Joyce Juan Manalo
Legacy Fund for Pinay Artists
“Ako’y lumilipad at nasa alapaap na…”
The Joyce Juan Manalo Legacy Fund exists in this spirit. Joyce was a Manila-born artist, theater producer, and designer who built spaces where Filipina creativity could thrive. She co-led Bindlestiff Studio, the longest-running Filipino American black box theater in San Francisco, and she dedicated her life to supporting artists, making room for the stories that needed to be told.
This grant—$5,000 for self-identified Pinay artists working in dance, music, theater, film, literary arts, visual arts, and traditional arts—carries that work forward. It’s here to support the work that sustains artists: the projects, exhibitions, productions, and materials that keep creativity moving. Because when artists are given space, they expand. They experiment. They take flight.
So apply. Take up space. Tell your story.
LEGACY FUND GUIDELINESIn 2025, the grant is open to Pinay artists based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The deadline to apply is April 20, 2025, at 5p PST, and the recipient will be announced at Allan Samson Manalo’s performance of “In Bituin” at Bindlestiff Studio on May 24, 2025.
Applicants must:
✓ Be 18 years or older
✓ Self-identify as Filipina (including cisgender, transgender, and non-binary individuals who identify as women)
✓ Be an actively practicing artist
✓ Reside in the San Francisco Bay Area
✓ Be able to complete a grant-funded project within 18 months
Funding may be used for:
🎨 Artistic project/production expenses (exhibitions, performances)
🖌️ Supplies and materials related to artistic project/production.