WELCOME TO OUR STUDIOS
Balay Open Studios at Halo Halo Holidays
Sat, 12/10/22 from 11a-4p
863 Mission St @ 5th St
In SOMA Pilipinas
We’re opening our doors to the community to give a sneak peek of our secret workshop to view our amazing art, meet our artists, shop, get down with DJ’s, and be in community this holiday season.
Balay Kreative is a pop-up artist studio and streaming hub that was stealthily built during the dark days of the pandemic. We have a mission to accelerate the growth of Filipinx artistic expression in SOMA Pilipinas.
Shop and browse the Republika Window Shop Collection, a concept inspired by a Portland project where vacate storefronts will be activated with a curated display of retail items from the Filipinx maker world while simultaneously telling stores of Filipino culture.
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Line-UP
DJ Jon Reyes
Jon Reyes is a DJ and producer, one of half of the hip-hop electronic duo, DLRN. His music production work has been featured influential radio shows such as Soulection Radio (Beats 1/Apple), The Main Ingredient (East Village Radio/NYC), Anthony Valadez (KCRW/LA) and Hey Listen (NPR/Sacramento). He has also been featured on various publications and websites such as TIDAL, Okayplayer, Earmilk, and URB Magazine. As a DJ, he's partnered with and played tunes for brands such as Everlane, TEDx, Converse and Guitar Center. He is also one of the founders of San Francisco's ColdCutz! Music Club, a social club dedicated to the celebration and preservation of record culture.
ChiChai Mateo
Francesa - ChiChai (she/her) is an artist, educator, founder of community-first clothing brand Empire in the Air, contributor to Philippines livelihood program GROW by Project PEARLS, and fly Pinay from all over SF Bay Area aka Ohlone land. Whether teaching or creating, her work is intersectional in its roots to nature, feminism, and the dismantling of colonial mindsets. She also coordinates events with the Empire in the Air team that serve as platforms for other artists and small businesses throughout the Bay while collaborating with local organizations.
Pinayista
Pinayista is a nonprofit community collective of self-identified pinays with a mission to build sisterhood in the hustle. Our community is global and open to all self-identified Pinays, transgender women, and gender nonconforming Pinxys.
Vendors
Filipino Bike Racks by Andre Sibayan
The pattern embossed on the bike racks reflects the Filipino-inspired motifs found in many of the designs I've produced for projects in Soma Pilipinas. The sunray pattern and indigenous textile pattern provide a subtle marker for these otherwise common structures found throughout the SF. My intent was to make the symbols easily recognizable, even to non-filipinos and those from outside the city, and provide a sense of place, culture, & pride for those exploring the cultural district.
About The Halo Halo Holidays Crawl
When: Saturday, December 10 from 11am-12am
Where:
1 ) Trellis / 981 Mission St
*new location for Kapwa Gardens Holiday Market
2 ) Executive Order / 868 Mission St
3 ) Balay Kreative Studios / 863 Mission St
4 ) San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center / 814 Mission St
5 ) Yerba Buena Center For the Arts / 701 Mission St, San Francisco
6 ) CAST / 447 Minna St
7 ) Barbery Coast / 952 Mission St