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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FPAC Co-Director in Programming, Logistics and Marketing

Submitted by Ben on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 14:47
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FilAm ARTS traces its roots to the annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) - an annual series of multidisciplinary arts events that takes place in the County of Los Angeles that includes art exhibits, literary readings, performances, and film screenings, that all culminate in a two-day festival weekend. The first Festival was held in 1992 at Los Angeles City College, as a project developed by the City of Los Angeles, in efforts to heal the city through cultural gatherings, in light of the LA Riots which occurred in April of 1992. FPAC has since moved to Cabrillo Beach, and then to Point Fermin Park (its current location) and welcomes over 25,000 attendees, 1200 artists and 400 volunteers.

The following positions are currently available:


FPAC Co-Director, Logistics


FPAC Co-Director, Marketing


FPAC Co -Director, Programming

Please send a cover letter, resume, three references and a writing sample to Ben Biscocho, Administrative Director at ben@filamarts.org by May 24, 2013.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 2013 Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internship

Submitted by jliao on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:08
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SAVE THE DATE! September 7 & 8!


Through a generous grant from the Getty Foundation, the Association for
the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture (FilAm ARTS) is
offering one paid internship for undergraduates this summer. The
summer internship is a 10-week, full-time paid position ($3,500 gross
salary) and is a great opportunity for undergraduates to gain experience
in special event planning, public relations, and community arts
production.

In accordance with guidelines set by The Getty Foundation Grant Program, candidates must be:


• Members of underrepresented groups, particularlyindividuals of Asian,
African American, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific
Islander descent.
• Currently enrolled as undergraduates, who will have completed at least one semester of college by June 2013.
• A resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County.

TO APPLY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP:

• email a resumé

• a cover letter explaining reason for interest and addressing how you
meet the eligibility guidelines for the internship set by the program
• 2 references in the form of attachments.

EMAIL your application materials to: Jackie Liao, Executive Assistant, at jliao@filamarts.org by: May 3, 2013.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Visual Arts Curatorial Intern:


An internship with FilAm ARTS is an opportunity to develop leadership
skills through culturally-sensitive approaches to production and
community organizing. Interns who work at FilAm ARTS will understand how
the arts are connected to the culture of communities of color. Interns
will develop key skills in project management, communication, and
networking while deepening their understanding of the work involved in
nonprofit arts administration, and will gain experience in the
production of a large-scale community arts event. The Curatorial
Intern's primary responsibility will be to assist the curatorial process
of the FilAm ARTS' Visual Arts 2013 season that include: 1) Pilipino
Artists Network Art Exhibits, 2) the Pilipino Artists Network Pavilion
-- the onsite center of all visual arts programming at the Festival of
Philippine Arts & Culture; and 3) related visual arts components for
website and print.
The Curatorial Intern will be contributing to
conceptualizing exhibits; outreaching to artists; collecting and
administering artwork submissions for the exhibits, website, and print;
coordinating the PAN Pavilion programming and art sales; and, developing
and implementing promotional strategies to increase visibility of the
visual arts in addition to the overall Festival marketing efforts. The
Curatorial Intern will coordinate a point of engagement activity related
to the PAN Pavilion, focusing on the collaboration between artists and
the community, aiming for the greater valuing of visual arts in the
community. The intern will also be asked to create the best possible
point-of-sale interaction between visual artists and the art-buying
festival audience. The intern will be responsible for contributing to
the overall production of the Festival, which includes artist contract
administration, reception, and follow-up post festival for all PAN
Pavilion participants.
 
If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or wish to inquire other opportunities, you can contact:

Jackie Liao, Executive Assistant
E-mail: jliao@filamarts.org

or reach our office at: (213) 380-FPAC(3722)

 

Save the Date!

Submitted by Ben on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 15:09
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Save the Date!

The 22nd Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture

September 7 & 8, 2013

Pt. Fermin Park, San Pedro

Stay tuned for more information!

