The AOK Board of Directors is thrilled to announce AOK's 2018 grant recipients! Living Jazz at Carl B. Munck Elementary: This popular standards-based music program promotes social justice and cultural awareness through group ensemble singing, rhythm components, and performance opportunities. Oakland Youth Chorus at Oakland SOL Middle School: After-school classes at this new school will teach [...]
Join us for our annual Art Fest! As part of National Arts Education month, we are returning to Achieve Academy in Fruitvale to host this FREE celebration of art. Join AOK board members and volunteers as we engage in some fun hands-on projects with kids and their families. WHEN: Saturday, March 24th at 10am WHERE: Achieve Academy [...]
Jeff Hall joins the AOK Board Arts for Oakland Kids is thrilled to welcome Jeff Hall to our Board of Directors. Oakland has been Jeff’s home for 42 years. He previously worked as a private practice attorney and also served as the Legislative Director for the SF AIDS Foundation. Jeff recently retired from the University of California, [...]
Oliver Ranch Tour features renowned artists! We're thrilled to announce a new Arts for Oakland Kids Exclusive Event! This spring we'll be hosting a walking tour of the one-of-a-kind Oliver Ranch in Sonoma, CA — home to 18 remarkable site-specific art installations by world-renowned artists such as Ann Hamilton, Andy Goldsworthy, and Robert Stackhouse. The tour length is 2-3 hours and it [...]
All you can eat! Enjoy unlimited crab and wine at this Arts for Oakland Kids Exclusive Event! We'll supply everything: wine, crab, side dishes, and dessert - just bring yourself! Saturday, January 20, 2018 6:00 PM Warehouse 416 416 26th St, Oakland, CA 94612 Check out our programs! [...]
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf congratulated Arts for Oakland Kids (formerly known as Oakland Fund for the Arts) during its 20th anniversary with an official letter: "Since 1996, Arts for Oakland Kids has raised more than $625,000 in grants for arts education programs in 80 under-served public schools throughout the City," the letter stated. "These [...]
