With support from the CAC, Loco Bloco will strengthen its organizational capacity to sustain culturally rooted arts programming by supporting three key leadership positions — Managing Director, Artistic Director, and Percussion Instructor — who collectively oversee organizational management, artistic direction, performer training, and arts education programming. These positions support three annual productions, a year-round performing ensemble, arts education partnerships in two schools, community classes, and summer youth arts programming, and are integral to the success of the organization. As an Afro-Latinx cultural arts legacy organization based in San Francisco, that has served thousands of community members over the past 30 years, Loco Bloco is beginning a new era of intergenerational leadership while continuing to uplift Afro-Latinx cultural traditions, community wellness, artistic excellence, and equitable access to the arts. We request funding to support this change.
Our programs reflect the richness of the Afro-Latino diaspora, which celebrates both ancestral traditions and contemporary expressions. Our core programs and services involve approximately 400 community participants and professional performing artists and artistic groups annually. The majority of these participants are rooted in San Francisco’s Latinx and African-American neighborhood communities. Our current programs and productions include:
• Year round Open Community Classes for all ages at Brava Theater
• Intergenerational Performing Ensemble
• Arts Education in SFUSD schools (dance, percussion, stilt dancing)
• Annual Productions ( Celebrate the Power of Women; SF Carnaval; Dia de los Muertos)
• Cultural Exchanges (domestic and international)