The Garcia Center for the Arts offers a diverse number of classes which are designed to be affordable, making the joy of creating and experimenting in a supportive community environment accessible. Our classes include ceramics, printmaking, figure drawing, painting, textiles, music, gardening and soon, glassblowing! Many…
Terry Nguyen, known as “tsugaruterry,” is a musician and educator specializing in minyo (folk) and traditional music of Japan as performed on the Tsugaru shamisen and taiko drums. Terry began playing the Tsugaru shamisen in 2006. Initially self-taught, in 2010 she started her training with instructor Mitsuru Sasaki of the…
Dancer, musician, storyteller
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Terry Nguyen

Tsugaru shamisen, Taiko drumming
Region: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire
Offerings: Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Makeda Kumasi

Culture Bearer, Spoken Word Artist, West African Dance and Music, Kora Player
Region: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire, National, Statewide
Offerings: Artistic consulting Classes Curating Group instruction Handmade crafts and visual arts for sale Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Production Products Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
Mexican arts and culture
West African kora
Moving the Traditional Arts Online
West African dance and music
Indian classical music