With support from CAC, San Jose Multicultural Artist Guild, from 10/1/21 – 9/30/22, SJMAG will conduct the 23rrd annual Dia de los Muertos events (October/November); a fully staged theatre production (February); and Girlfriend Appreciation Day (March). Funding will be used to partially underwrite general operating expenses during the grant period.
SJMAG offers Performing Arts Programs including annual presentations of performances of work created and performed by women, people of color, including solo performances, performances by ensembles, and plays written and acted by black artists; and an annual Girlfriends Day attended by women and their female relatives, colleagues and friends that includes performances by female-identified musicians, dancers and performers; community programs including Day of the Dead celebrations serving more than 20,000 community members annually; and educational programs in school and community settings, run by contracted local artists.