Grantee Database
VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN ARTS AND LETTERS ASSOCIATION
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Creative Youth Development
Award Amount
$16,203.00
Project Description
With support from California Arts Council, the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) will successfully conduct the Youth in Motion Filmmaking Workshop, providing a free-of-charge and an invaluable platform for youth to explore and express their creativity through film. This support enables VAALA to offer high-quality instruction, access to necessary equipment, and a collaborative environment where young participants can develop their storytelling skills. The funding also facilitates outreach efforts to engage the young participants, fostering an inclusive community that celebrates cultural heritage and artistic innovation. As a result, the workshop not only nurtures budding filmmakers but also strengthens the cultural fabric of the community.
Organization Summary
VAALA organizes cultural events such as art exhibitions, book signings, concerts, plays, workshops for the youth, and the annual Viet Book Fest and Viet Film Fest, at little to no cost, for the community.
Currently, our programming consists of four pillars:
Gallery Beyond Walls: Visual arts program focused on engaging the community in the arts, facilitating dialogue, revitalizing marginalized communities, and highlighting freedom of expression.
Youth Programs: Year-round art workshops in a variety of art forms for local underserved youth in Southern California. Our objectives are to enhance creativity and self-expression, build confidence and self-esteem, develop a sense of community-orientation.
Viet Film Fest: The largest and only film festival in the world that celebrates Vietnamese stories and voices in cinema. Viet Film Fest draws an annual, onsite audience of over 5,000 people. The festival features films by persons of Vietnamese descent or productions that focus on the Vietnamese experience.
Viet Book Fest: an annual book festival that promotes Vietnamese voices in literature.
Organization
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA)
Address
9574 MOSS GLEN AVE
Fountain Valley
92708
County
Orange
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(714) 914-2260
Congressional District
California Assembly district 72
State Assembly District
District 72
State Senate District
District 34
