The rising cost of living in the Bay Area has displaced scores of arts organizations. To help keep these critical cultural programs in their communities, the foundation launched the Artistic Hubs Cohort in 2013 and is now supporting the third cohort. The program supports arts organizations that advance racial and economic equity and serve as cultural anchors for underserved communities. Members receive multiyear grants for general operating support, as well as technical assistance throughout the duration of the grant period.
2021-2023 Malonga Arts Collective Members
The 2021-2023 cohort represents a collective of arts organizations part of the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, a historic building in the Lakeside Apartments District that is currently a performance and art space operated by Oakland Parks and Recreation. Together, these organizations serve as intersections of artistic excellence, community access, and social justice.
Street Funk Dance
Dance-A-Vision School of Dance
Omulu Capoeira Group/Anthony Fidel
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company
Bantaba
Learn more about the Malonga Arts Collective.
2018-2020 Artistic Hubs Cohort Members
African American Art and Culture Complex
Alena Museum
Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT)
Betti Ono Gallery
Chinese Cultural Center
Destiny Arts Center
Dimensions Dance Theatre
Grown Women Dance Collective
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (Kularts)
La Peña Cultural Center
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
SOMArts Cultural Center
Spirithaus Gallery
2015-2018 Artistic Hubs Cohort Members
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet
Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT)
Chinese Cultural Center
Destiny Arts Center
Dimensions Dance Theatre
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
EastSide Arts Alliance
Galeria de la Raza
La Peña Cultural Center
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
Youth Speaks