Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts

Arts education / workshops / toursmccla provided 83 classes and workshops in dance, music, theater, yoga, sugar skulls, and gift wrapping. 25 teaching artists participated, serving approximately 272 youth. Together with the sf youth theater, mccla cosponsored a group of 1012 young students, offering them space and technical services for 16 rehearsal sessions and a final virtual presentation.

Support to artists & community stayingconnectedaudio visual equipment was also acquired to meet the new demand, and staff wasassigned to support the transition and provide necessary technical assistance to the artists and teachers in our schedule. Through peer training staff navigated through the remote and technical aspects to host classes, meetings, presentations, participation in leadership groups and webinars, and to invite, register and provide hosting services to participants. The board of directors also held its 2nd zoom public comment meeting in april 2021. Mccla trained artists and teachers in online programming, offering hosting and tech support during the transition; provided rental and discounted space to local artists, and groups needing to meet social distancing requirements when appropriate; actively engaged artists and teachers during the lockdown period, compensating them 100% artist fees.