Akosua Mireku

Sound healing workshops for mentally ill residents of Oakland through Oakland's Towne House Creative Living Center.

Ariel Luckey

City Stories/Common Ground features a workshop and performance series with young people from Destiny Arts, Art in Action, Jewish Youth for Community Action and the People's Grocery.

Daniel Camacho

Mural-like images celebrate Oakland's present day Latino immigrant community.  Mural painted on five large handmade paper mache masks for two of Oakland's most prominent street festivals.

Dohee Lee

A multi-disciplinary work called The I-Ching Project: Flux in November 2008 at the EastSide Arts Alliance in Oakland.

Ernesto Olmos

Leading Oakland youth to bring life to the native cultures of the Americas by integrating music and art that emphasizes the four elements: air, water, fire and earth.

Guillermo Galindo

3D media installation/homage to a friend who disappeared in the Himalayas which will be displayed at the Oakland Museum's Day of the Dead exhibition.

Hugh Livingston

A series of outdoor sound installations with live performance components at Mountain View Cemetery, the Oakland Rose Garden, Mills College and Laney College.

Joaquin Newman

Students of Destiny Arts create four canvas murals with images of indigenous Meso-American literature, in conjunction with scientific illustrations of environmental cycles.

Julie Plasencia

A documentation of photographic portraiture and recorded oral histories illustrating diversity and gentrification through the legacy of backyard gardens.

Kaila Flexer

Music honoring the fertile traditions of Greek Folk and Turkish Classical music while framing them in a new context of Folk Strong Quartet.

Lori Anne Fischer

Creation and design of hand sewn dolls with children in long-term care and their families at two local hospitals.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

A community based eco-equity project based on theater work titled Red, Black and Green, a Blues.

Marie Collette Eloi

Movement of Soul: A Haitian Folkloric Song and Dance Intensive, a two-hour long song and dance workshop for 30 high school aged youth in Oakland.

Michelle Jacques

Voyage Creole honors, explores, preserves and advances the culture and music of African American Creole traditions through teaching with performances open to the community.

Minette Lee Mangahas

Calligraffiti: Synergy of Gesture and Culture in Graffitt and Asian Writing maps the historical and cultural connections between Asian calligraphy and word art.

Nancy Mizuno Elliott

Spunk: Portraits of Senior Fitness: A series of portraits and self-portraits by Nancy and senior YMCA members. The project includes art classes and an exhibition at the downtown YMCA, the Y's teen center and the Rockridge Library.

Nancy Thompson

The North Oakland Senior Center’s Elder Circle History Project brings seniors together to create a book about their life experiences.

Ruben Guzman

Creation of a sculpture in the traditional Mexican art form of cartoneria that represents Hispanic traditions and Latino cultural heritage.

Sam Mulberry

The Weekend Wake Up, a free, monthly event celebrating multi-disciplinary art.

Tiffany Golden

Writing and directing a narrative feature film called Firstborn. It will be in production from July-August 2008 and will culminate in a community screening in spring 2009.

Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences

How I Became a Pirate, to be performed at libraries, schools and community centers for 2,200 children and their families and teachers who do not have access to live theater performances.

Arts First Oakland

Singing For Your Life is a year-long project led by Oakland based vocal band SoVoSo that includes a 12 hour year-end singing event, a series of monthly singing workshops and a choir performing with SoVoSo at their annual Yoshi's Jazz House Winter Holiday Concert.

Asian Community Mental Health Services

Building resiliency among low-income API youth by empowering them to improve their schools and communities via community organizing through the immersion of arts education programming.

California Chinese Orchestra

An annual concert at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in January 2009 for 250 people with the 50 students from the music education program.

Covenant House California

Daily music program at the youth drop-in center, four free music events, two youth internships and the completion of a Cov Records 2008 Compilation music CD.

