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…
The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and educator explores the depths of female, queer and Latine identity
On September 11, 2014 ACTA, debuted the first-ever performance of an ensemble dubbed “Soneros Californianos” on the stage of the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium, which over the past 80 years, has hosted most of the 20th-century’s greatest performers and composers, including Copland and Stravinsky. This performance on the national…
Crispulo Atillo is a Grandmaster of eskrima, a non-aggressive, weapons-based martial art rooted in Filipino history and culture. Great Grandmaster Atillo began studying eskrima as a teenager with his father and with Great Grandmaster Teodoro Saavedra. He was a master artist in ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program in 2006 with apprentice, Red Dagum. *** From…
ACTA is pleased to announce that Prudy Kohler and Prumsodun Ok have recently been elected to its Board of Directors.  Prudy serves as the Director of Fiscally Sponsored Project and Philanthropic Services for Community Initiatives, a fiscal sponsor in San Francisco.  Prumsodun Ok is the Associate…
This month ACTA announces the availability of new guidelines for the Living Cultures Grants and Apprenticeship Programs. Living Cultures Grants ProgramDeadline: August 1, 2014 Apprenticeship ProgramDeadline: August 1, 2014 Want to learn more?  Join us for a free webinar to…