Peralta Junction's Pop-Up Creative Commons has become a hive of weekend activity in West Oakland. Movies, music, dancing... Each weekend as the doors open up inquisitive visitors are treated to art, food trucks, performances and a special booth of artists from The Crucible showing (and selling!) their wares.

We're  proud to announce the expansion of our Community Partners program. In 2011 the program offered tuition discounts to educators, and in 2012 we've expanded the program to include discounts for public educators, firefighters, police officers, active military, veterans, City of Oakland employees  and senior citizens.

The National Endowment for the Arts’ Five-Year Research Agenda, with a System Map and Measurement Model

A little over five years ago, a group gathered at The Crucible for a formative workshop to talk about Art and it's place in our society. That workshop sparked a study, which lead to this report. How Art Works is the culmination of five years of work, serving as a summary of progress so far and an outline for further research.

A Pop-Up Creative Commons in West Oakland featuring Art, Food Trucks, Performances, People & Pumpkins.

Beginning October 4, 2012, the 24,000 square-foot vacant lot full of weeds at the corner of Mandela Parkway and West Grand will be transformed into a creative community space filled with art and commerce. For three months this fall, The Peralta Junction Project will change the nature of weekends in West Oakland, utilizing the strong local opportunities for our often-challenged neighborhood. The project team will clean up and activate the space through art installations, creative workshops, local performing arts programming, micro retail shops featuring local artisans, Oakland-based food trucks, and a tented creative commons.