Who We Are
FilAm Arts is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit arts organization dedicated to uplifting Filipino-American artists, culture bearers, and communities. Through festivals, education programs, and advocacy initiatives, we create spaces where Filipino-American stories, traditions, and creative expression thrive.
From large-scale public festivals to intergenerational arts education and statewide artist advocacy, FilAm Arts connects culture to community. Our work honors heritage while supporting contemporary artists and ensuring Filipino-American voices remain visible, valued, and supported in the cultural landscape.
Whether you are an artist, educator, community member, or supporter, FilAm Arts invites you to celebrate culture, build community, and shape the future of Filipino-American arts together.
FilAm Arts (The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture) is a registered non-profit with EIN#95-4747810.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to advancing Filipino-American artists and culture bearers, by sharing resources, providing platforms and building community.
We exist as a resource for Filipino-American artists and culture bearers outside the Philippines to cultivate a community who are rooted in our collective history and actively striving to represent, celebrate and express Filipino culture and our unique Filipino-American identity.
FilAm ARTS is committed to serving as a cultural consultant to other organizations actively looking to further Filipino representation in the global community.
FilAm ARTS traces its roots to the annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) - an annual series of multidisciplinary arts events that takes place in the County of Los Angeles that includes art exhibits, literary readings, performances, and film screenings, that all culminate in a two-day festival weekend. The first Festival was held in 1992 at Los Angeles City College, as a project developed by the City of Los Angeles, in efforts to heal the city through cultural gatherings, in light of the LA Riots which occurred in April of 1992. Over the years, the festival FPAC has been held at Cabrillo Beach, MacArthur Park, Echo Park and Grand Park in LA, and Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, its current location. FPAC welcomes over 25,000 attendees, 1200 artists and 400 volunteers.
You can watch the history of FPAC here.