Arts and Culture in Oakland

Learn about the City’s Cultural Funding Program, which provides approximately $1 million annually in grants to support the arts; the Public Art Program, which commissions and supports public art across Oakland; professional development programs for artists and arts organizations; special events support; film production permitting; and walking tours.

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Apply for a Cultural Funding Program Grant Cultural Plan Resources for Artists and Nonprofit Arts Organizations Oakland Film Office Mayor's Artist Task Force on Affordable Housing and Workspaces

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Cultural Funding Grant Program Public Art in Oakland Walking Tours Cultural Affairs Commission Funding Advisory Committee

Meetings

Sep 14, 2020

9-14-20 PAAC Meeting

Public Art Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda for September 14, 2020 Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, all members of the Public Art Advisory Committee and Cultural Affairs Division will join the meeting via phone/video conference and no teleconference locations…

Aug 03, 2020

8-3-20 Public Art Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, all members of the Public Art Advisory Committee and Cultural Affairs Division will join the meeting via phone/video conference and no teleconference locations are required. Please click the link below to join the…

Jul 27, 2020

7-27-20 Cultural Affairs Commission Meeting

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, all members of the Cultural Affairs Commission and Cultural Affairs Division will join the meeting via phone/video conference and no teleconference locations are required. Please click the link below to join the webinar…

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News

Jun 16, 2020

City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, Akonadi Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation Launch Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund

The new multi-year program will fund Oakland’s cultural practitioners of color to radically imagine a racially just city

May 19, 2020

Bay Area Funders, City of Oakland launch relief fund to support individual artists and arts workers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

$625,000 is available for direct grants to artists, and cultural and nonprofit arts workers; Deadline to apply June 5

Feb 19, 2020

Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission Re-Established

Last night, the Oakland City Council confirmed Mayor Libby Schaaf’s appointments to the Cultural Affairs Commission. The Commission is an advisory council to the Mayor, City Council and City Administrator on all matters affecting cultural development in Oakland. The Commission members’ primary role and responsibility will be to act as ambassadors and advocates for arts and culture in Oakland.

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The Cultural Affairs Division is housed in the City’s Economic & Workforce Development Department. The division includes the City’s Cultural Funding Program, which provides approximately $1 million in grants to support the arts in Oakland; the Public Art Program, which has more than $1 million in funds currently dedicated for public art installations across Oakland and staff working on special events, film production permitting and a Walking Tours program.