Welcome to the Pop Art Continuum! Click Here for the Full Auction Date & Time What: An AOK Online Art Auction Where: Here! bit.ly/AOKPopArt Why: Fund Arts Education Grants for Oakland Public School Students When: [...]
Our Crab Fest is back and we are so excited to be able to crack crab with you again! Tickets are $100 and all proceeds will immediately fund grants for arts education. Your delicious evening will directly result in the Arts Advantage for Oakland's kids! To keep everyone as safe as possible, proof of [...]
AOK’s first online art auction of 2022 is just a few weeks away and will launch on Friday, March 11! The “Hang It, Wear It, Use It” auction is our most diverse collection yet. Find gorgeous pieces by local Oakland artists for your walls, your wardrobe, or your table. The best part: 100% of proceeds [...]
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We're humbled, once again, by the generosity of the AOK community. Thank you for your year-end outpouring of support for this community-funded effort. There are currently 22 AOK grant recipients teaching arts education in 28 Oakland public schools; they are reaching 2,400 students with the life-changing power of a consistent arts education. Those 2,400 Oakland [...]
We have great news to share from our inaugural round of Rapid Response Funding. We began with 5 schools with students receiving NO arts education due to last-minute changes in funding or administration. Thanks to the Gerbode Foundation, Pixar Animation Studios, and all of you, 645 kids across 29 classrooms will now have the advantage [...]
The application process is now open for the Arts for Oakland Kids Landis Grants of up to $10,000! The application form with all required documents must be submitted by no later than 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Learn More or Apply Here Check out our grantees! [...]
For the last few years, we’ve talked with you at parties, in letters, and on social media about our plans for the Arts Justice Initiative. Your support and enthusiasm have meant the world; thank you! Today we’re writing to update you on an exciting shift in our strategy for the Arts Justice Initiative that will [...]
"Arts education enables children from a financially challenged background to have a more level playing field with children who have had those enrichment experiences." -Eric Cooper, National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Our world will be changed for the better when every [...]
1. Bargains at Warehouse416! 2. Joy from Your Donations in Action 3. Grant Applications Open December 3! Check out our grantees!
