by Frances Phillips | Oct 25, 2015 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
In a return performance at San Francisco City Hall’s rotunda, on November 6 Nimela Napla’s Pan African Dance Company will present a harvest dance known as the “Farming Ballet,” performed by a line of drummers with dancers wearing different...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 25, 2015 | 2009, News, Traditional Arts
Creative Work Fund recipient Jay Van Arsdale (a master in Japanese joinery who collaborated with the Friends of the Japanese Garden at Lake Merritt) is among other leading experts in Japanese joinery and hand tool use who will be presenting workshops on October 31, 9...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 13, 2015 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
A quilted kapa cloth piece by Wendeanne Ke’aka Stitt, who has been collaborating with the Academy of Hawaiian Arts to create kapa cloth for five pa’u hula (skirts), was selected for an international fiber arts exhibit opening at the Sebastopol Center for...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 28, 2015 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
On Saturday, August 29, at 7 p.m., Gautam Tejas Ganeshan will perform in the final of four concerts that culminate his Creative Work Fund project. Built on a firm foundation of Carnatic music, featuring elaborate vocal improvisations and intricate forms,...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 19, 2015 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
On Tuesday, August 25, at 5:30 p.m., the Islamic Center of Manteca will dedicate a 50-square-foot mosaic mural installed above the Center’s main entrance. Calligrapher Zubair Simab has collaborated with the Center and with ceramic artist Pippa Murray to create...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Media Arts, News, Traditional Arts
The Creative Work Fund is delighted to announce the award of 14 grants supporting the creation of new works by San Francisco Bay Area artists who are working in collaboration with an array of nonprofit organizations to develop and present their work. From a mapping...
