Past Grantees - Arts for Oakland Kids

2023-2024 School Year

Landis Grant Recipients

ARTogether’s Music Program at Oakland International High School
Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s Musical Theatre in Schools at La Escuelita Elementary School
Cantare Con Vivo’s Choral Music Education at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School
Harmony Project at Urban Promise Academy
Junior Center of Art and Science’s Connecting Kids to Visual Arts at Emerson Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Children’s Project at La Escuelita Elementary School
Music in Schools Today’s Latin American Music Program at Roosevelt Middle School
Oakland Ballet Company’s You Can Dance at Oakland Academy of Knowledge
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Esperanza Circus and Theatre Arts Residency at Esperanza Elementary School
The Crucible’s Rudsdale Integrated Arts Partnership at Rudsdale Continuation High School
Today’s Future Sound at Rudsdale Continuation High School
Youth Beat’s Media Arts Training & Mentoring at Metwest High School
Z Space Studio’s Word for Word Youth Arts at Life Academy of Health and Bioscience

Laurie Pitman Award Winner

Maria De La Rosa’s Caribbean Voices at Acorn Woodland Elementary

2022-2023 School Year

Landis Grant Recipients

Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s Musical Theatre in Schools at La Escuelita Elementary School
Cantare Con Vivo’s Choral Music Education at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School
Chapter 510 Ink’s Creative Writing, Bookmaking, and Publishing at Westlake Middle School
Deborah Barsotti’s Strings, Drums, & OAK at Oakland Academy of Knowledge School
Gabrielle Lang’s Ukulele with Ms. Gabby at Manzanita Seed Elementary School
Harmony Project at Urban Promise Academy
Junior Center of Art and Science’s Connecting Kids to Visual Arts at Carl B. Munck Elementary School
Living Jazz at Burckhalter Elementary School
Music in Schools Today’s Latin American Music Program at Roosevelt Middle School
Oakland Ballet Company’s You Can Dance! at Oakland Academy of Knowledge
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Esperanza Circus and Theatre Arts Residency at Esperanza Elementary School
Today’s Future Sound at Rudsdale Continuation High School
Youth Beat’s Media Arts Training & Mentoring at MetWest High School

Laurie Pitman Award Winner

Agency by Design’s Student Agency through the Arts at Oakland International High School

2021-2022 School Year

Project Mini-Grant Recipients

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem at Frick Academy
Cantare Con Vivo’s Choral Music Residency at La Escuelita Elementary School
Chapter 510’s Hoover In-School Book Project at Hoover Elementary School
Sankofa United PTA’s Creative Connections at Sankofa United
Destiny Arts Center’s Artists in Schools at Madison Park Academy Primary
Eli Wise’ DreamSongs at Greenleaf Elementary School
East Bay Agency for Children’s RISE/New Highland Visual Arts Project at Rise Community School & New Highland Academy
Harmony Project Oakland Site Program at Urban Promise Academy
Living Jazz’s Children’s Project at Carl B. Munck Elementary School
Museum of Children’s Art’s Artists in Schools Residency Program at Horace Mann Elementary School
Oakland Ballet Company’s You Can Dance! at Oakland Academy of Knowledge
Oakland Children’s Fairyland’s Youth Theatre Program at Fairyland
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Every-Body Circus at Montera Middle School
Gabby Lang’s Sing Along Music Class at Manzanita Seed Elementary School
Deborah Barsotti’s Strings for Pride at East Oakland Pride Elementary School
The Crucible’s Integrated Industrial Arts Education Program with McClymonds High School
Word for Word’s One Crazy Summer at Life Academy of Health and Bioscience
Youth Beat’s Media Arts & Community Building at MetWest High School

Laurie Pitman Award Winner

TOaG Quartet’s Jazz Clinics at Oakland High School

Rapid Response Fund Grantees

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Destiny Arts Center’s Bilingual Capoeira and African Dance at Lockwood STEAM Elementary School
Junior Center of Art and Science’s Making Connections at Carl B. Munck Elementary School
Junior Center of Art and Science’s Making Connections at Emerson Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Children’s Project – Rhythm Component at Burckhalter Elementary School

