Grantee Database

Mosaic America

Grant Year

2017-18

Grant Program

Local Impact

Award Amount

$18,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council Local Impact Grant, Sangam Arts will produce “3L: Love, Life, Loss,” a multi-cultural, multi-media presentation that tells the story of Vietnamese-Americans in San Jose through traditional Vietnamese music, African drumming & dance. Artist Van-Anh Vo will compose the music for “3L,” and lead workshops at three community centers in East Side and District 7 of San Jose which cater to underserved populations of immigrants, refugees and dreamers.

Organization Summary

Founded in 2013 as Sangam Arts, Mosaic America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides an innovative platform for artists from diverse backgrounds to come together to collaborate and co-create world-class multicultural music and dance performances. Using a wide range of cultural and artistic expressions from Folklorico and Tap to Kathak and Hula, our presentations are carefully curated to that help us see our common humanity while allowing us to celebrate the traits that make us unique.

Our unique approach and reputation for quality programming have helped us gain support grantors and foundations such as California Arts Council, Office of Cultural Affairs City of San Jose, SVCreates, Applied Materials Foundation, Hewlett Foundation and Knight Foundation.

In addition to our year-long performance schedule, we are proud to host Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley, an annual interactive multi-cultural arts experience, highlighting performances from diverse cultures that live in Silicon Valley. Mosaic Festival was created as a grassroots movement to break cultural silos and inspire solidarity and inclusion in our community.

Through our Mosaic Fellows program, we highlight and promote a group of celebrated artists who have not only distinguished themselves through technical excellence and creativity, but have demonstrated their commitment to building bridges across cultures, genres, and geographies. Through the Mosaic brand and programming, we lend recognition and power to these artists who possess a particular blend of instinct and talent: that of building community while representing their art; thus supporting Mosaic America’s mission.

Organization

Mosaic America

Address

38 South 2nd Street

San Jose

95113

County

Santa Clara

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(408) 718-6729

Congressional District

California Assembly district 18

State Assembly District

District 25

State Senate District

District 15

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