Crosspulse, Inc

Slammin' All Body Band, Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble, Crosspulse Rhythm Duo and Keith Terry performs and provides workshops at theaters, schools and libraries throughout Oakland. Season will culminate with Slammin' All Body Band and the Brazilian Body Music Group, Barbatuques.

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation

The Asian Resource Gallery program showcases the works of local artists of color to provide a cultural, historical and educational environment for the Oakland community.

East Bay Children's Theatre, Inc

Classical Children's folktale presented through the musical theater promotes academic achievement in literacy as well as highlights moral lessons that influence positive behavior and strengthen self-esteem.

Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute for Prescott Circus Theatre

After-school Circus Arts training and performing opportunities for Oakland youth at 7 participating OUSD schools where students learn juggling, acrobatics, unicycling, stilt walking, balancing and clowning/acting skills combined with cultural performing traditions of African stilt dancing, hambone body percussion and step dance.

Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce

Oakland Chinatown Street Fest brings together the various Asian cultures and traditions from neighboring communities in a fun-filled event for the general public to build positive awareness of the historic Oakland Chinatown area.

Rhythmic Concepts, Inc.

In the Name of Love, a musical tribute with the Oakland Children's Choir, joins renowned musical artists that will bring people together to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

21 Grand, inc. for Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Inc

Partnership with local organizations to provide workshops taught by emerging artists that will be exhibited at RPSC. Monthly sliding scale classes will also be taught by exhibiting artists.

Ronn Guidi Foundation for the Performing Arts

Outreach program supporting live music by members of the Oakland East Bay Symphony for two community matinees of The Nutcracker in December 2008.

Tea Party Magazine, Inc

Publication that documents and showcases Oakland artists and cultural organizations.

The Unity Council

Series of workshops to create 28 memorial altars to be unveiled at the 2008 Dia de los Muertos Festival.

TheatreFIRST

Presentation of a four show season of plays between September 2008 and June 2009 in Oakland.

ALICE: Arts and Literacy in Children's Education

Multidisciplinary residencies at four schools expand arts-integrated curriculum into new grades and continue to deepen "The Ancestor Project", where children create original visual art or performance pieces based on intergenerational story gathering.

Claudia Goodman-Hough

Under the direction of artist Claudia Goodman Hough, the Studio Arts Program engages students in a hands-on process of visual art making using a wide variety of materials, media and techniques.

Cleveland Elementary School

Hands-on Visual arts portfolios are created and ideas are translated onto tile for a permanent outdoor auditorium.

Debbie Koppman

The 10th year of "Telling Our Stories" continues, providing children with hands-on experiences in the visual arts while promoting individual creativity, group collaboration, community development, and cross-cultural understanding.

Dimensions Dance Theater

"Rites of Passage" continues in five schools, deepening student's understanding and appreciation of the cultural traditions that share a common thread in African dance history, and exposing students to the full range of African-derived dance movement and rhythm.

Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute for Prescott Circus Theatre

Students develop physical, performing, and leadership skills through a wide variety of circus arts.

Museum of Children's Art

The REACH/ New Highland Artist Residency Program provides year-long visual artist residencies serving an estimated 500 students in East Oakland.

Oakland Leaf

Visual and musical arts educators provide a comprehensive program of arts coaching, curriculum development, and direct instruction during the regular day and after-school programs, reaching all 420 students at ASCEND K-8 school.

Oakland Youth Chorus

Through "Teacher Training in Arts Integration" program at EnCompass Academy builds the school's capacity to integrate music into core curriculum, provides teacher with basic music skills, provides students with music skills based on state standards, and builds a lifelong appreciation of music from a variety of cultures.

Peralta Parent Teachers Group

With electronic media artist Trena Noval and textile artist Ellen Oppenheimer, students and staff use art as a tool to become more environmentally sustainable, sharing work through art shows, public art installations and websites.

Purple Silk Music Education Foundation, Inc.

Elementary school students are introduced to the joy of music through ongoing sequential instruction in traditional Chinese musical instruments.

