Grantee Database
ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Local Impact
Award Amount
$19,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION will create Rumbo A California, an exhibit of its Frontera Collection, the world’s largest collection of Mexican American vernacular music, much from CA. The exhibit will show the interplay between historical forces affecting CA Mexican Americans’ lives & the music both responding to & informing these historical forces. It will travel to ~3 CA cities for ~2 months, featuring live musical performances, & will be available online.
Organization Summary
Digital preservation and creation of access to historic sound recordings, photographs, and related materials.
Financial support for artists, documentarians, teachers, and others working creatively to help keep tradition-based music alive and well.
Public programming and education in the field of regional music.
Producing concerts of live music.
Organization
Arhoolie, AF
Address
10341 SAN PABLO AVE
EL CERRITO
94530-3123
County
Contra Costa
Region
Bay Area – Other
Phone
(510) 525-7471
Congressional District
California's 11th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 15
State Senate District
District 9
