A three-day theatrical production that explores self-love and self-acceptance through monologues, poems and dance collaborations by Black Trans emerging artists.
A monument to queer and trans creative expression in the Bay Area designed by lead artist Evan Favela, also known as the Drag performer Evian. Oaklash will use a development support grant to identify a location, prototype designs and invite community feedback through focus groups and community events.
Seeking to help revitalize San Francisco’s Little Saigon neighborhood, this project will use a development suport grant to devise a community process and support dialogues with current and former residents. Led by first and second generation Vietnamese artists, the project aims to shine a light on the historical and cultural importance of the Little Saigon […]
A site-specific outdoor dance project by Megan Lowe Dances connecting San Francisco’s Chinatown and Oakland’s Chinatown. Funds from a development support grant will go toward investigating shared and divergent cultural practices between the two neighborhoods, as well as free outdoor workshops and community conversations with Asain American and Pacific Islander residents.
To support the continuation of Community Vision’s Real Estate Readiness workshop series and consulting services for Bay Area arts organizations.
To support quick turnaround loans to arts organizations.
To support the distribution of funds to diverse Bay Area micro dance and theater organizations and individual artists.
To support the distribution of funds to diverse Bay Area micro dance and theater organizations and individual artists.
A new piece by Shefali Shah drawing on Shefali’s expertise in Puerto Rican Bomba that explores the emotional transition to womanhood, self- awareness and strength of identity.
Trans and queer communities endure constant trauma, loss and grief. Sean Dorsey Dance’s “THE OPPOSITE OF GRIEF IS” asks, “What is the opposite of grief? What is an embodied antidote? Joy? Rest? Connection?” in a new piece featuring contemporary dance, theater, storytelling and queer partnering.
