2011 Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internship
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: FilAm ARTS Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internships 2011
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, particularly
individuals 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 2010. - A resident of or attend college in Los Angeles
County.
TO APPLY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP:
To apply, email the following: 1) a resumé, 2) a cover
letter explaining reason for interest and addressing how you meet the
eligibility guidelines for the internship set by the program, and, 3) 2
references.
EMAIL your application materials to: Ben Biscocho,
Administrative Director, at ben@filamarts.org by: April 29, 2011.
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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 2011
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.
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ABOUT FILAM ARTS & THE FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS &
CULTURE:
FilAm ARTS is a multi-disciplinary
community-based arts organization whose mission is the advance the
understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the
United States. Through four public programs namely: the City of Los Angeles'
20th Annaul Festival of Philippine Arts and Cutlrue, the CA-statewide Pilipino
Artists Network, Buy Pinoy and Eskuwela Kultura, FilAm ARTS' organizational
purpose is to engage diverse publics in cultural arts as a synergistic means to
empower and cultivate individual and community self determination. The Pilipino
Artists Network Internships are opportunities to gain experience in nonprofit
arts administration and utilizing the arts in creating dialogue as a powerful
tool in community-building.
The Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC)
was initiated by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department in 1992 in
response to the growing multicultural constituency of the city. After 3 years,
FPAC was ceded to the community and today, is the largest presenter of
Philippine arts and culture in Southern California in collaboration with more
than 100 local organizations, involving over 300 traditional, contemporary,
literary, visual and performing artists, 200 volunteers and attracting over
20,000 participants from all over the nation.
The Pilipino Artists Network is a California-statewide
initiative that aims to: provide supportive connections between artists and
organization, strengthen artists’ understanding and use of production,
marketing and distribution strategies, and develop as many avenues that will
support artists of Filipino heritage.
For more info call 213-380-FPAC (3722)
The Golden Tara of Agusan, Philippines: Icon of Feminine Empowerment
FilAm ARTS and the Center for Babaylan Studies co-present:
The Golden Tara of Agusan, Philippines
Icon of Feminine Empowerment
Please come and join us in this sacred event that unearths the healing and empowering energy of the Golden Tara. The Golden Tara is a lost relic of the Philippines’ history of feminine radiance and matriarchal power. It was discovered after a flood in 1917on a silty riverbank of the Wawa River near Esperana, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao. The 4 pound gold statue stands about 7 inches tall and is also called the “Golden Tara “or the “Agusan Gold Image.” The Golden Tara also represents the complete union and relation of men and women.
Research determined that it is part of the Vajrayana Buddhist culture that existed in the Philippine islands, during the 7th through 13th century. The Golden Tara is priceless because it is one of the few surviving relics of the Philippine adaptation of the Hindu-Malayan goddess, Tara; proof that matriarchy was the norm in the Philippines in those times.
You are invited to a lecture presentation given by Lama Choyin Rangdrol, a lineage holder of the Vajrayana Buddhism tradition. This is an extremely rare opportunity to encounter the foundational history and culture of the Philippine people.
The ancient culture that the Golden Tara originates from is embedded, yet hidden in the language and cultural codes of the Filipino people. We encourage the Filipino community to share their insights and understanding in this unfolding process of self discovery.
WHERE:
Silver Lake Adult Day Healthcare Center
3339 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
**Street Parking only.**
WHEN:
7:00 pm
Friday, November 12, 2010
ADMISSION:
$20.00 (with light refreshments)
Admission funds will directly support Lama Rangdrol’s travel and lodging expenses.
Donations are highly encouraged and welcome.
PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS AT:
http://thegoldentara.eventbrite.com
*Tickets also available at door for $20.00*
If you have any questions, please email us at:
tarafilipina@gmail.com
or call us at:
(626) 385-7594
**Photography is allowed, but NO VIDEO or audio recording of any kind is permitted.**
**Event starts promptly, please arrive on time.**
Dual Launch Party for the "Generation ILL" EP & BakitWhy.com 3.0
Deep Foundation, Hydroponikz, & BakitWhy.com
present the Dual Launch of:
The "Generation ILL" EP + BakitWhy 3.0
Dual Launch party time for the Pil-Am community (+friends)! We're celebrating two big launches: the East Coast's Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz's "Generation ILL" EP launch, and your SoCal-grown BakitWhy.com version 3.0 launch! Whether you're a real hip hop head, community champion, tech geek, or everywhere in between, join us in bringing the noise toe Downtown Los Angeles.
WHERE:
Señor Fish
422 E. 1st Street (Alameda & First)
Los Angeles, CA
WHEN:
Friday, October 29, 2010
9pm - 2am
Live performances by: Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz
Music provided by: DJ Mike Intellect and DJ Orion
$5 before 11pm, $10 after
21 and over with valid identification
**BakitWhy.com will donate proceeds from the event to FilAmARTS.**
Presenting: LA Premiere of AMIGO
***IMPORTANT AMIGO TICKET UPDATE***
**We're now just four days away from this Saturday's United States Premiere of John Sayles' groundbreaking new film, AMIGO. A good number of folks had expressed disappointment at finding tickets sold out for the screening. Well, we've just received some good news from AFI Fest. Beginning 10 a.m.(PST) Wednesday, Nov. 3, additional FREE tickets will become available again online at afi.com/afifest. As before, these are limited supply and first come, first served. If you aren't able to get tickets through the site, the only other option will be rush line on the evening of.
Join FilAm ARTS as we watch history on screen and make history all at once: This will be first time ever that a Filipino film has played at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Be there and be a part of it all.
How to get your AMIGO Premiere Tickets:
**Tickets are FREE and available strictly on first-come, first-served basis to the general public and can be ordered via AFI box office online at
www.AFI.com/AFIFEST, via telephone at 1 888 AFI FEST or onsite at the festival box office at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood. This year, festival-goers will have access to a limited number of last-minute tickets at AFI.com/AFIFEST the day before the screening or at the festival box office the day of the screening. Rush lines will form 1 hour before the scheduled screening time. But to avoid being sold out, we strongly suggest you reserve your tix as early as possible.
**For updated details, please continue to visit FilAmArts.org or the film festival official site at http://www.afi.com/afifest/tickets.**
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AFI Fest 2010 by Audi
with
FilAm ARTS
(The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture)
proudly presents
The Los Angeles Premiere of:
AMIGO
A film by John Sayles
Saturday, Nov. 6
9:45 p.m.
Historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood 90028
FilAm ARTS is proud once again to have been asked by AFI Fest, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, to act as Community Presenters. This time around, we'll be presenting the Los Angeles Premiere of acclaimed director John Sayles' AMIGO, his groundbreaking, independent film set amidst the Philippine-American War at the turn of the Century. Writer/Director Sayles ("Baby It's You," "Matewan," "Men With Guns," "Passion Fish") has assembled a stellar cast including Oscar winner Chris Cooper ("The Town," "Breach," "Adaptation," "American Beauty"), Garret Dillahunt ("No Country For Old Men," "The Road," "Raising Hope"), DJ Qualls ("Hustle & Flow," "I'm Reed Fish," "My Name Is Earl") and a foursome of the most respected and talented actors from The Philippines: Joel Torre, Ronnie Lazaro, Rio Locsin and Bembol Roco.
Synopsis:
John Sayles once again gives us a beautiful character-driven film, this time against the backdrop of the turn-of-the-century Philippine-American War. The able cast is led by Oscar winner Chris Cooper as the American colonel, Garret Dillahunt as the earnest lieutenant and Joel Torre as village leader Rafael. Imbued with the subtle dignity that makes Sayles’ films so engaging, Rafael is the moral compass around whom the film revolves. In a war that is in many ways similar to the one we are fighting now, Rafael faces the unwelcome challenge of how to keep his people together under occupation. Ultimately he decides that cooperation with the Americans is the best way to protect the village welfare, but his compliance is considered betrayal by his brother who is a leader of the rebel fighters. Refusing to judge any of its characters, the film explores how in war all sides make compromises and no one’s innocence remains intact.
