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The NALAC Fund for the Arts has successfully completed five years of awarding grants to Latino arts and cultural organizations and Latino artists in support of their artistic production. Over the last four years, $677,000 has been awarded through 244 grants artists, ensembles and small to mid-sized organizations. View the most recent list of awards below or click on a link for an earlier year: Year One - 2005-2006 | Year Two - 2006-2007 | Year Three - 2007-2008 | Year Four 2008-2009 NALAC FUND FOR THE ARTS
2009-2010 Individual Artist AwardsClick Here for press release Ana Maria Alvarez | Culver City, CA | Dance | 2800
| For the Teen Arts Workshop at Mar Vista Family Center, a 10 week Salsa dancing based program that promotes community healing and teaches responsibility through group performances | | | | | | J.M. Aragon
| Tucson, AZ | Media Arts | 5355 | For “Under Joe”, a documentary film exploring Maricopa County, Arizona’s notorious Sherriff Joe Arpaio and his brutal take on immigration. | | | | | | Melissa Calderon
| Bronx, NY | Interdisciplinary | 1500 | For “SORTArican” a print making project that takes a closer look at the assimilation of Puerto Rican Identity and Culture. | | | | | | Paul S. Flores
| San Francisco, CA | Theatre Arts | 4020 | For “Izote” a bilingual play that explores a struggling family of immigrants who leave post civil war El Salvador. | | | | | | Felipe Galindo
| NY, NY | Media Arts | 1500 | For “Frida New York” a digital animation short that focuses on Frida Kahlo’s life in New York in the 1930s and 40s. | | | | | | Magdalena Gomez
| Springfield, MA | Performance Art | 4820 | For “I always wanted to play the piano; bullies and their victims speak out” that explore the issue of bullying in America through a collected anthology, and performance pieces. | | | | | | Rigoberto Gonzalez
| Roswell, NM | Visual Arts | 2890 | For “Barroco en la Frontera(Baroque on the Border)”, a visual record of Baroque and Corrido themed narratives about life along the US/Mexico border. | | | | | | Raquel Gutierrez and Dino Dinco
| Los Angeles, CA | Media Arts | 6256 | For “Homeboy,” a documentary by Raquel Gutierrez and Dino Dinco that explores the identity and conflicts of young gay Latino gang members. | | | | | | John J. Leanos
| San Francisco, CA | Media Arts | 5550 | For “Animating the Dawning of Liberty,” a series of animations for filmmaker Paul Espinosa’s documentary about the life of 19th century New Mexico priest and intellectual Padre Antonio Jose Martinez. | | | | | | Cherrie Moraga
| Oakland, CA | Literary Arts
| 14000
| For the production of her new play “Who Killed Yolanda Salivar?” This project, which was awarded the NFA/JPMorgan Chase Master Artist Grant, also features an acting and directing mentorship to two Chicana artists. | | | | | | Dulce Pinzon
| Brooklyn, NY | Visual Arts | 1200 | For the production and design of the artist’s book “The Real Lives of Superheros.” | | | | | | Ray Santisteban
| San Antonio, TX | Media Arts | 2700 | “Rainbow Coalition” a documentary that will explore the rise and fall of a multi-ethnic political movement in Chicago. Recipient of a matching grant from The Cultural Collaborative of San Antonio. | | | | | | John Santos
| Oakland, CA | Music | 5400 | For “Filosofia Caribena” a multi-disciplinary work that uses dance, folk song, and spoken word performances with focus on connections between Black and Latino communities. Recipient of a NFA/Heineken USA Music Award. | | | | | | Adrian Vargas
| San Jose, CA | Music | 3800 | For the production of “Canto al Movimiento” a CD that chronicles the songs popular to the Chicano movement of Silicon Valley, CA. Recipient of a NFA/Heineken USA Music Award. | | | | | | Marco Villalobos
| Long Beach, CA | Media Arts | 3500 | For “Son Siglos,” a documentary that follows poet, lyricist, and cultural activist, Ricardo Perry and two of his former students in renewing the infectious Son Jarocho tradition that is healing communities broken by modernization in southern Veracruz. | | | | | | Leila Gomez Woolley
| Brooklyn, NY | Literary Arts | 4070 | For production of “Los Pineros” a graphic novel based on the authors experiences growing up, and migrating from Colombia. |
NALAC FUND FOR THE ARTS
2009-2010 Organization Awards AMLA | Philadelphia, PA | Music | 3550 | For general operating support that upholds the mission of AMLA in offering art education to young Latino artists.
