty, commitment, selfless donation and keen knowledge in so many areas. You're the reason to keep this organization effective and on course.

To the dedicated staffs whose professionalism, creativity, energy and, pride in the organization, many thanks, you are the reason keep us moving forward and round-out the team.

It is a privilege to preside over the MAACMA and to contribute to this unique non profit organization.

- Steve Shao　

Executive Director 

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Mission Statement:

• The Manhattan Amateur Art and Columbus Music Association, Inc. (MAACMA) supports and provides opportunities for their members, amateur artists & the general population.
• To achieve greater impact in the communities in which we serve.

Objective:

• To create, form and establish a cultural organization to aid, encourage, &  foster cooperation in relationships and connections among artists in the United States and China.
• To foster the exchange of artistic and cultural ideas, information and personnel between the two nations
• To create a community based group to provide affordable theater and related cultural events to the general public
• To advance the appreciation of theater and related arts by means of presenting theatrical performances, recitals, exhibitions and other events.
• To produce, distribute and otherwise disseminate information concerning theatrical events of all kinds
• To endeavor to stimulate, expand and enrich the public's artistic horizon through the presentation of theatrical programs and related activities
• To make such artistic and cultural enrichment available to the general population and generally to develop, cultivate, foster and advance the appreciation of the arts through the purpose of the corporation.