BERKELEY CIVIC ARTS PROGRAM
For information on relief resources for Berkeley arts organizations, artists, cultural workers, and event producers, see: relief grants for arts organizations and COVID-19 support for businesses and the arts community
The City of Berkeley Health Officer has ordered residents to shelter in place, leaving only to for essential needs. Most City facilities are closed to the public. Read the latest changes to City services and COVID-19 information from Berkeley Public Health.
The Civic Arts Program supports a culturally vibrant and diverse arts ecosystem within the City of Berkeley by:
• Funding grants to artists, arts organizations, and festivals.
• Providing opportunities for artists to create and display work in the public realm.
• Ensuring equitable access to high quality arts and culture for residents and visitors alike.
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Romare Bearden, Berkeley – The City and Its People (1973) More Information
CURRENT CIVIC ARTS UPDATES
ARTS ORGANIZATION CONTINUITY GRANTS
Grants of up to $25,000 are available to Berkeley-based nonprofit arts organizations as they grapple with the initial financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until April 20, 2020. Learn more and apply.
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY
For information on relief resources for Berkeley arts organizations, artists, cultural workers, and event producers, see COVID-19 support for businesses and the arts community.
DOWNTOWN BERKELEY PLAZA
Currently playing at the Bart plaza: Maggi Payne, "Immersion - Bay Area Soundscape" is a discrete eight-channel installation using sounds of nature the artist recorded in the Bay Area over many years.
Downtown Berkeley Bart Plaza
INSTALLATION IN THE CUBE SPACE
OPPOSITE DAY, by Sofie Ramos. This exhibition was organized by the City of Berkeley’s Civic Arts Program and will be on view 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More information on the exhibition
CIVIC CENTER ART EXHIBITION
Each year the City of Berkeley celebrates the richness of artistic production within the Berkeley
community with the Civic Center Art Exhibition.
More information on the exhibition
OTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION
Reports and Studies
Civic Arts Contract Forms