Artists Archives - Oakland Voices

‘Civic Love’ blooms in Oakland amidst public art cuts

July 17, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

Oakland’s “Civic Love” block party introduced Lot 2270, a former parking lot turned community space.

an outdoor catwalk with an audience in folding chairs outside

Creative Growth Shines at 50 Years-Old With a Vibrant Fashion Show

July 7, 2024 Bill Joyce

Creative Growth Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary with a vibrant outdoor fashion show at the Valdez Street Vibes Festival. Featuring unique wearable art by artists with disabilities, the event highlights the center’s impact on the art world and disability culture.

A Black woman wearing a black hat smiles at camera

Ayodele Nzinga named Rainin Arts Fellow

April 24, 2024 Oakland Voices

Oakland’s Ayodele Nzinga is one of four Bay Area artists selected for a Rainin Artist Fellowship, which comes with $100,000.

A flyer image promoting "Stories of Solidarity"

Watch “Stories of Solidarity: API and Black Artists in Oakland Unite”

March 2, 2021 Momo Chang

Last week, the Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission, along with City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas’ office, organized a virtual town hall and concert featuring Asian and Pacific Islander and Black artists in Oakland. The event

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Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues

September 2, 2020 Iris Crawford

Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has banded together in a multitude of ways to support the most critical needs of our community. Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, is launching a

‘Way Too Black’: Local Love Sustains Downtown Oakland Art Gallery

September 24, 2012 Sabirah Mustafa

By Sabirah Mustafa Do you want to feel good? Let go, and step into another world? If you live in Oakland, you don’t have to go far. Just downtown, at the corner of 14th Street