Thank You Again!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 23:09
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FPAC 2012 Stage Times

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 17:38
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Legacy Stage Saturday:

10am: Opening Ceremony: Justice for Filipino AMerican Veterans & CPP Notes

10:30am:South Bay Martial Arts Club

11am: JazzPhil: Jazz Hour presents Vincent Reyes, VJ Rosales, Camille Ramirez, & Alexandra Domingo

12pm:Malaya Filipino Dance Arts

12:30pm: Krystle Cruz

1pm: Ang Grupong Pendong

1:30pm: Florante

2pm: Melia & Kiana Mariano/Stacey Cacal 

2:30pm: PaaMano Eskrima Performing Arts

3pm: Jason Farol

3:30pm: Mini Shock LA / Neon & 323-Area Kids /Carson Streetdance

4pm: Legaci

4:30pm: Kulintronica

5pm:W3 the Future

5:30pm: Awards

5:30pm: apl. de. ap.

6pm:Mischeif Makers/Trouble Makers

6:15pm: Krystle Tugadi

6:45pm: PAC Modern / Kaba Modern

7pm: 10 minute welcome for Feature Presentation

7:10pm: Featured Film: The Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.

 

 Legacy Stage Sunday:

10:30am: Golden Girls Folk Dancers of GFSC

11am: Katriz trinidad

11:30am: Deland and the Fuss

12pm: D&G Accordion Ensemble

12:30pm: Institute of Native Arts & BIBAK Dance Ensemble

 1pm: Awards 

1pm: Filipino-American Symphony Orchesta (FASO)

2pm: International Martial Arts & Boxing Academy

2:30pm: Kayamanan Ng Lahi

3pm: Rondalla Club of LA

3:30pm Vex Ruffin

4pm: Rex Navarrete

4:30pm: Clint Jun Gamboa

5pm: Bakitwhy.com presents TEESA and DJ Ingwell/Jeromeskiii, Zandi and CHEESA

 

 

Generation Stage Saturday:

11am: PaaMano Eskrima Performing Arts

11:30am: ALFA

12pm: Carbon Fusion

12:30pm: Skyscrapers

1pm: Shining Sons

1:30pm: ANAK

2pm: Rel Princeton

2:30pm: Sessions LA

3pm:far*out

3:30pm: Room to Improve (Comedy Segment)

4pm: Jaclyn Rose

4:30pm: Lumpia Wrapping Contest/Balikbayan Box Packing Contest

5pm: Ayvee

 

Generation Stage Sunday:

 

11am: Josephine Arciaga

11:30am: Sampaguita Youth Dance Troupe

12pm: Grayson Villanueva

12:30pm: SCPASA Presents: The 5th Annual Tinikling Battle

1:30pm: Barikuda 

2pm: EVMB
2:30pm: forWord

3pm: Apryl Dalmacio

3:30pm: Double Dosage

4pm:Gabriel Ramirez

4:30pm: Polvoron Whispering Contest/ Balut Eating Contest

5pm: Honor Flow Productions 

 

*Schedule is subject to change*

MAVSHACK.COM INTRODUCES ITS ONLINE STREAMING MEDIA SERVICE TO THE FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY BY SPONSORING THE FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS & CULTURE

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:11
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San Pedro, CA- August 30,
2012- Mavshack.com sponsors the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture
(FPAC) by donating 500 movie vouchers to be distributed to festival attendees..

Mavshack.com is the first and largest Pinoy online entertainment website reaching the Filipino population around the globe, through their movie portal www.mavshack.com and their face book app Facebook.com/mavshack. Mavshack.com is part of the 24h Technologies Group with offices in Sweden, Canada, Philippines and Indonesia. Mavshack is the most effective ad placement to hit Filipinos across North America. By sponsoring monthly vouchers to your existing customers creates the market engagement. Mavshack has capabilities for Advertisers to reach their market
regardless of location, content and smart devices.

 Mavshack.com, a subsidiary of Cinemaone, AB is proud to announce it’s involvement in the
Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture taking place on September 8 & 9,
2012 in Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, CA. Festival attendees will have the
opportunity to visit the Mavshack booth and win a free movie voucher; that will
give them access to 30 days of unlimited viewing of original Pinoy blockbusters
on mavshack.com.

Jerry Lozano, Managing Partner of Sponsortech; recommended the event to the director of Mavshack North America, Nicole Ruebenfeldt  as he identified
a synergy between the showing of CFCA’s documentary and Mavshack’s movie
vouchers.

As the largest presentation of Philippine Arts & Culture in the region, FPAC
showcases the artistic uniqueness and diversity of the Philippines to the
residents of Southern California. FPAC is produced by FilAm Arts- The
association for the advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture, a
non-profit community arts organization, whose purpose is to engage diverse
publics in cultural arts as a synergistic approach to community/ individual
self –determination and empowerment.

