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,
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
Highlights from World Refugee and Immigrant Day Festival in Oakland, CA On June 15, 2024, Clinton Park in Oakland was transformed into a vibrant tapestry
Seven years ago, ARTogether was just a dream. I remember attending the 2017 World Refugee Day event at Laney College, introducing myself to various organizations.
We are excited to invite guest blog writer Arina Sarwari-Stadnyk to share more about their art making process behind this year’s World Refugee and Immigrant
Written by Miles Markestein, Development Director For all our artists who struggle to navigate the overly-complicated and time-consuming world of artist grants: we understand. No
Photo Credit Sarah Dawson McClean Written by Michelle Lin, Artist Growth Program Director When we opened the ARTogether Center just over a year ago, we
