With support from California Arts Council, Kultivate Las will create “Ancestors Altar” at Kapwa Gardens with San Francisco Filipinx artist, Cece Carpio. Carpio will paint portraits of family members lost to COVID-19. Community members will share stories on Balay Kreative’s podcast and add photos to include to the altar.
UNDISCOVERED SF: Our flagship program engages audiences through music, arts, and community while providing a platform for local entrepreneurs to launch new businesses. UNDISCOVERED brings 35,000 people a year to SoMA and required an investment of only $125,000 in city grants to generate over $250,000 in economic activity.
Balay Kreative: Culturally relevant artist support and professional development for Filipinx and other BIPOC artists. Balay Kreative’s re-granting program distributes grants of $2000-$5000 to Filipinx artists who present their work to SOMA Pilipinas audiences. In 2020, we regranted to 23 emerging and mid-career artists of all disciplines and backgrounds.
Kapwa Gardens: Funded by MoHCD & OEWD, Kapwa Gardens provides daily health and wellness classes, COVID testing and vaccinations, art, food and business pop-ups drawing in dozens of small businesses and thousands of customers a week.