 

About Sponsortech

Sponsortech is based in San
Dimas, CA Sponsortech has over 15 years of Multi-Cultural and general market
event experience, from producing events to sponsorship sales.  Sponsortech is the sales agent for Mavshaack
North America and responsible for global distribution of the Mavshack movie vouchers.

Questions or requests for additional
information on obtaining movie vouchers or for advertising on mavshack.com contact
Jerry Lozano 626-708-1231 or jerry@mavshack.com

 

FPAC Contests and Giveaways!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 17:21
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Want a chance to win FPAC posters, stickers, shirts, and tickets? Here is your chance!!!

We have a contest for Facebook & another one for Twitter too!!!

 

FPAC FACEBOOK LIKE & SHARE GUARANTEED PRIZE GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Now you can easily win FREE FPAC prizes guaranteed just for entering!!!

All entrants will win a FREE FPAC 2012 11x17inch Poster!
5 entrants will win a poster & an 'I ♥ FPAC' Sticker
10 entrants will win a poster and a 2010 FPAC19 t-shirt
10 entrants will win a poster and a 2011 FPAC20 t-shirt

2 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will win 2 t-shirts, a poster, and a pair of tickets for FPAC 2012!!!

CLICK 'LIKE' & SHARE THE PHOTO on our Facebook page below to Enter. 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FilAm-ARTS/137855869572928

*Make sure your share is public*** 
*Prizes must be picked up at FPAC 2012*** 
Winners will be randomly selected Friday, September 7th at 2pm.

 

TWITTER CONTEST DETAILS:

Tweet your best reason why people should go to FPAC. We'll give the best answer a pair of tickets. Hashtag  to enter.

www.twitter.com/filamarts

 

Filipino Apparel Arts Exhibit at FPAC 21

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 14:48
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For the first time ever, FilAm Arts is proud to present the Filipino Apparel Arts Exhibit to the 21st Annual Festival ofPhilippine Arts and Culture. Textiles and Apparel are an integral art form and now Pinoy designers and artist alike will have a chance to showcase their talent at FPAC21.

One of the key missions of the exhibit is to educate the FPAC audience with the knowledge of cultural apparel throughout Filipino History. Katipunan, a student group from the University of California Riverside has donated several cultural outfits from their collection, which are used for their Annual Pilipino Cultural Night. These costumes have been hand crafted by the members of Katipunan throughout the years, using both traditional and new materials.

Another amazing aspect of Apparel Art Exhibit includes a luxury jewelry line designed by the Cayetano Legacy Collection. Formed in 2011, the Cayetano Legacy Collection Inc. has continually focused on creating classic women’s accessories in modern settings.  The
company was founded by three sisters, Karen Cayetano Leano, Gail Cayetano and Christine Cayetano Brigino. It was inspired after recognizing a need for women’s jewelry showcasing the beautifully sourced material from the Philippine Islands. 

Barangay LA will also be showcasing hand-made dresses created by their Transgender Community used for their Sagala, a traditional Filipino parade of beauty queens and worn during the Los Angeles Pride Festival. This ensemble is reminiscent of the Maria Clara dress during the Philippines’ Spanish Era, reinvented from a vintage A-line wedding gown to a classic and elegant creation. It was reconstructed to epitomize and give light to the LGBT and ally communities who have remained strong and optimistic during their fight for equality 

Lastly, the Fashion Art Exhibit is proud to debut a custom couture gown design by local Los Angeles Pinay Fashion Designer Kristine Amarillo. After studying at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise, Kristine will be showcasing a three-piece set made in ecru silk organza with satin face.  She has designed amodernized “Terno” with a touch of couture inspired by pearls, which are classic, sophisticated and very rare. She has create this gown to reflect the FPAC 21 Theme of “Saysay ng Kalinagang “or “Voices of Home”

 

Parking & Free Shuttle!!!

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 13:29
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FREE Parking and FREE Shuttle Service! Don't worry about the PARKING it's on us!

Lot A: 22nd Street and Sampson Way (North Side of 22nd Street before Sampson Way)

Lot B: 22nd Street and Miner Street (South West Corner/Cabrillo Way Marina)

Lot C*: San Pedro High School Annex - Olguin Campus (*NO SHUTTLE SERVICE, PARKING ONLY)

 

There will be NO onsite parking at Pt. Fermin Park. We encourage everybody to GO GREEN and carpool. Follow the RED SIGNS to Lot A & Lot B.