Sounds of a New Hope
Sounds of a New Hope is a documentary film about the life of Filipino-American MC Kiwi and the growing use of hip-hop as an organizing tool in the people's movement for national liberation and democracy in the Philippines.
SOUNDS OF A NEW HOPE
Live Remix Concert
featuring Kiwi, Power Struggle, and special guests
Fri, August 27, 2010
6:30pm - 10:00pm
JACCC Plaza
Little Tokyo
244 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA
Eric Tandoc is a cultural worker from Anakbayan LA who creates art to educate, inspire, and motivate people to take action in changing today's society. As a filmmaker and video DJ from the Mass Movement crew, ET fuses his passion for music and film towards advancing the movement for genuine freedom and democracy in the Philippines and worldwide. "We live only one life and for how long is unknown, so we must do as much as we can to push forward our people's struggle in the time that we have - now."
Kiwi Coming to you from the Bay Area (by way of Los Angeles), Kiwi has been holding it down in the independent hip hop scene for nearly a decade, rocking shows from California to New York to the Philippines. Representing one-third of Filipino hip hop group Native Guns, he was recently featured as the lead subject of documentary "Sounds of a New Hope," and is currently working on his upcoming full-length album, "Love and Justice."
Power Struggle is rapper Nomi accompanied by producers Mister REY and Fatgums. Spitting raw insight with a grimy Midwest flow, Nomi represents hard for those who live under the fingernails of society, yet celebrate life with every breath. Power Struggle reflects the life and times of workers, students, hustlers, artists, immigrants, revolutionaries, rejects, failures, redeemers and dreamers.
Gingee is the solo project of Marjorie Light, a DJ, educator and organizer from Los Angeles. Her music blends electronic, hip hop, and world beats with poetic lyrics and instruments such as the Filipino Kulintang and Vietnamese Dan Bao. Her songs are vital reflections of her travels, emotional journeys and her experiences as a woman of color.
Shining Sons is an up and coming group from the Eastside of Long Beach. Intellect and Jedi are twin brothers who have turned their lives around from gang banging through learning about people's struggles in the U.S. and back home in the Phillipines. Now they spread awareness through hip-hop and community organizing with Anakbayan LA to create social change in communities worldwide.
Krystle Tugadi Southern California Native, Krystle Tugadi, is an up and coming vocalist to definitely watch out for. Growing up, she discovered that music was her safe haven and her true calling in life. She grew up learning the piano and focused on harnessing her vocal ability. With a plethora of different artists that influenced her music, Krystle has found her niche in the music scene as an R&B/Soul/Folk artist. With Krystle's soulful stylings and drive for music, we expect big things for this amazing performer - so make sure to keep an eye on this girl.
Menchie Caliboso is the guitarist and vocalist of rock band Feed The Feeble. After living in Long Beach, San Francisco and Seattle, Menchie is currently settled in Boston to study music therapy at Berklee College of Music. Wherever she is, she always finds a way to connect with the community through art and activism. She plans on returning to Long Beach when the breakwater is taken down. Restore the shore!
Vicoy Bagongsigaw was born and raised in the Philippines and is now residing in the U.S. He became an MC to share the knowledge and experiences that he has gained by being able to witness the lives of FIlipinos and Fil-Ams. "With the help of my kasamas, hopefully people would even take time to ask themselves why they have to leave our homeland, the Philippines."
k.see hails from Queens, NY; picked up nine years of North Jersey love; and now lives in Long Beach, CA. She lives for the people, loves the people, writes poems and songs for the people. She is inspired by the people, serves, and fights on a daily basis for the people.
