Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC)

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About Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC)

The 18th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture

September 12-13, 2009
Saturday & Sunday

Time:
10 am – 6 pm

Location:
Point Fermin Park, 607 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731

www.filamarts.org

www.myspace.com/festivalofphilippinearts

Mission:
As a community arts program, the 18th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture partners with the artists, community organizations, businesses and individuals to build community by engaging people of diverse backgrounds through the production and presentation of multidisciplinary artistic and cultural expressions.

Seen as a common ground for our multi-tribal, multi-generational and multilingual community, the community-organized Festival provides unique programming focusing on families, youth and seniors.

Not only a gateway of cultural exploration for Filipino Americans, the festival is also an opportunity for non-Filipinos to experience more complex explorations of Filipino culture within the multicultural landscape of Los Angeles. This in turn allows non-Filipinos to learn, experience, better understand, and ultimately build respect for our multi-faceted Filipino culture.

History
FilAm ARTS traces its roots to the production of the Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC) first conceptualized in 1990 as part of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department’s Festivals Program, an arts program designed to address the multicultural constituency of the city.

Organized by about 100 artists and community leaders, the first FPAC took place at Los Angeles City College on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1992, where 3,000 participants braved the aftermath of the L.A. riots that occurred the week before. Since then, FPAC has only grown stronger and bigger, moving to Cabrillo Beach in 1994, then finally to its current location, Pt. Fermin Park, in the historic district of San Pedro in 2001.

Today, FPAC is the largest presenter of Philippine arts and culture in Southern California presenting over 1200 artists in 9 disciplines and attracting over 20,000 audience members from all over the country. Yet, after 15 years, FPAC is still a grassroots and community-led effort,produced by a core group of 50 volunteer professionals, in collaboration with 50 community-based and civic organizations, and involving over 300 volunteers.

How to get to San Pedro

MAIN ROUTE - 110 Freeway SOUTH

(A)If you live in the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, South Bay, or LA area, you will most likely take the 405 South or the 110 freeway South into San Pedro.Take the 405 freeway SOUTH into Torrance.Take the 110 freeway SOUTH into San Pedro.The 110 freeway dead-ends at Gaffey Street in San Pedro.Follow directions below to FPAC.

ALTERNATE ROUTE - Route 47 WEST, Vincent Thomas Bridge

(B)If you live in the Glendale/Pasadena area, Inland Empire, East LA, or Orange County, you will most likely take the 405 North or the 710 or 605 freeways South into Long Beach, then the 47 freeway West over the Vincent Thomas bridge into San Pedro.From whereever you are, get to the 710 freeway SOUTH. You figure out how.As you come into Long Beach, take the 47 freeway WEST to San Pedro.As you approach Terminal Island, the 47 freeway traverses the Vincent Thomas bridge.The 47 freeway dead-ends at Gaffey Street in San Pedro.Follow directions below to FPAC.

http://www.filamarts.org/