‘Ancestor Altars’ Art Installation Offers Community Space to Grieve Deceased Loved Ones

San Francisco, CA - October 18, 2023 - Kultivate Labs, Balay Kreative, and Filipino American artists Emagn and TITTY BOY are creating “Ancestor Altars” — an art installation and healing space for the San Francisco Filipinx, BIPOC & SOMA community to honor their ancestors and grieve for their loved ones that have passed away. The art installation is open to the public at Kapwa Gardens from November 1st to 3rd so that community members may add their own photos, pieces of remembrance, and pay their respects to their ancestors. The viewing will culminate in a special All Souls Day celebration on Saturday, November 4th, 12-4pm where families can gather, listen to live musical performances, share stories of their loved ones and enjoy the day together.

Client NewsPaloma ConcordiaOctober 23, 2023Kultivate Labs, SOMA Pilipinas, balay kreative, Ancestor Altars

SF’s Biggest Filipino Creative Market Celebrates 50 Years of Hip Hop with Three Block Parties This Fall

UNDISCOVERED SF — a Filipino creative market produced by Kultivate Labs and Make it Mariko — returns for its seventh season, honoring the 50 year anniversary of Hip Hop with three block parties on August 19, September 16, and October 21 in SOMA Pilipinas with the main entrance located at 5th and Minna Street. This year’s Filipino American Block Party theme celebrates Hip Hop’s past, present, and future influence and impact on Filipinos, and how Filipino Americans have also influenced Hip Hop respectively. UNDSCVRD’s first block party on Saturday, August 19 debuts with internationally renowned DJ Neil Armstrong, rapper Rocky Rivera with DJ Roza, and DJ Icy Ice of the Beat Junkies. Toro y Moi will donate his ‘Mahal’ tour jeepney bus to SOMA Pilipinas, becoming a permanent love letter and contemporary landmark to the Filipino community.

Client NewsPaloma ConcordiaAugust 2, 2023Undiscovered SF, Kultivate Labs, SOMA Pilipinas, Hip Hop 50

Bay Area Event Designers Team Up To Defy ‘Doom Loop’

San Francisco, CA - June 29, 2023 - Lily Spruce — a WOC-led event planning and design firm founded by Genevieve Roja for couples that strive for originality and authenticity — is entering a new era. Lily Spruce is joining forces with Make it Mariko, an experiential event agency led by WOC and founded by Gina Mariko Rosales focused on creating magical, meaningful moments for the community. In the face of a looming downtown “doom loop,” Roja and Rosales are developing a creative events agency focused on creating jobs and opportunities for creatives, entrepreneurs, and artists of color in events, while curating events and activations that bring people back to San Francisco through arts and culture.

“Cultural Kultivators:” a Visionary New Podcast That Explores the Beauty and Complexity of the Filipino American Experience

San Francisco, CA - May 31, 2023 - The San Francisco Bay Area is the second most populous region for Filipinos in the United States, with Filipinos making up to 4.6% of San Francisco’s population. Filipinos are not only an integral part of San Francisco history, but an active part of the city’s identity today. “Cultural Kultivators,” a new podcast by Kutivate Labs and hosted by Nicole Salaver, honors the diversity and richness of the Filipino American experience while inspiring listeners to explore and celebrate their own cultural heritage. Salaver, the Program Manager at Filipino-American arts accelerator Balay Kreative, interviews Filipino American thought leaders, entrepreneurs, activists and artists who are making a positive impact in their respective fields. “Cultural Kultivators” launches on May 31st with Asian American studies scholar Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales as its first interviewee, followed by rapper Ruby Ibarra for its second episode, street artist Allison Hueman for its third episode, and artist Nikbo for its fourth episode.

Kultivate Labs Catalyzes A Thriving Community in San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural District, Generating $930k in Economic Development

San Francisco, CA - January 30, 2023 - Since its inception in 2017, Kultivate Labs has been dedicated to building a thriving commercial corridor in the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District. After a successful 2022, the non-profit economic development and arts organization will continue rolling out programming in the new year that reflects the needs and vision of the community at large such as new artist grants, space and other resources for pop-up businesses and artists, a free outdoor concert series, and a creative market spanning three events.

Filipino Artisan Marketplace and Incubator in San Francisco Acknowledged as ‘A World Changing Idea’ by FastCompany

Republika — the first retail & event space in the nation dedicated to supporting Filipino business in San Francisco — received an honorable mention in FastCompany’s ‘World Changing Ideas Awards 2020’ in the Social Justice category. The developing project is the result of a collaboration bringing together non-profit Kultivate Labs’ mission to build economic development in SOMA Pilipinas — the city’s newest Filipino Cultural Heritage District — and the design expertise of award-winning Studio O+A.

#FilipinosFeedTheFrontlines Aims To Raise $100K To Provide Meals to Scientists, Healthcare Workers, and Residents of SOMA Pilipinas

Kultivate Labs, an organization that supports Filipino-owned businesses in San Francisco is launching #FilipinosFeedTheFrontlines, aiming to raise at least $100,000 and provide 10,000+ meals for Bay Area healthcare workers, scientists, and Filipino seniors/low-income families in the South of Market neighborhood.

Client NewsPaloma ConcordiaApril 6, 2020Filipinos Feed The Frontlines, Kultivate Labs, SOMA PilipinasComment

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New San Francisco Filipino Cultural Org ‘Balay Kreative’ Teams Up With Kearny Street Workshop For Immersive Theater, Pop up Dinner, Poetry and Art Experience.

First Wave of Pilipinx American Immigrants 1910-1940 Reimagined in Multimedia Dance Theater Performance

San Francisco and Oakland World Premiere of ‘In the Belly of the Eagle: Man@ng Is Deity’.

Kularts, the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipinx arts in the United States, is proud to present the world premiere of SF Legacy Artist Awardee, Alleluia Panis’s In the Belly of the Eagle: Man@ng is Deity; an immersive multimedia dance experience inspired by the lives of the ‘manong’ generation—the first wave of cheap imported Pilipinx laborers who powered the ever expanding needs of the developing United States empire.

Plant Based Filipino restaurant 'Nick's on Mission' Opens in San Francisco

Nick’s on Mission opens their doors today at 996 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103, serving Filipino plant based cuisine in the heart of San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage district, SOMA Pilipinas.

Client NewsPaloma ConcordiaNovember 1, 2019Nick's On Mission Nick's on Mission, SOMA Pilipinas

San Francisco Makes Investment in Filipino Community’s Economic Development and UNDSCVRD Night Market

Kultivate Labs and SOMA Pilipinas are proud to announce funding to promote and celebrate San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District. The Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development are supporting the economic development of SOMA Pilipinas. Together they have awarded $316,250 to help fund a seasonal night market and support emerging entrepreneurs in San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District.

Client NewsPaloma ConcordiaOctober 9, 2018SOMA Pilipinas, undscvrd sfComment

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