Our mission is to provide equitable access to arts education for every Oakland public school student — regardless of race, background, or wealth.
You are invited to submit an application for the 2025-26 Arts for Oakland Kids Mini-Grant Program. Last year, $60,000 in grants funded 12 arts education programs serving almost 700 TK-12 students across Oakland. Learn about applying.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude and admiration to the talented, dedicated artists and organizations that reach Oakland’s kids every day with life changing arts education.
Thank you for all that you do to make the world a better place.
Arts education is not “extra.” Arts education is education!
Numerous national studies show that consistent participation in the arts has such a powerful impact on social, emotional, and intellectual development that it can significantly narrow or eliminate the achievement gap. Yet 80% of Oakland’s students—98% of whom are students of color—are denied the advantage of an arts education.
For 29 years, Arts for Oakland Kids has been working to remedy this injustice by providing grants to arts organizations and independent artists to provide hands-on arts education in Oakland’s underserved schools, but we can’t do it without you.
Your contributions to Arts for Oakland Kids (AOK) will ensure that Oakland’s students receive the exemplary arts education they deserve.
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