GAPA Fund supports four ongoing cultural programs. GAPA Theatre is an intergenerational collective of QTAPI writers, performers, and storytellers who develop original work through skills development workshops, public readings and full productions. Workshops are facilitated by established and practicing QTAPI artists and cover writing, acting, and directing. Recent productions have been presented in collaboration with the Asian Art Museum, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Legion of Honor Museum, Bindlestiff Studio, Z Space, and Brava Theater. GAPA Theatre regularly partners with API and LGBTQ+ artists and organizations, fostering creative exchange and expanding opportunities for community-based storytelling and performance across the Bay Area.
GAPA Men’s Chorus, established in 1989, is an ensemble of 40+ QTAPI performers presenting multilingual repertoire spanning cultural traditions and musical styles at community events and cultural festivals locally, nationally and internationally. One of the longest-running ethnically based queer choral ensembles in the country, the Chorus has performed continuously for over three decades, offering a safe and affirming space for queer and trans API men to find fellowship and build community through song.
GAPA Dance provides movement-based performance opportunities for QTAPI artists to explore identity and resilience through choreography and collaboration. The program frequently participates in multidisciplinary showcases and collaborative productions across the Bay Area, supporting artists at all levels of experience and from a wide range of creative and cultural backgrounds.
GAPA Runway is a long-running cultural showcase celebrating QTAPI identity through performance, fashion, and community gathering. As one of San Francisco’s most enduring and beloved QTAPI cultural events, Runway highlights both emerging and established artists and regularly features collaborations with API designers, performers, and creatives from across the region. All four programs are free or low-cost to participants and together engage dozens of artists and present original work to a diversity of Bay Area audiences each year.