With support from the California Arts Council, Three Thirty-Three Arts will strengthen the infrastructure of our community arts programs in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties. Within those counties, we will focus on East Oakland, unincorporated areas in East Contra County and the Northern Waterfront, and Vallejo and Mare Island, respectively.
CAC funds will support core operating expenses including administration (bookkeeping, grant reporting, donor management), art materials, office supplies, lead artist stipends, event and liability insurance, multilingual outreach and communications, and organizational communications. These operational costs enable Three Thirty-Three Arts to provide accessible, inclusive, and engaging creative opportunities and experiences for thousands of residents in the Bay Area, most of whom reside in areas with less resources for artists and arts education.
Three Thirty -Three Arts reimagines the neighborhood as a creative space for forging and fortifying civic ties and cultural memory through collaborative arts experiences. The arts have long served as a powerful vehicle for amplifying marginalized voices, challenging societal norms, and initiating dialogue on critical issues. Inspired by these possibilities, we embrace the arts as an essential tool in our mission to drive meaningful and sustainable cultural change.
We provide a proven platform for emerging and underrepresented artists to create public-facing projects, receive mentorship, engage in strategic networking, and access paid opportunities. Through inclusive, participatory experiences (e.g., mural sessions, art and music jams, poetry sessions, workshops) both artists and community volunteers co-create their local identity and beautify their neighborhoods. Our murals are often integrated into larger revitalization initiatives that include building repair, illegal dumping removal, and greenery planting. This synergistic healthy community approach is an essential component of Three Thirty-Three Arts’ mission to champion the arts as a catalyst for social connection, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment.