Grantee Database

LOS CENZONTLES MEXICAN ARTS CENTER

Grant Year

2023-24

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$54,998.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy will provide cultural arts programming for underserved communities, including a cultural arts training for young people; creation of original music rooted in traditional Mexican genres; performances of traditional and popular Mexican music and dance; digital media including short videos and feature-length films; and, outreach to underserved communities.

Organization Summary

In our San Pablo/Richmond neighborhood:
• Arts academy providing accessible, high-quality cultural arts education to more than 150 students annually, ages 4 to adult, taking more than 125 classes annually in traditional music, dance, arts and crafts. Classes take place after-school on-site at Los Cenzontles, as well as virtually during the pandemic.
• Calendar of family-friendly community events, including concerts, workshops, and festivals.
• Teen apprenticeship program, providing hands-on training in teaching, production and performance.

Nationally:
• Live music and dance performances and arts workshops in communities throughout the U.S. (on hold during the pandemic).
• Cultural consultations – providing expertise to organizations seeking increased effectiveness in reaching Latino communities.

And beyond – media and online production:
• Thirty-three cultural albums, to date, of traditional and cross-cultural music with many traditional and vernacular artists.
• Critically acclaimed documentaries broadcast locally and nationally on PBS and more than 700 web-based videos with more than 43,000,000 views and 56,800 channel subscribers.

Organization

Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy

Address

13108 SAN PABLO AVE

SAN PABLO

94805-1311

County

Contra Costa

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(510) 233-8015

Congressional District

California's 8th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 15

State Senate District

District 9

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