JAVCA FOUNDATION
夢華藝術基金會
JAVCA Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in California. Founded in 2025 with funding from renowned real estate developer and investor Ms. Audrey Jiao. Our foundation is committed to charitable programs in the fields of Art and Music, supporting cultural enrichment and creative expression across diverse communities.
In the Art world, we partner with leading museums, galleries, and cultural institutions throughout the United States to curate innovative exhibitions and interactive educational outreach programs focused on the rich histories and techniques of Asian arts.
In the Music field, we extend grants, mentorship opportunities, and comprehensive logistical support to emerging young musicians, ensembles, and composers, enabling them to participate in prestigious events that amplify underrepresented voices. Especially, we are proud to support Pacific Serenades as the cornerstone of our outreach and public engagement efforts in music.
Through our work, we aspire to cultivate a legacy of cultural harmony, where future generations embrace the beauty of Art and Music to build bridges of understanding and creativity worldwide.
JAVCA Foundation Welcomes Dr. Eros Zhao as CEO
JAVCA Foundation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Eros Zhao, Ph.D., as its new CEO.
Dr. Eros Zhao is an artist, scholar, collector, and award-winning documentary director. He received his Ph.D. in Art Administration from Shih Chien University in Taiwan, his M.A. in Art History from UCLA, his M.F.A. in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his B.A. from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China, with a major in Chinese Painting.
His projects have involved renowned organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, LACMA, MFA Boston, Cleveland Museum of Art, Steinway & Sons Piano and among others. He has worked as Special Exhibition Curator at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and as Exhibition Consultant at the Denver Art Museum. His publications include the Chinese translation edition of Studies in Connoisseurship: Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections in New York, Princeton, and Washington, D.C. (original by Marilyn and Shen Fu, Princeton University Press, 1973).
Dr. Zhao directed the documentary In Our Hands for the Smithsonian Channel in 2023. His film work has received critical acclaim, including the Oscar-qualified film Amal | Hope, which won the Best Documentary Short award at the 2025 Bali International Film Festival, earned a nomination for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Austin Film Festival, and garnered multiple awards from prestigious international festivals.