For more information, please visit http://soundsofanewhope.blogspot.com/
FilAm ARTS Launches First Ever "Buy Pinoy" Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Dave Masen (213) 380-3722 FILAM ARTS LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER “BUY PINOY” CAMPAIGN Los Angeles Area Filipinos Unite To Build Filipino Business Community, Encourage Ongoing Support LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2010 – Los Angeles community arts organization, FilAm ARTS today launches Buy Pinoy (www.buypinoy.org), a first-of-its-kind community-building campaign to stimulate massive support for Filipino-owned businesses. By demonstrating the collective $35 billion spending power of Los Angeles-area Filipinos, the eight-week campaign from June 12, 2010 in commemoration of Philippine Independence Day to August 12, 2010, is designed to showcase the power of community building through conscious economic support, and encourage ongoing investment in the Filipino community. Offered as a free service by FilAm ARTS, the Buy Pinoy campaign includes an online directory of Los Angeles-area Filipino-owned businesses, including those serving the densely populated areas of the City of Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Glendale, Panorama City, West Covina, Cerritos, Carson and Chino Hills. The site also allows small businesses with no storefronts to have an online presence, and up and coming artists to showcase their art pieces. “Despite the size of the local Los Angeles-area Filipino population, the community is still virtually invisible, making it a challenge when vying for community investment dollars,” said Jilly Canizares, executive director of FilAm ARTS. “Through the Buy Pinoy campaign, our hope is that the greater Los Angeles community takes notice of the economic power of Filipinos, therefore stimulating more investment in the community.” Visit www.buypinoy.org for more information. To join the campaign, contact Campaign Director Dave Masen at (213) 380-FPAC ordave@filamarts.org. About FilAm ARTS FilAm ARTS is an 19-year-old community arts organization whose purpose is to engage diverse populations in cultural arts production as a synergistic approach to individual and community self-determination and empowerment. FilAm ARTS has three ongoing public programs: 1. The Pilipino Artists Network - a CA-statewide capacity-building network for multidisciplinary artists to share ideas and resources. 2. Eskuwela Kultura - an arts education program that promotes cultural understanding and tolerance among inner-city youth; and 3. The Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture – a 19-year-old community arts program that takes place every September at Pt. Fermin Park in San Pedro, Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.filamarts.org. # # #
Consumers can support the Buy Pinoy campaign by patronizing businesses listed in the Buy Pinoy directory and by encouraging friends and family to do the same. They can also download the Buy Pinoy coupon for special pricing or promotions offered by Buy Pinoy businesses.
Media sponsors for the Buy Pinoy campaign are: Asian Journal, LA-18, and BakitWhy.com. The Buy PInoy campaign is also supported in part by the James Irvine Foundation and the California Community Foundation, with the community support of Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance (SCPASA).
FilAm ARTS Community Outreach
The Filipino-American community is alive! It is very interesting to touch base and be informed of latest events, happenings, fiestas, picnics, outings, induction of new officers with exciting plans and projects for the year.
Nasaan ba ang mga organisasyon o grupong Pinoy sa Los Angeles? Marami kung gusto mong makita, madaling mahahanap sila.. Sila ay mga civic organizations, alumni associations, non profit organizations, cultural troops and educational teams, religious movements, volunteers or small groups composed of professionals, consultants, artists, health practitioners and the likes.
Sa loob ng isang lingo lampas dalawampung grupo ang pwedeng makilala. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilan lamang sa kanila.
FILIPINO MINISTRY na pinamumunuan ni Fr. Albert Avenido. Katatapos lamang ng isang masayang SAGALA -SANTACRUZAN 2010 noong Mayo 8, 2010; Marami rin ang dumalo sa “Mass for Peaceful and Orderly election” na ginanap sa St. Basil Church noong Mayo 4, 2010.
BAHAY KUBO sa San Fernando Valley. Nakatutuwang panoorin ang mga bata na nagaaral at nagsusulat ng Pilipino under the “Learn Filipino” program. Kahanga-hanga ang sipag at walang humpay na tiyaga nina Mee-Ann Bernardo-Diamond, Presidente ng organisasyon at Ana Soriano, Community Outreach Officer at ilang mga pinuno na bumubuo ng samahan sa pagtaguyod ng kanilang mga programa.
