Raz Salvarita | Arts Educator Interview

Raz Salvarita is the founder and chief-errand-officer of Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives in the Philippines. He is a transdisciplinary creative activist who aligns his community-based arts endeavours in the scope of activation, facilitation, and education. He is a recipient of numerous fellowships in arts leadership including the Mentorship Award for “Cultural & Artistic Responses to Environmental Change” given by the Prince Claus Fund and Goethe-Institut; Future Arts Leader by Creative Australia; ITAC Impact: Climate grant of the International Teaching Artist Collaborative; and the Arts for Good of the Singapore International Foundation.

In 2024, he will join as a fellow with The After School program of the Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research. He believes in the transformative power of the arts as a centering place for healing, recovery, and renewal of courage