Grantee Database
ARTogether
Grant Year
2026-27
Grant Program
Arts and Youth
Award Amount
$18,750.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, ARTOGETHER will continue Shadow Movements, an after-school youth arts program for newcomer refugee and immigrant high school-aged youth in Oakland. Building on a successful model that annually engaged 21 youth across 16 weekly sessions and generated 441 program engagements, the 2026–27 cohort will serve 15–17 newcomer youth ages 14–18 in a single 16-week sequence at the ARTogether Center and Clinton Park Community Center. Led by artist and Program Manager Sabina Kariat, participants will blend traditional shadow puppetry with narrative writing, professional voice recording, and stop-motion animation to create and exhibit personal stories of identity, migration, and belonging; culminating in a public performance and exhibition for families and the broader community.
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
Website
Congressional District
District 12
State Assembly District
District 18
State Senate District
District 9
