Yummy Art: History Center Virtual Program to Feature Pittsburgh "Cookie Activist” Jasmine Cho

The Senator John Heinz History Center will examine a sweeter side of portraiture as part of a virtual program, Portraits in Icing: The Intersection of Representation, Race, and Cookies, on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. 

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Jasmine Cho is a Pittsburgh-based artist, author, and cookie activist most known for using portrait cookies to elevate representation for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She is also a Food Network Champion and the Founder of Yummyholic. 

During this virtual program, Cho will share a cookie portrait demonstration and a conversation about her unique combination of cookie art and social justice. 

Virtual attendees will learn how Cho uses cookies to initiate conversations on race by creating intricate portraits of important Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and giving representation to a historically underrepresented community. 

Registration is $5 for general admission and free for History Center members. An optional cookie kit is also available for purchase for $10 until Wednesday, Sept. 16, with contactless pick-up available at the History Center in advance of the program. Click here to register.  

Pittsburgh-based artist Jasmine Cho creates intricate portraits of important Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to give representation to a historically underrepresented community. (Photo courtesy of Jasmine Cho)