Partners
Partners and Support
Vital Arts continuously seeks out and works in partnership with organizations possessing the capacity to implement critical projects through influence, expertise and based on a track record of success, including to date:
Northern California Community Land Trust (NCLT): Co-founder with Vital Arts of the Artist Space Trust; with support for purchasing and managing properties
Safer DIY Spaces: Assisting and stabilizing work-live spaces
Berkeley Artists Housing Task Force: advocacy and policy research and development
CAST (Community Arts Stabilization Trust): shared information and opportunities
Community Vision Capital & Consulting: for supportive loans and grants
Oakland Community Land Trust (OakCLT) : for purchasing and managing properties
City of Berkeley: Support through housing and land use policies
City of Oakland : Providing incentives and regulatory assistance
We have received generous financial support from community members like you and the following:
With Additional Funding From:
Bisemi Foundation: dedicated to the artistic practices of African and African Diaspora culture, helping cultural artists connect to one another in Oakland and all over the world.
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts: Combining art and technology for culture
Oakland Rotary Club: Bringing together the talents and resources of business and civic leaders to create lasting change locally and serve humanitarian efforts globally
Additional organizations who have contributed advice and support:
California Institute for Community, Art, & Nature (California ICAN): Providing inspiration and support to those fighting for a more socially equitable, naturally sustainable, and spiritually abundant world
Intersection for the Arts: Providing artists with resources to grow.
Above: Artists' live/work cooperative kitchen, Oakland. Photo: Edwin Bernbaum