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION which has been in existence in Greater Los Angeles for more than 30 years.
MOTHER – Movement to Eradicate Rape and Other Child Abuse headed by Perla Reyes and incoming President Jessie del Rosario;
MAPIA – Maranaos in America for Peace, Integration and Advancement launched on September 2, 2007 in Burbank, Ca.
The list goes on and continues to grow -- there’s the Philippine Medical Association of Southern California, United Ilocanos of SouThern California, University of Iloilo Alumni Association, Narvacan Asociation of Southern California, Negro Oriental Asociation-USA, Ifugao Association of California, Inc, Philippine American Society of CPA’s in Los Abgeles, Philippine Dental College Alumni Association-USA of De Ocampo Memorial College, Filipino Veterans Foundation, KIWANIS Club of Fil-Am, United Bicolandia,Pangasiana Bortherhood-USA, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, Filipino Community of Carson, Filipino Cursillos in Christianity and more.
Nasaan pa ang iba?
Driving 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles is West Covina. Along Amar road you’ll find Filipino restaurants, hair saloons, bakeshops, specialty stores, clinics, groceries, money remittance centers catering to the Filipino community. The place is worth visiting when you feel you want something Pinoy.
In this small city you’ll find your favorite bibingka, pandecoco, lechon, ginatan, pancit palabok, tokwa’t baboy, chicharon, bagoong and sometimes you ‘ll Manang peddling her “masarap na kakanin at merienda” espasol, okoy, turon or suman . Then you can relax and treat yourseld with manicure, pedicure, “kulot’, blackheads removal in one of the many parlors in the area.
But before going home, don’t forget to buy pasalubong --- mamon, adobo, siopao, puto, halo-halo, bicho-bicho o kung anuman ang iyong gusto.
Saan pa may ganito?
Well, next free day you can go to Eagle Rock, Carson, Panorma City, Historic Filipinotown,, Chino Hills or Cerritos.
Halika na. LET’S GO. BUY SOMETHING FILIPINO!
"Remember Bataan, Fight for Justice"
FAV/AWARE, the Island Pacific Supermarket at Panorama City and FilAm ARTS presents:
68th Year Commemoration of Bataan Day and Book Signing “Unrecognized American Veterans” by Arturo P. Garcia
Saturday, April 11, 2010 from 11;30 am to 1:00 pm
Island Pacific Supermarket(on the right side entrance near Goldilocks)
8340 Van Nuys Blvd.Panorama City, CA
“This book begins with Filipino veterans of World War II chained to the White House fence, and ends with the American government trying to buy silence with lump sums. Thus it is the war story of seeking justice after the war, a struggle rooted in the Philippine American colonial relationship, but branching down the generations into the political and cultural legacy which those who fought bequeath, not only to those who would deepen peace through social progress, but to the larger family of history where hope for justice makes all the world kin.”
For more information please call JFAV at (213)241-0995 or (213)321-1787
or email at jfav_us@yahoo.com.
Typhoon Relief Event
Please join DJ Icy Ice, Bambu, Roscoe Umali and more on Friday to help raise funds for Typhoon Relief.
Friday, October 9
9p-2a
MINX
300 Harvey Drive
Glendale, CA 91206
$20 DONATION at the door
ALL proceeds will go to typhoon relief
Proceeds handled by Gawad Kalinga
Times our tough, but tougher in these times for our kababayan. All artists are donating their time to support relief efforts – come and join!
FPAC E-WASTE COLLECTION DRIVE
Help FilAm ARTS do our part in preserving our environment and recycle your old/broken TV's computers, printers and other electronic waste for free! August 8, 2009 Time: 10:00AM to 4:00 PM Location: 2700 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90002 We'll be at the upper level in front of Target.
Get Involved
FilAm ARTS is fueled by community support, get involved today!