2020-2021 School Year

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem at Frick Academy
Cantare Con Vivo’s Choral Music Residency at La Escuelita Elementary School
Chapter 510’s Young Author Program at Hoover Elementary School
Junior Center’s Sharing Our Stories at Franklin Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Children’s Project at Howard Elementary School
Luna Dance Institute’s Special Education Dance at Grass Valley Elementary School
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Everybody Circus at Montera Middle School
Reel Stories’ After School Filmmaking at Madison Park Academy
Deborah Barsotti’s Strings for Pride Music Program at East Oakland Pride Elementary
The Crucible’s Integrated Industrial Arts Education at McClymonds High School
The People’s Conservatory In School Movement Arts at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
The TOaG Quartet’s Jazz Clinics at Oakland High School
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music’s Saturday School at various locations

2019-2020 School Year

Oakland Spirit Orchestra at West Oakland Middle School
Cleveland Multicultural Art Program at Cleveland Elementary School
Cantare Con Vivo’s Choral Music Program at La Escuelita Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Visual Arts Program at Carl B Munck Elementary School
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Circus Arts Program at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School
Junior Center’s Sharing Our Stories at Franklin Elementary School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge at Burckhalter Elementary School
Oakland Ballet Company’s You Can Dance at Allendale Elementary School, and 3 other locations
Chapter 510’s Young Authors Book Project at Hoover Elementary School

2018-2019 School Year

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem at Hoover Elementary School
Artory’s Stellaluna at Bret Harte Middle School
Junior Center’s Visual Arts Program at Franklin Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Music Program at Carl B. Munck Elementary School
Luna Dance’ Dance Program at Grass Valley Elementary School
Deborah Barsotti’s Musical Mentor at Sankofa Academy
Oakland Youth Chorus at SOL
Prescott Circus Circus Theatre Program at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School and Laurel Elementary School
Pro Arts’ Visual Arts Program at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge Listening and Speaking at Lincoln Elementary School
Thingamakids! At La Escuelita Elementary School and 4 other locations
Exploring Culture Through Ceramics at Achieve Academy

2017-2018 School Year

Deborah Barsotti’s Children’s String and Drum Orchestra at Sankofa Academy
Luna Dance Institute’s School & Community Alliances at Grass Valley Elementary School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge Listening and Speaking at Lincoln Elementary School
Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem’Self as Superhero’ at Hoover Elementary School
CalShakes Theater’s Every Learner, Every Story: Providing Equitable Theater Experiences for Oakland Students at Downtown Charter Academy
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Circus and Theatre Arts After School Program at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School and Laural Elementary School
Creative Threads at Emerson Elementary School
Priscilla Parchia’s Performance Art Class at Oakland SOL
BAY-Peace’s Learning Through Internships at West Oakland Middle School
ProArts’ Youth Fellows at Academy of Art University

2016-2017 School Year

ProArts’ AAU Youth Fellows Summer Program
Arts in Action at Life Academy of Health & Bioscience and Alternatives in Action High School
CalShakes’s Every Learner at Downtown Charter Academy
Learning for Life at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Dance Program at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
ProArts’ Art in Schools at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Education for Change’s Public Art Communicates at Achieve Academy
SFJAZZ’ Music Academy at Westlake Middle School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge Listening at Lincoln Elementary School
Deborah Barsotti’s String Orchestra at Sankofa Academy
Left Coast Ensemble’s Music From the Inside Out at Oakland School for the Arts
Community Rejuvenation Project’s Arrow Soul at Oakland Unity High School

2015-2016 School Year

ProArts’ Academy of Art University’s Summer Program
Education for Change’s Public Art Empowers at Achieve Academy and ASCEND Middle School
Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Outreach Program at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
African-American Shakespeare Company’s Shake-it-Up at Dewey Academy
California Poets in the School at Emerson Elementary School
MOCHA’s School and Community Programs at Esperanza Elementary School
Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement’s Art@PLACE Arts and Education Program at PLACE at Prescott
Composing Together’s Sounds to Space Program at Edna Brewer Middle School, Montera Middle School and Westlake Middle School
SFJAZZ’s Oakland Public Conservatory Music Academy at Westlake Middle School
Word for Word/Youth Arts at Z Space’s Literary and Performing Arts Programt at Edna Brewer Middle School
ProArts’ Early Childhood Education Integrated Learning Initiative at Markham Elementary School
Grow MLA’s Art in the Classroom at Melrose Leadership Academy

2014-2015 School Year

Thingamakids! At North Oakland Community Charter at Bridges Academy at Melrose
Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Outreach Program at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and Piedmont Avenue Elementary School
Public Art Transforms at World Academy and Achieve Academy
The Crucible’s Gear Girls at Fremont High School
MOCHA School & Community Programs at Esperanza School
ARISE Art Program at ARISE High School
Ballet Folklorico at East Oakland Pride Elementary School

