Foundation Support
Oakland CARES Fund for Artists and Arts Nonprofits, made possible by the City of Oakland Economic & Workforce Development Department, Cultural Affairs Division and administered by Center for Cultural Innovation.
Oakland Art Murmur is supported by a grant from the Alameda County Arts Commission ARTSFUND.
Patron Level Sponsor
Oakland Central is your portal to Downtown Oakland from the Uptown Arts and Entertainment District to the Jack London waterfront, from Chinatown to Koreatown, from Lake Merritt to Old Oakland, and everything in between. This is the place to get the scoop on Oakland’s best shopping, dining, nightlife, entertainment, local artists, outdoor adventures, community events, and much more.
Benefactor Level Sponsor
Expanding access to the economy. Block, Inc. is Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD, and our foundational teams such as Counsel, Finance, and People that provide guidance at the corporate level. These are our building blocks, united by our shared purpose of economic empowerment. We’re creating tools to help expand access to the economy.
Advocate Level Sponsors
SLATE Art offers the talents and 30+ years of combined experience of Principals Shelley Barry and Danielle Fox in one full-service art agency. Their mission of is to create opportunities for people to live, work, and engage with art that delights and stimulates the mind and senses, inspires creativity and innovation, and expresses our clients’ individual taste and values.
D’Amore Law Group was founded by Tom D’Amore in 1994 with the mission of securing justice for innocent people and their families. The law firm sees the value of community and commits itself to giving back.
Community Partners
The Bay Area Mural Program is a nonprofit organization of artists dedicated to facilitating and creating public art. Our vision is to turn bare, blighted walls into artistic gateways into the community’s surrounding environment. Explore our projects, shop BAMP artwork, and join our mural tours to discover how we create murals through a process of community engagement by involving local residents when designing and painting.
Open Oakland bridges technology and community for a thriving and equitable Oakland. As part of the Code for America Brigade network, we are a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social problems.
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to 27th Street. Oakland’s KONO district springs to life with for this event, with galleries, artist collectives, street artists, local culinary artisans, performers, musicians, dancers, DJ’s, and poets gathering for Oakland First Friday events.
The New East Bay Open Studios is a free annual art event that brings the art-loving public together with artists in the East Bay. It spans 4 weekends in June* and begins with a festive Opening Celebration/Preview Exhibition at Oakland’s historic Scottish Rite Center followed by three inspiring weekends of artist open studios and exhibitions.
Studio 23 acts as a studio and workshop during the day for artists and owners, Jessica and Wesley E. Warren. Once a month the Studio is open to the public and will feature work by local bay area artists.
BECOME A PARTNER OR SPONSOR
- Review the list of sponsorship categories.
- Determine the most appropriate sponsorship category for your business or organization.
- Email us at whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org or click the box below to get the conversation started!
All sponsorships must be mutually agreed upon and subject to approval by the Oakland Art Murmur Board of Directors.