Project Spotlight
We serve the muralists who teach children how to use art to express themselves and beautify their communities. We serve the curator who started with 10 creatives networking in her living room and now needs a venue to host 100 creatives. We serve the black business owners who make up our Main St. and are more likely to extend a line of credit their their customers than any bank or lending institution.Oakland Black Business Fund
The Oakland Black Business Fund was incited by disproportionate rates of closure for Black businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, further demonstrating vulnerabilities caused by the historical lack of access to capital for Black entrepreneurs.Learn More
Oakland Resident Music Initiative
While Oakland is an undeniable breeding ground for culture and talent, local artists have long expressed the desire to cultivate the musical scene to provide the creative resources readily available in cities like New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Our artists are distinctive, groundbreaking and influential…why do they feel they have to leave the city they love and represent to be seen and heard?Learn More
Gold Beams
Tayleur Crenshaw has a dream to curate and produce the next big global festival. It started from her living room in Oakland where she hosted seven of her creative friends and they performed for each other in her safe space. The crowd grew exponentially at her next gathering until she ran out of space in her apartment.Learn More