2013-2014 School Year

Alisa Peres’ After School Music Classes at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
ProArts’ Youth Fellows at Oakland High School and 5 other locations
The Crucible’s Gear Girls Program at Edna Brewer Middle School
Music in Schools Today’s Music Integrated Learning Environment at Lafayette Elementary School
Living Jazz’s Oakland Children’s Community Choir at Cleveland Elementary School and Glenview Elementary School
MOCHA’s Artist Residency at Esperanza Elementary School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge at Fruitvale Elementary School, Laurel Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School
Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation’s Today’s Future Sound at Hoover Elementary School and West Oakland Middle School
SF Performances Guitar Mentors at Westlake Middle School

2012-2013 School Year

Living Jazz’s Oakland Children’s Community Choir at Glenview Elementary School and Cleveland Elementary School
Elmhurst Performing Arts Program and Elmhurst Community Prep
MOCHA’s Integrated Visual Arts Program at ASCEND
ProArts’ Youth Fellows Program at Fremont High School and 3 other locations
Music Therapy for Special Needs Students at Redwood Heights Elementary School
Oakland Schools Foundation’s Bilingual Choir at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
African Brazilian Culture through Dance, Music and Image at Oakland Technical High School
Spirit Team at Learning Without Limits
San Francisco Performances Guitar Mentor/Guitar Residency at Westlake Middle School

2011-2012 School Year

Chain Link Gallery’s Visual Arts Program at Emerson Elementary School
Oakland School’s Foundation’s Bilingual Choir at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
The Chamber Music Partnership’s Music From the Inside Out at Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland School’s Foundation’s Arts Integration at Acorn Woodland Elementary School
Congolese Dance and Visual Arts at Encompass Academy
Music Therapy for Special Needs Students at Redwood Heights Elementary School

2010-2011 School Year

Oakland Schools Foundation’s Visual Arts Program at ASCEND
Academy of Art University’s Pre-College Summer Arts Program
ProArts’ Youth Fellows Initiative at Oakland High School and 4 other locations
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Story Builders/Performance Lab at Bret Hart Middle School at 5 other locations
Prescott Circus Theatre’s Satellite Program at Parker Elementary School and Garfield Elementary School
MOCHA’s After School Artist Residency Program at RISE Community School
Oakland Schools Foundations’ Afro-Brazilian Dance at Sankofa Academy

2009-2010 School Year

Oakland Small Schools Foundation’s “Art: a standard we must not ignore” Visual Arts Program at Bridges Academy at Melrose
Cal Shakes’ Imagination and Discovery: New Routes to Learning Through Theater Arts at Fruitvale Elementary School
Cantare Con Vivo’s Children’s Choirs of Oakland at Lincoln Elementary School
Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem Visual Arts Program at Westlake Middle School
OSSF’s Visual Arts Program at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy
MOCHA’s Artist Residency at Emerson Elementary School and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Music in Schools Today’s Achieving Through Music Program at Elmhurst Community Prep Middle School
Oakland Youth Orchestra’s OYO Bridge Lesson Scholarship at Edna Brewer Middle School
VALA’s Artist Residency and apprenticeship at Sankofa Academy
Academy of Art University’s Pre-College Summer Arts Program

2008-2009 School Year

Oakland Small Schools Foundation’s Discovery Art Club at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy
ALICE’s The Ancestor Project at Manzanita Community School and Jefferson Elementary School
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Performance Lab at Skyline High School and Lighthouse Community Charter School
Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement’s Prescott Art Room at PLACE at Prescott
The Tides Center’s VALA Program at Edna Brewer Middle School
Oakland Small School Foundation’s Artist of the Week Meets the Curriculum at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy and Manzanita Community School
Generations in Jazz Foundation’s Instrumental Music Program at Westlake Middle School
MOCHA’s Artists in Schools Visual Arts Program at Emerson Elementary School
Oakland Small School Foundation’s World Beats and Art for the People Programs at Oakland International High School
Oakland Small Schools Foundation’s Power of Words: Literary Magazine Project at ASCEND
Oakland Small Schools Foundation’s A Day in the Life – Digital Photography for Identity Development at Futures Elementary School