Stagebridge

Storybridge is an intergenerational program that strengthens students' artistic and literacy skills while they learn the art of storytelling, and provides teacher training, mentoring and workshops culminating in student performances.

Woman's Will

Through dramatic writing and performance, 7th grade students create and rehearse four short plays which culminate in a performance for peers, families and friends.

African Queens Youth Performance Company

Pan African dance training as a tool for helping build self-esteem, cultural awareness, and social responsibility and leadership skills among girls ages 8-18.

Attitudinal Healing Connection

ArtEsteem, an award winning art and literacy program that helps students overcome their experience with living in underdeveloped social and economic conditions.

AXIS Dance Company

Supporting Artistic and Educational programs, salaries and marketing expenses.

Creative Growth Art Center

Studio arts instruction, gallery exhibition and promotion for over 150 adult artists with developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.  Also supported are the Summer Youth Program, new media workshops, innovative dialogues, Visiting Artist Program, book publication and special joint efforts with alternative partners.

Destiny Arts Center

Immersive theater/dance/stagecraft experience for approximately 30 youth, after school and weekend dance and martial arts classes for youth ages 3-18, the Teddy Bears Program, serving children 3-6.

Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc.

A year-long series of community performances and open showcases throughout Oakland to acknowledge and celebrate the company's 35 year history of dance making. This year's theme is Nurturing the Community and Celebrating the Future.

EastSide Arts Alliance

Year-round free arts workshops for youth, ongoing music, dance, theater, literary events and the annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival.

Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park

Supports youth and general community art classes and events, focusing on multi-cultural exchange via storytelling, visual public arts, digital storytelling, and other mediums. Low-cost and culture-based historical field trips for 3rd and 4th graders, park exhibits featuring audio recordings of neighbors and additions to the Community Recipe Book.

Museum of Children's Art

Supporting museum programs, School Programs and Community Programs serving 25,000 children per year in a range of art and arts learning experiences.

Oakland East Bay Symphony

Supports the symphony's Classical Music Series, commissioning of new works, education and outreach programs, artistic costs, pro-rated administrative expenses, concert production and costs associated with the marketing and promotion of these programs.

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

Community Engagement Performances for disenfranchised and/or institutionalized individuals, community groups/non-profit organizations, Annual Holiday Concert, Oakland Interfaith Youth Gospel Choir and recording a 5th CD.

Oakland Leaf

Improve and expand independent educational initiatives including youth arts and leadership program, Youth Roots, and Oakland Peace Camp a summer arts and social justice program.

Oakland Youth Chorus  

Multi-cultural music education and performance program for youth, fostering talent, confidence and community. Providing school-based programs in 23 Oakland schools, as well as performing choruses for middle and high school aged youth.

Oakland Youth Orchestra

Orchestra recruitment, education, performances and development of scholarship programs targeted at talented low-income music students in the Oakland public schools.

Opera Piccola

Serving Oakland children, youth and adults through classes and multicultural performances that celebrate the deep voices of community and diverse cultures.

Pro Arts, Inc.

Strategic Development for support and programming during a facility relocation and strategic planning process.

Savage Jazz Dance Company

Oakland based dance performances, outreach and educational programs.

Stagebridge

Expanded fee-based classes and workshops for seniors at Arts First Oakland, classes and performances by Stagebridge artists at senior facilities, professional teaching artists and grandparent storytellers in elementary schools.

The Crucible

Year-round arts education programs consisting of workshops, classes and collaborative events that serve more than 20,000 youth and adults each year in their West Oakland arts studio.

Underworld Opera Company dba Oakland Opera Theater

Performing arts activities at the Oakland Metro Operahouse.  Exposing Oaklanders to great African-American and multi-ethnic traditions in opera and performing arts while creating new traditions that speak to the community.

Woman's Will

Board development plan to help transition from advisory/management capacity to an active fundraising board, to add members, bolster diversity and provide training to support growth of company from all volunteer to professional, including creating plans to boost major donor development and event development.