by Frances Phillips | Sep 19, 2021 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts
Drawing on her Ivory Coast heritage, multidisciplinary artist Fely Tchaco has collaborated with Diamano Coura West African Dance to create The Legend of Zaouli, based on the true story of the life of a beautiful dancer and her untimely death. World premiere...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 6, 2021 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts
On Saturday, September 11, acclaimed singer Ustad Farida Mahwash will be one of 11 remarkable vocalists featured in the “Let Her Sing” concert at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The concert is produced by Diaspora Arts Connection, which is...
by Frances Phillips | Jan 27, 2021 | 2009, News, Traditional Arts
With a 2009 grant from the Creative Work Fund, California Indian Basketweaver Linda Yamane collaborated with the Big Sur Land Trust to create an Ohlone presentation basket. The artist is of Rumsien Ohlone heritage — the Native Californians of the Monterey area....
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 | 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...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 16, 2019 | Literary Arts, Media Arts, News, Performing Arts, Traditional Arts, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
Celebrating 25 years of supporting artists and nonprofits in creating new artworks collaboratively, the Creative Work Fund is now trying something new. While previous years’ applications have been limited to artists working in two broadly-defined artistic disciplines,...
