Grantee Database
ARTOGETHER
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Creative Youth Development
Award Amount
$17,360.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, ARTogether will engage 10-15 refugee and immigrant youth participants in creative activities at the ARTogether Center in downtown Oakland. Meeting bi-weekly, our Youth Creative Impact Studio (YCIS) program will create art projects addressing community issues like climate change, water conservation, and mental wellness.
Through printmaking and board game design, our young cohort will learn creative tools for community-building and social justice advocacy. YCIS will include guest speakers and artists guiding the youth in using art as a tool for activism. Additionally, participants will attend local events to practice public speaking and leadership skills.
The Project will culminate in a final exhibition showcasing their work, highlighting the program’s impact on empowering youth through creative expression and cultural connection.
Organization Summary
ARTogether serves as a resource center for refugees and immigrants throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our services center around three primary areas: (1) Bringing refugees, immigrants and the wider community together through art workshops and art-centered social gatherings, to foster wellness and community connection. (2) Supporting refugee artists by employing refugee art educators, and by connecting refugee artists to local art galleries and social venues that help them to find new markets for their art. (3) Bringing the arts to Bay Area schools, launching engaging arts programs that promote positive images of refugees and immigrants, while raising public awareness of refugee issues through educational campaigns.
Organization
ARTogether
Address
1200 Harrison Street
Oakland
94612-3913
County
Alameda
Region
Bay Area – Other
Phone
(510) 545-2787
Congressional District
District 12
State Assembly District
District 18
State Senate District
District 9
