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 individuals and from the following:

Hellman Foundation

Hewlett Foundation

Walter & Elise Haas Foundation

Zellerbach Foundation

Arlene and Michael Rosen Foundation

East Bay Community Foundation

San Francisco Foundation: Committed to expanding opportunity and ensuring a more equitable future for all in the Bay Area.

Kenneth Rainin Foundation: Enhancing quality of life by championing the arts, promoting early childhood literacy, and supporting research to cure chronic disease.

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.