By Michelle Lin On an August Friday evening, a collective of emerging Immigrant, Refugee, and diasporic artists of color gathered for the first time at
By: ARTogether Staff Writer On a vibrant Friday evening, I found myself amongst a warm, intimate crowd at the ARTogether Center, gathered to celebrate Pride
Photos by Claire Burke By Emma Grover On June 17, 2023, at Clinton Park in Downtown Oakland, hundreds of community members including local non-profit organizations,
Bringing Together Afghan Community Through Textile Art By Emma Glover The Tekah Tekah project (in Dari this translates to “Piece by Piece”) is a community
By Emma Grover On January 26th, 6 PM-8 PM PT, ARTogether hosted its first poetry reading, kicking off its new quarterly reading series centering immigrant
Between Mission Street and Valencia Street, in the middle of a long line of beautiful murals, a woman waits for you. With her arms lifted above her head, she holds her ponytail in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other. An Iranian flag is painted behind her but she is the focus. She looks down at the earth, her expression shaped by determination as she slices the sharp blades through her hair. Above her are the words, “Women, Life, Freedom…”
Written by Nick Konozik, Arts in Schools Program Directer High school is hard enough. For refugee students coming to America, their journey is an exponential
All photo credits: Sarah Dawson McClean This September, Flying Carpet Festival commenced its 5th year for a two-week mobile arts festival that brought music and
By Michelle Lin On an August Friday evening, a collective of emerging Immigrant, Refugee, and diasporic artists of color gathered for the first time at
By: ARTogether Staff Writer On a vibrant Friday evening, I found myself amongst a warm, intimate crowd at the ARTogether Center, gathered to celebrate Pride
Photos by Claire Burke By Emma Grover On June 17, 2023, at Clinton Park in Downtown Oakland, hundreds of community members including local non-profit organizations,
