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KAPWA GARDENS’ ‘ANCESTOR ALTARS’ BRINGS HEALING FOR ALL SOULS DAY
In early 2019, a tiny parking lot sat idly on 967 Mission St. By the fall, Kultivate Labs — an economic development nonprofit and arts organization working to bolster San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas district — had transformed the space into a colorful, lush paradise for gathering and healing.
— KQED, 10/28/2022
HOW TO CELEBRATE THE FILIPINO DAY OF THE DEAD IN THE BAY AREA
Bay Area Filipinos also pay homage to their dearly departed this time of year at Undas—a festival that similarly blends Catholic traditions with the age-old Indigenous rites of the Ilocano and Ifugao peoples.
— The san francisco standard, 10/26/2022
‘ANCESTOR ALTARS’ ART INSTALLATION HONORS DEPARTED LOVED ONES
A collaboration between Kultivate Labs and Balay Kreative, Ancestor Altars is a collective work led by installation artist and painter TITTY with photos, names, and stories of loved ones who have passed away submitted by members of the Filipino community.
— Inquirer.net, 10/26/2022
‘ANCESTOR ALTARS’ ART INSTALLATION HONORS DEPARTED LOVED ONES
A collaboration between Kultivate Labs and Balay Kreative, Ancestor Altars is a collective work led by installation artist and painter TITTY with photos, names, and stories of loved ones who have passed away submitted by members of the Filipino community.
— Inquirer.net, 10/26/2022
FIL-AM CREATIVES FIND HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO'S 'BALAY KREATIVE
Eight Fil-Am artists from the San Francisco Bay Area call Balay Kreative home. Event planners, creatives, and entrepreneurs all use it as a place to cultivate, plan, and grow their businesses through grants and a working space.
— Abs cbn news, 8/22/2022
HOW TO BUILD A FILIPINO AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER WITHOUT A ROOF
What’s inside is just as eclectic and vibrant as the sidewalk view hints. The studio’s 3,200 square feet, provided to Balay Kreative by the SFMTA, has been built out to suit the needs of roughly a half-dozen Filipino American artists, designers and small businesses in an ongoing experiment in the creation of a cultural hub.
— KQED, 5/26/2022
BALAY KREATIVE LAUNCHES PROJECTS, GRANTS FOR SF BAY AREA ARTISTS
Filipino Cultural Heritage District, Balay Kreative (Creative Home) launched a series of projects and grants for 2021 as a way to “creatively adapt to meet the needs of Bay Area artists.”
— Inquirer.net, 2/12/2021
SAN FRANCISCO GIVES FUNDING TO PLANNED FIL-AM ARTS HUB
Kultivate Labs, a non-profit arts and business accelerator known for the UNDISCOVERED SF night markets, received a large grant from the city to develop a Filipino American Cultural Center in the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District.
— Inquirer.net, 5/11/2020
HOW WE CARE FOR EACH OTHER
San Francisco arts spaces find alternative ways for experiencing art as a community.
— sf wEEKLY, 3/18/2020
BAY AREA EVENTS YOU CAN STREAM WHILE SHELTERING-IN-PLACE
Although patrons may not be stepping into a movie theater or a concert hall any time soon, arts organizations are starting to share their work through technology. Check out our running list of live-streamed Bay Area events here.
— SF CHRONICLE DATEBOOK, 3/16/2020
FIL-AM EXPERTS NEEDED FOR POP-UP ART EVENTS IN SF
The minds behind the seasonal pop-up Filipino American night market Undiscovered SF are now preparing to apply their same formula to the cultural arts.