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Live, Intimate, Local Theatre That Challenges and Inspires Aurora Theatre Company

At Aurora Theatre Company’s Alafi Auditorium, no audience member is more than 15 feet away from the stage. They all […more…]

Dispensing Arts to Heal Society

Artists, storytellers, teachers, and community leaders have long understood the power of art and story to transform individual lives, as well as society at large. From ancient times, and in cultures around the world, music, poetry, and dance were prescribed as medicine, and were viewed as fundamental to the healthy working of body, mind, and community. A proud Creativity Explored artist sharing their talent with the world. For the last few generations in the United States, perhaps going back to the Russian launch of the Sputnik Rocket in 1957, public support of art and culture has faltered, replaced by an [...more...]

Yeah, Art! Students Featured on NBC’s “Play It Forward” Yeah, Art!

Yeah, Art! is proud to be one of the featured nonprofits alongside Youth UpRising on NBC’s docuseries “Play It Forward,” featuring the […more…]

Helping Underserved Students Thrive Through Arts Classes That Reflect Their Reality Yeah, Art!

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” This quote from civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman is the guiding force […more…]

Giving North Bay Area Students a Voice Through the Arts Youth in Arts

Since 1970, Youth in Arts has been helping students find their voices through the arts and creativity.  “We try to […more…]

Youth Speaks Amplifies the Narrative Power of a New Generation Youth Speaks

Co-founder of the only tech news website for Black millennials; head writer for Disney+’s upcoming superhero series starring a Black […more…]

Destiny Arts Center Presents: Letters to the Present Destiny Arts Center

If you had the chance to speak to the world at this moment, what would you say? To what or […more…]

Philanthropy is a Family Business Philanthropy is a Family Business

Charlie Casey inherited the family business, Pacific Foundation Services (PFS), and turned it into a philanthropic juggernaut.  After graduating from […more…]

Driving Equity Through Artistic Expression Destiny Arts Center

Julia Chigamba, a master Zimbabwean dance instructor, had just begun a performance with a second-grade class at the former Roots […more…]

Telling Truth Through Theater Crowded Fire Theater

What do the hit shows Tony and Black Monday have in common? They feature writers – Dipika Guha and Christina Anderson – who got […more…]