Emergency Academy is a cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary, and cross-regional arts education project initiated by Liu Xiaoyi. It is an artist incubation programme and a laboratory for nurturing future cultural leaders who aspire to influence, drive and change the existing systems.

16 artists from 10 cities has completed their 2-year journey in the first edition (2020-2022) of Emergency Academy, and 24 new members from 12 cities have joined the second edition (2022-2024) in June 2022.