THE OAKLAND
ART ASSOCIATION

OAA’S Educational Grants Program

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Oakland Art Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Each year, designated funds from the sale of our art and direct donations are directed towards art education projects in our schools and other arts organizations. We specifically focus on visual arts for children. Many of these organizations have little or no funding for these projects.

 

OAA has supported many kinds of arts education projects in organizations such as Grass Valley Elementary School, the Museum of Children’s Art, the Crucible, Art for Kids, Graffiti for Girls, the Richmond Art Center, Oakland’s High School for the Arts, and many more. The grants usually range from $500 to $1,000, and may be used for art supplies, educational materials, instructors’ stipends, and other expenses. We do not support administrative or fundraising costs.

 

The artists in OAA also contribute their unneeded art supplies directly to these organizations, through a “materials exchange” at our annual meeting. Grass Valley School and Berkeley High School are two of the recipients.

 

If your organization is interested in submitting a grant proposal to OAA, please contact our Grants Chair:

 

Doug Thompson
designerdoug@earthlink.net