2021 Artist Relief Fund

Creative Project Grant Recipients – to complete projects stalled during the pandemic:

Mary Alfaro

Bohemia del Silencio Record Album: Recognizable classics, re-imagined to highlight the LGBTQ experience-bolero covers/original track telling the story of gay girl love, loss, healing, resilience.
[Boyle Heights, East LA, Southeast LA]

Alejandro Chavez

Popol Vuh: Book of the People Audio Drama: Dramatic adaptation of selected stories from Popol Vuh, ancient Mayan sacred text-story told through narration and dialogue, like “Theater of the Mind” radio dramas of the past. [Northeast LA]

Julia Chavez

From the Eyes of Our Youth: Photography & Digital Media Project, Exhibition and Platicas (artist talks) at Plaza de La Raza.  [Boyle Heights, Eat LA, Northeast LA]

Juan Escobedo

Blaxican Film: Story of young boy dealing with generational trauma while aged out of foster care system-left to fend for himself with nothing but a green trash bag with all his life possessions.    [East LA]

Minerva Garcia

Pieces of V: A Memory Play-Theater Production:  One Chicana’s experience-through surrealist imagery, dance and movement, the power of police wielding in the lives of the poor will be examined/explored at Teatro Frida Kahlo. [East LA, Rampart/Westlake]

Logan Hone

Community Band-Weekly community orchestra rehearsals/jams/workshops engaging individuals of all ages and skill levels in creative music-making with multi-instrumentalist band leader at Hermon Park in the Arroyo Secco. [Northeast LA]

Diana Martinez

Abuelos Garden Book:  Written for all-ages with use of illustrations/photograhy featuring seniors/local residents, and their healthful gardens that are “Art”- sharing ancestral knowledge and healthy diets of our Mesoamerican ancestors.  [Northeast LA]

Jesus Martinez

The Breakfast Table-Music Recording Series:  Musical experiences full of culture, soul, and love showcased from Decibel studio room.  Musical concepts developed from Jesus Martinez’ kitchen table, hence, The Breakfast Table.  [Boyle Heights, East LA]

Jorge Rivas

Multicultural Dance Program:  Master dance courses for youths, culminating with recital at Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo. Parents help make the variety of costumes designs as part of the program [Northeast LA, Southeast LA]

Nancy Sanchez

Soy Toluqueña Music Album:  Mexican American Folkloric Mariachi songs celebrating the rich traditions of Toluca, Mexico’s food, music, art, people and traditions.  (East LA, Southeast LA)

Brandon White

The FUSION-EP Music Album: Brings together diverse local talents for a set of music tracks that ignite a perspective of truth-telling, compassion, innovation, and a collective future.  [San Gabriel Valley]

   

Emergency Relief Grant Recipients: 

Linda

Arreola

Visual Arts

Cori

Bratby-Rudd

Music

Jack

Brand

Literary Arts

Carlos

Callejo

Visual Arts

Natalia

Correal Lesmes

Digital Arts

Timothy

Curtiss

Visual Arts

Etsuo

Ejiri

Music

Martin

Espino

Music

Claudia

Garcia

Music

Malva

Gillespie

Visual Arts

Sarkis

Gyurgchyan

Music

Elizabeth

Heredia

Visual Arts

Jocelyn

Jimenez

Visual Arts

Salpy

Kerkonian

Music

Andre

Mieux

Music

Gerardo

Morales

Music

Yee Eun

Nam

Set Design

Tu

Ngo

Music

Armando “Ogie”

Ogaz

Contemporary Crafts

Julian

Ortega

Film/Theatre

Yelyna de Leon

Ortega

Film, Photography and Media Arts

Beth

Park

Music

Bryan

Pezzone

Music

Luis Antonio

Pichardo

Literary Arts

Brandon

Rachal

Theatre

William Thomas

Roper

Music

Eriberto

Ruiz

Theatre

Jennifer

Sanchez

Dance

Andrew

Vasquez

Film, Photography and Media Arts

Maksim

Velichkin

Music

John

Zalewsky

Theatrical Sound Design and Music Composition

Yihuan

Zhao

Music

Jennifer

Zheng

Theatre