by Frances Phillips | Jun 16, 2021 | 2019, News, Visual Arts
On Wednesday, June 16 at 5:30 pm, the artists and Montalvo Arts Center will celebrate the opening of Creando Espacio, a new installation on Montalvo’s grounds, This participatory art work is the creation of Bay Area artist Hector Dionicio Mendoza, who...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 16, 2021 | 2008, 2019, News, Performing Arts
On March 11, Jewlia Eisenberg — singer, composer, bassist, cantor, and educator — died of a rare auto-immune disease. Jewlia was such a force of nature that it is hard to believe that she is gone. The Creative Work Fund was fortunate to have a relationship...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 19, 2020 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts
When Sydney Loyola applied to the Creative Work Fund to collaborate with the Filipino American Development Foundation and multiple artists and artistic companies, she planned for the work to be part of the annual Parol Lantern Festival in San Francisco’s South...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 2, 2020 | 2019, News, Visual Arts
Artist Desi Mundo has been collaborating with The Greenlining Institute and committees of artists, activists, and other Oakland leaders to create a spectacular new mural on The Greenlining Institute’s building at 360 14th Street in downtown Oakland. Scenes in...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 12, 2020 | 2019, News, Visual Arts
Mark your calendars! Artist Desi Mundo and The Community Rejuvenation Project have launched a key phase of their collaboration with The Greenlining Institute — a series of free public events and community engagement activities intended to broaden the...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2019 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts
The Creative Work Fund is awarding 16 new grants totaling $699,000 to Northern California artists who are collaborating with local nonprofit organizations to create new works in traditional arts and visual arts. These grants celebrate the role of artists as problem...
