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Heritage is living
Traditions survive by being practiced — danced, cooked, sung, and sewn — not shelved. Everything we program is hands-on.
/About us
We support culture
and identity today
Kestrel Guild Alliance is a living cultural association — artists, educators, and neighbors keeping heritage alive through festivals, workshops, and shared tables.
Honor the roots,
grow new branches
At Kestrel Guild, we honor the roots of our past while cultivating new ways to experience.
Founded in 2012 as a small circle of folk dancers and craftspeople, the guild has grown into a city-wide alliance. We believe heritage belongs to everyone — whether you were born into a tradition or are meeting it for the first time.
Through our three year-round programs — the Festival of the Arts, Art Moves, and our rotating walls exhibition — we connect generations, neighborhoods, and newcomers in one shared cultural home.
120+
Resident artists
40
Events each year
3
Core programs
What we stand for
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Everyone belongs
Our doors, stages, and tables are open to all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels. Newcomers perform alongside masters.
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Make together
We fund artists fairly, teach crafts openly, and share what we make — from festival stages to neighborhood walls.
Our story so far
2012
A dozen dancers and two musicians found the Kestrel Guild in a borrowed rehearsal hall.
2016
The first Festival of the Arts draws 2,000 neighbors to the old market square.
2020
Art Moves takes the guild on tour — performances in parks, schools, and courtyards.
2024
Our walls gallery opens, giving emerging heritage artists a year-round home.
