With support from the California Arts Council, KULARTS will sustain general operations across our multi disciplinary arts programming during the grant period. Funding will support staff capacity, production costs, and operational systems as we develop puppet theater artist Ramon Abad’s 2027 The Great Whoop DeeDoo, Alleluia Panis’ 2028 Mang-Daragat, Burden of Proof 2027 tour, and prepare to open our new 10,750-square-foot multidisciplinary performance space at 262 7th Street in San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District. Funds also support our Agos youth program serving young people ages 5 to 24 in Alameda, our TribuTur US-Philippines artist exchange, the Philippine Master Artists-in-Residence program, and local performances.
Every season, KULARTS provides various participatory programming, activities for artists and the greater community including:
KULARTS PRESENTS
Showcases commissions and presentation of contemporary and tribal Pilipinx art through works by American Pilipinx and international Philippine artists.
THE MAKING VISIBLE PROJECT
Highlights the under-recognized histories of Pilipinos in San Francisco and places them in dialogue with Pilipinx stories of today through commissions of visual artwork and curated exhibitions in indoor and outdoor spaces.
AGOS ED PROGRAM – KULARTS’ new youth & family centered education program of folkloric dance and music and sociopolitical knowledge building.
PHILIPPINE MASTER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE – the facilitation of cultural exchanges between master artists and the Pilipinx community; and
PHILIPPINE TRIBU TUR – a biennial immersion in Philippine indigenous communities designed for US-based artists and cultural workers.
ART DIALOGUE IN THE PILIPINX DIASPORA – gathers contemporary practitioners, master artists, and allied artists in a symposium and performance showcase to discuss urgent issues in the field.
KULARTS CURATORIAL CONTINUUM PROGRAM – curatorial committees—Queering Pilipinx Dance Aesthetics and NexGen Curators & Makers—of artists and creators under the mentorship of Artistic Director Alleluia Panis