ALICE: Art and Literacy in Children's Education - www.aliceprogram.org
ALICE is a grassroots organization that teaches literacy, celebrates cultural diversity, and strengthens community through the arts. ALICE was founded on the principle that the arts are essential to every child's learning and that all children deserve an arts-integrated education-regardless of their racial, socio-economic, or ethnic background. OCF supports "In Praise of Soil," a multicultural, multi-disciplinary community project. This is ALICE’s first year of funding.

Berkeley Art Center - www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Berkeley Art Center serves the diverse and creative community of Berkeley, through the presentation of visual art exhibitions, music performances and literary programs relevant to its unique community. OCF supports Intimate Nature, an exhibition of local artists. This is Berkeley Art Center’s first year of funding.

Dance Monks - www.dancemonks.com
Dance Monks is an experimental dance-art company committed to collaborating with artists of diverse disciplines to make pieces that explore cross-cultural connections, as well as the intimate relationship between people and nature. OCF supports GREEN, an environmental community dance project that will integrate oral history excerpts from East Bay residents’ reflections on the land with movement videos, and use a multigenerational cast of local East Bay residents as well as professional dancers. GREEN residencies and performances will be held at three East Bay elementary schools. This is Dance Monks’ third year of funding.

EarthTeam Environmental Network - www. earthteam.net
An environmental network for teens, teachers and youth leaders, EarthTeam brings environmental experiences that inspire dedication to a healthy environment into the classroom and the community. EarthTeam’s projects range from replicable community service projects to restoration efforts that appeal to teens and meet the needs of teachers. OCF supports the creation of a Student Editorial Board of The Green News, an online newsletter of youth perspectives on the environment and related social, economic and health issues. This is EarthTeam’s third year of funding.

“Heart of the Labyrinth” (HEARTH) – karmajamtsu@gmail.com
HEARTH explores the intersection of family, community, art, education, horticulture, ecology and the urban landscape. HEARTH nurtures the environment by utilizing art as a tool for social change and justice. OCF supports programming at La Escuelita Elementary. This is HEARTH’s first year of funding.

Hugh Livingston for Sound & Place Oakland: Hidden Creeks - hugh@livingstonsound.com
Artists will explore real and imagined sounds of the creeks and streams of Oakland, almost entirely hidden in underground culverts. Oral histories and recordings of flowing water will be collected into a web archive. OCF supports Sound & Place Oakland: Hidden Creeks. This is their first year of funding.

KALA Art Institute - www.kala.org
Kala’s Artists-in Schools program brings arts education to Berkeley, Oakland, and Emeryville public schools. OCF supports Mapping Environments, an integrated art and mathematics program that builds awareness of environmental science and develops stewards of the schools and city. This is KALA’s fourth year of funding after a two year break.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center - www.oacc.cc
OACC builds vibrant communities through Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) arts and culture programs that foster intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogue, cultural identity, collaborations, and social justice. OCF supports Bubble Tea Chats: Conversations over tea about community redevelopment in Oakland Chinatown and the creation of oral history exhibits featuring video and a memory map. This is OACC’s first year of funding.

Oakland Based Urban Gardens - www.obugs.org
OBUGS builds healthy communities through neighborhood gardens. OCF supports OBUGS’ Youth Landscaping Training Program, which incorporates ecological principles and design basics. This is their first year of funding.

Our Oakland: Eastside Stories - 81st Avenue and Rudsdale Street, Oakland, CA
Oakland Speaks: Eastside Stories is an integrated public art project that will beautify the new East Oakland Community Library through an architectural art glass installation and create a related permanent digital archive of community stories told by residents through photos, videos, and recorded narratives. OCF supports the planning and implementation of community engagement through outreach and gathering of archive content. This is Oakland Speaks: Eastside Stories’ second year of funding.

Peralta Elementary School - www.peraltaschool.org
Peralta Elementary is a small North Oakland elementary school with 42% of students who receive free and reduced lunch. OCF supports Peralta’s School Environmental Stewardship program. This is their first year of funding.

RYSE Center Mural Project  - www.rysecenter.org
RYSE is a safe and welcoming center for diverse West Contra Costa youth that builds youth power and leadership towards personal and community health and transformation. Grounded in social
justice, RYSE provides comprehensive and holistic programming and promotes multi-racial, cross-cultural relationships.

Zach Pine Nature Sculpture - www.naturesculpture.com
OCF supports Art to Action on Codornices Creek with Children of the Ursula Sherman Village. Environmental artist, Zach Pine, in partnership with environmental educator, Susan Schwartz, will lead homeless children living at the Ursula Sherman Village in a series of hands-on art-making events on the banks of nearby Codornices Creek. Children will learn basic facts about the creek and visit areas that have undergone a range of restoration efforts. Exploring the ecosystem, they will make temporary art installations along the creek using natural materials found on site. This is Zach Pine Nature Sculpture’s third year of funding.

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