BERKELEY CIVIC ARTS PROGRAM
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.
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
COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT ON BERKELEY'S ARTS SECTOR
New! The Civic Arts
Program is conducting ongoing quarterly surveys regarding the financial impacts
of the pandemic on Berkeley’s arts organizations. The results for the first
quarter surveyed can be found here: April—June 2020 Financial Impact Report.
CIVIC ARTS GRANTS
Fiscal Year 2021 Grant Awarded Festivals available to the public. More information
On July 15, 2020 the Civic Arts Commission approved the 2020-2021 Civic Arts Grant Awards. Please view the list of FY21 Grant Awards.
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
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