 

Directions:

Exit South on Gaffey Street. Left/East on 22nd Street to Parking Lots A and B.

OR

Exit South on Harbor Blvd. Left on 22nd Street for Lot A. Right on 22nd Street for Lot B.

 

We highly encourage FPAC guests to utilize our complimentary parking lots & free shuttle bus rides!

These lots will be used for FPAC guests to park their cars and then use the FREE SHUTTLE BUS to get to Pt. Fermin!

Follow the RED SIGNS to FPAC PARKING! Free Parking and Free Shuttle Service to all festival goers. See you there!

Region’s Largest Annual Filipino American Tradition Returns With Apl.De.Ap, Rex Navarrete, Legaci, Jason Farol (DUETS), W3 the Future, Vex Ruffin, Cheesa (THE VOICE), Florante, And FASO. Saturday Night: Exclusive Film Preview “Screening Under The Stars”

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/02/2012 - 15:00
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Filipino artistry and collective cultural pride will take its anticipated, deserved
center stage next weekend as FilAm ARTS presents the 21st Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC).

 FPAC21 takes place from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 and from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at breathtaking Point Fermin Park, 807 Paseo del Mar in San Pedro.

 Tickets for FPAC21 are $9 (Free for children 5 and under) each day. Two-day passes are available for $15. Ample complimentary and all-day parking with free shuttle
service is available at 22nd Street and Sampson Way.

 Produced by the wholly non-profit and multi-awarded Association for the Advancement of
Philippine Arts and Culture (FilAm ARTS), the popular, post-Labor Day weekend tradition has grown to be the grandest annual community-wide event of its kind in the region.

 Past attendees familiar with FPAC’s all-inclusive, forward-thinking programming,
know to expect quality performances from talent – established and upcoming respectively.

 This year, FPAC21 presents a particularly strong lineup, headlined by apl.de.ap of
the multi-platinum supergroup Black Eyed Peas; premiere Filipino American comedian Rex Navarrete (George Lopez Show); R&B singing sensations Legaci
(Toured with Justin Beiber); “Florante” De Leon, leading exponent of Pinoy folk rock, and, fresh from its Ford Amphitheatre Concert, The Filipino American Symphony Orchestra (FASO).

 Making their FPAC (and in some cases, community) debuts will be a quadrant of contemporary Pinoy artists who’ve all made names for themselves via the
mainstream: reality TV sensations Jason Farol (TV’s DUETS); Cheesa (NBC’s THE VOICE); alt rocker Vex Ruffin (Stones Throw Records) and fast-rising song/dance
trio W3 The Future who are being mentored by apl.d.ap.

 Additionally – and for only the second time in history -- FPAC21 is excited to present a special sneak preview “Screening Under the Stars” of the acclaimed and inspiring new documentary film, “Rise and Dream.” The family-friendly screening is free to festival attendees and will begin at dusk Saturday.

 Continuous entertainment on two main and several additional stages provide something for everyone ranging from fine literary works often with the authors present (and likely hosted by the institutional Philippine Expressions Bookshop)  to youth and Senior citizen pavilions.

 The signature FPAC experience wouldn’t be complete without one-of-kind arts and crafts, fashion, jewelry among many at the popular “Marketplace by the Sea.” FPAC’s food offerings are second to none and attendees can once again expect a large selection of delicious Filipino
cuisine, both traditional and contemporary, including: Aling Neri’s, Asian BBQ, Boba Joe’s, House of Seafood, halo-halo from Amie Ramirez,Ramar Foods, Jackson Enterprises, Oh My Gulay, White Rabbit,Flippin’ Yolk, and Curbside Cravings.

The FPAC21 is presented in part by the California Community Foundation, the
National Endowment for the Arts, The California Arts Council, the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission, the City of Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation & Parks
and Dept. of Cultural Affairs, the Christian Foundation for Children &
Aging, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Toyota, StateFarm, and The
Getty Foundation. Community sponsors are: The Parks Finest and SCPASA – the Southern
CA Pilipino American Student Alliance.  Media sponsors include: Asian Journal, LA-18, Oishi Media, BakitWhy.com,
FilAm TV, and Mavshack.com.

 For more information including updated program schedules and late vendor and sponsorship
details, please visit filamarts.org.
or at (213) 380-3722

 

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