With support from the California Arts Council, Geoffrey’s Inner Circle will offer our fourth annual Youth Arts Camp in Oakland in summer 2026. This program is collaboratively developed with community members and addresses to a community-identified need for youth arts education centering Black youth and Black cultural traditions that is accessible to low-income families. Our Youth Arts Camp is a free, week-long intensive engaging Black youth ages 10-16 of all skill levels, offering a multidisciplinary arts curriculum with classes in singing, dance, rap, percussion, music theory, and visual art taught by a lineup of renowned Oakland-based artist-educators.
Geoffrey’s Inner Circle is a multidisciplinary arts venue and Black cultural center, operating as a hub of Black life in Oakland since the late 1970s and in its current downtown location since 1993. Geoffrey’s has for over 40 years consistently produced arts & culture programming including music and comedy shows, educational programs, jam sessions, festivals, community events, vocal and instrumental masterclasses with resident and visiting artists, an annual 10-week youth arts intensive, livestreams and lecture/performances for youth, and political events. Geoffrey’s centers Black art forms including jazz, blues, gospel, hip-hop, and R&B and features programming celebrating Black History Month, Black Music Month, and Kwanzaa.

