San Francisco State University School of Art is focused on the production of future generations of socially engaged artists who understand that individual and collaborative contributions to culture are paramount to their practice.

TNT Traysikel—Michael Arcega, Paolo Asuncion and Rachel Lastimosa—is a team that began working together in the SOMA Pilipinas Arts & Culture Committee to increase the visibility, empowerment and acknowledgment of the Filipinx American community through the arts. Their activities blur conventional and non-traditional art practices, taking sculptural, spatial, relational, performative and cinematic form. Projects include TNT SideCaraoke, karaoke activations of joyful sing-alongs; “Lost and Found: TNT in America,” a short film that centers an immigrant object searching for a home in America; and TNT SideNotes, listening sessions to give community members space to share their stories. TNT Traysikel’s free and inclusive events occur in museums, galleries, plazas, parks and on sidewalks.

Learn more about the TNT Traysikel, future TNT projects, and how the Filipino community in San Francisco’s SOMA (South of Market) Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District is making its mark in the United States through the documentary “Discovering TNT Traysikel” filmed by Filipino-American creative Francisgum in San Francisco, California.

Produced by KQED Public Television, Spark is about Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art.

Artist Pension Trust® (APT) offers both long-term financial security and international exposure to select artists around the world based on a unique tailor-made financial model. APT has the largest global collection of contemporary art, comprising 10,000 artworks from 2,000 select artists in 75 different countries. With additional commitments totaling 40,000 artworks, the collection is growing by more than 2,000 each year, as artworks are deposited by artists chosen by APT’s distinguished international Curatorial Team.