Each year, thousands of youth and adults take part in programming including:
–Arts Classes and Workshops led by teaching artists and focus on African American culture, encompassing art forms such as fashion design, painting, graffiti and mural art.
–Jazz Night every Thursday at Honey Art Studio features either a jam session open to the general public who can join the house band for a song or two, or a concert night highlighting artist from the community.
–Creative Edge is an arts career training program for transitional age youth (TAY), the program disciplines include; interior design, fashion design, culinary and business entrepreneurship. The program provides participants with hands-on skills building and mentorship.
–Fillmore Eclipse performances, hosted solely at Honey Art Studio, are an immersive theater experience set in the Bebop Jazz scene of the 1950s. The show explores the uncertain fate of a club, a confluence point for San Francisco’s thriving African Americans community during a time when Urban Renewal was sold by city governments as a “cure-all” for America’s slums.
–Open Mic Nights provide an opportunity for poetry, singing, storytelling, art & healing, and everything in between. These serve as a foray into performing arts, help emerging artists establish an audience base, introduce community members to new artforms, and foster connections between peer artists.
–Harlem of the West Gallery & Community Tours bring community members and visitors to the Fillmore to the studio for a tour of the exhibition in the gallery before taking to the streets for a neighborhood tour that showcases the vibrancy of the Fillmore, includes history and culture, and educates participants about the architecture around them.
–Cultural Events: Honey Art Studio hosts events like Juneteenth Celebrations in the Fillmore with exhibitions, themed art workshops, musical performances, paint parties and education about Juneteenth.