OH Art Foundation is to strengthen the communities by offering accessible art education, exhibitions, and cultural programs that connect artists, youth, and community partners across generations, amplify underrepresented voices, and foster a deeper understanding of diverse cultures through art.
 

Founded in 2013 by visual artist/arts educator InJung Oh (MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago), OH Art Foundation (OHAF) is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization operating on the city’s South Side, an area that has historically been under-resourced and disinvested, with limited opportunities to access high-quality art programs. OHAF is  dedicated to expanding narratives of American Art through community-centered artistic practice. OHAF’s early efforts focused on addressing community-defined needs, and included presenting high-quality art programs that were accessible and connected to the lived experiences of community members across Chicago's South Side. This included initiating culturally inspired art education for children and youth in 2013, highlighting emerging and underrepresented artists from multiple disciplines in 2019, and since 2023 has grown into a key presenter of large-scale, multi-disciplinary festivals of the cultural arts, connecting artists, scholars, cultural organizations, local businesses and community members. Recognized as one of the leading organizations selected for Culture Forward Chicago for its contributions to the history, culture, and communities of color in the greater Chicago area, OHAF is committed to creating accessible, non-traditional spaces that center lived experience, cultural heritage, and everyday creativity. Guided by values of equity, collaboration, and cultural preservation, OHAF amplifies underrepresented voices, fosters intercultural exchange, and reimagines where and how American Art is made and experienced.

In 2021, OHAF identified and worked toward achieving strategic goals of expanding programming and building organizational capacity. Since then, the organization has successfully initiated multiple annual festivals of the cultural arts, including the Black History Month Festival of the Arts (launched in 2025) and the Latinx Festival of the Arts (launched in 2024). These annual events are adapted from the presentation model of OHAF’s first major festival, the Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival of the Arts, which was inaugurated in 2023 and will celebrate its fifth anniversary in 2027.