| Avenue 50 Studio | Los Angeles, CA | Visual Arts | 4480 | For organization growth through the addition of an Administrative Assistant and Grant Writer. | borderOUT | San Francisco, CA | Multidisciplinary | 1200 | To support the third annual borderOUT concert during the 2010 National Queer Arts Festival, which will explore the intersections of race, gender, sexual orientation, class and citizenship status and build solidarity among LGBT immigrants. | Brazz Dance Theatre | Miami, FL | Dance | 4480 | For support of the Brazz Dance Education Department with after-school program outreach. | Galeria Studio 24 | San Francisco, CA | Media Arts | 5600 | For general operating support that will strengthen the Galeria’s multi-disciplinary artistic programs. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant. | Guakia | Hartford, CT | Multidisciplinary | 2800 | For Guakiarte a creative arts school with emphasis on Hispanic art and culture. | La Raza Galeria Posada | Sacramento, CA | Multidisciplinary | 4480 | For Reconciliation/Reconciliacon a project that will deepen the understanding of the Chicano/Latino, Native American and Native Mexican cultures. | Latino Writers Collective | Kansas City, MO | Literary Arts | 2000 | For general operating support that will strengthen literary art efforts in Cuatro Pginas reading series, website development and writing workshops. | Los Cenzontles | San Pablo, CA | Music | 10000 | For general operating support to assist the mission of Los Cenzontles efforts in preserving lost traditions and raising cultural awareness. Recipient of the NFA/MetLife Award for Cultural Excellence. | Macondo Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Literary Arts | 3550 | For support to the Macondo Foundation Workshop, a workshop to help professional writers in underserved communities to grow and build better networks. | Mission Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA | Visual Arts | 2530 | For "Celebrate! San Francisco," a creative solution to the negativity presently plaguing mainstream media outlets. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant. | Pachamama Peruvian Arts | New York, NY | Dance | 2200 | For “Pachamama Peruvian Arts” dance program to train students in basic instrumental and dance skills. | Pan American Music Arts Research | New York, NY | Music | 4100 | For general operating support through the organization’s addition of a Development Officer.
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | Multidisciplinary | 1200 | For general operating support that will support the performance, presentation and arts education programs. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant. | Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre | New York, NY | Theatre Arts | 3000 | For programming support of Puerto Rican Traveling Center’s four major educational program areas. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant. | Self Help Graphics | Los Angeles, CA | Visual Arts | 5000 | For general operating support that will continue to provide artists: space, printmaking workshops, and resources. | Society of Educational Arts | New York, NY | Theatre Arts | 3550 | For Spanish language tours of Children’s Theatres in New York. | Sones de Mexico | Chicago, IL | Music | 6000 | For the start of a new music and dance education program that serves the local community. | SPARC | Venice, CA | Visual Arts | 4480 | For support of Planet Siqueiros Peña, a project based on revolutionary Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros and the South American Peña musical movement. | Talento Bilingue de Houston | Houston, TX | Multidisciplinary | 5000
| For support of a performing arts series, designed to advance the appreciation and understanding of Latino artistic production. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant. | Teatro Vista | Chicago, IL | Theatre Arts | 2500 | For General operating support for the 2009-10 Season of Teatro Vista. Recipient of a NFA/ Nescafé Clásico Grant.
The NALAC Fund for the Arts is made possible with support from the Ford Foundation, Southwest Airlines, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, MetLife Foundation, Heineken USA, The Cultural Collaborative of San Antonio and new funding partner, Nescafe Clasico .
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