2007-2008 School Year

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem Visual Arts Program at KIPP CP, Hoover Elementary School, and Santa Fe Elementary School
Opera Piccola’s Literary, Music and Performing Arts Program at Roots International Academy and Coliseum College Prep
OASIS’ Graffiti Arts Education at Oasis High School
Cal Shakes’ Imagination and Discover: New Routes to Learning Through Theater Arts at Oakland Senior High School
North Oakland Community Charter School’s Community Mural
ALICE’s The Ancestor Project at Manzanita Community and Jefferson Elementary School
Prescott Joseph Center’s ArtPLACE at PLACE at Prescott
Arrow-soul writing class: ‘Semiotics & Traditional Writing Culture’ at Oasis High School
SF Performances’ Guitar Mentor Program at Westlake Middle School

2006-2007 School Year

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem ‘Self as Superhero’ at Santa Fe Elementary School, KIPP CP, and Hoover Elementary School
Dance for Power’s Performing Arts Program for Visually Impaired Students at Glenview Elementary School
Marcus Foster Education’s Prescott Circus Theatre at PLACE at Prescott
Oakland Small Schools Foundation’s Discovery Art Club at Fred T. Korematsu and Discovery Academy
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Playmaking Project at Rock La Fleche Community Day School
MOCHA’s Artist Residency Program at RISE Community School and New Highland Academy
Luna Kids Dance’s Schools’ Alliance Dance Program at Tilden Elementary School and New Highland Academy

2005-2006 School Year

Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem ‘Self as Superhero’ at Lowell Middle School, KIPP Bridge, McClymonds High School, and Hoover Elementary School
East Bay Agency for Children’s After-School Arts Program at Sequoia Elementary School
Head Royce School’s Heads Up/Summer Arts & Technology at Heads Up
Oakland Leaf Foundation’s Warrior Garden at ASCEND
Marcus Foster Education’s Prescott Circus Theatre at Prescott Elementary School
East Bay Conservation Corps’ Action! Mural Project
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Performance Lab at Skyline High School
Glenview PTA’s Performing Arts Program for Visually Impaired Students at Glenview Elementary School
On the Move’s Graffiti Arts Program at Oasis High School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge at Tilden Elementary School
Opera Piccola’s ArtGate at Manzanita SEED Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School’s Ceramics Program

2004-2005 School Year

East Bay Conservation Corp’s Diversity Mural Project
Glenview PTA’s Performing Arts Program for Visually Impaired Students at Glenview Elementary School
Destiny Arts Center’s Project Destiny at Santa Fe Elementary School
Higher Gliffs After-School Program at Hawthorne Elementary School, Calvin Simmons Middle School, and Mandela High School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge at Whittier Elementary School
East Bay Agency for Children’s Ceramics Program and Hawthorne Elementary School

2003-2004 School Year

OASES’ OUSD Jazz Workshop and Festival at Westlake Middle School
East Bay Conservation Corp’s Street Theatre Project
East Bay Agency for Children’s Visual Arts Program at Sequoia Elementary School
Stagebridge’s Storybridge Performing Arts Program at John Swett Elementary School
Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Playmaking Project at Rock La Fleche Community Day School
Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtEsteem ‘Self as Superhero’ at Lowell Middle School
East Bay Agency for Children’s Ceramics Program at Hawthorne Elementary School
Marcus Foster Education’s Prescott Circus Theatre at Prescott Middle School

2002-2003 School Year

Marcus Foster Education’s Prescott Clown Troupe at Prescott Elementary School
MOCHA’s Visual Arts Program at Urban Promise Academy
OASES’ Music Program at Westlake Middle School
East Bay Agency for Children’s Ceramics Program at Hawthorne Elementary School

2001-2002 School Year

Marcus Foster Education’s Prescott Clown Troupe at Prescott Elementary School
East Bay Agency for Children’s Ceramics Program at Hawthorne Elementary School and Sequoia Elementary School
MOCHA’s Visual and Performing Arts Program at Jefferson Elementary School
OASES’ Traditional Chinese Music Program at Westlake Middle School

2000-2001 School Year

Purple Silk Foundation’s Purple Bamboo Orchestra at Lincoln Elementary School
Children’s Book Press Visual ‘LitLinks’ Storytelling Program at West Oakland Community School

1999-2000 School Year

East Bay Agency for Children’s Ceramics Program at Hawthorne Elementary School
Purple Silk Foundation’s Purple Bamboo Orchestra at Lincoln Elementary School
Laurel Allen’s Storytelling Program at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

1998-1999 School Year

East Bay Agency for Children’s After-School Ceramics at Hawthorne Elementary School
Peralta Community College’s Purple Bamboo Orchestra at Lincoln Elementary School
AOK Pilot Year Storytelling Literacy Project at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School