About Mural Programs

Arts for Action — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:20:46 +0000

The Paint Not Prison Youth Organizing Project is a holistic community organizing, and beautification program which engages youth, mentors and artists including some youth on probation for graffiti offenses in ongoing leadership development, muralism, performance arts, music, and decision making. Participants are engaged in community organizing with the culmination of the project being both juvenile …

About Dance & Music Classes

Arts for Action — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:13:54 +0000

Ongoing Class Schedule Thursday Friday 4:30 PM Baile Folklorico with Carlos Mendez 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Son Jarocho with Jorge Mijangos Aztec Dance with Danza Mexica Cuauhtémoc Community Based Programming Working with leaders, Masters, and professors in various Multi-Cultural Arts, Physical Activities, and Martial Arts, …

About Community Organizing

Arts for Action — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:11:07 +0000

Leadership is developed through new community members being at the table with the public, city officials, having a voice in the strategy of the campaign and outreach in the community. A4A volunteers also regularly engage in multi-media creation(s), graphic design and social marketing and networking, arts expression on the social issues, working with the media, …

About our Art Gallery

Arts for Action — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:17:50 +0000

Arts for Action’s Gallery Mission is to continuing an existing legacy of community based arts that stimulate business in the Creative Economies of Oxnard. Arts for Action, Art Gallery Open Space project will hold bi-monthly multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary arts shows in A4A’s Downtown Oxnard Location. The primary goal will be to diversifying pedestrian traffic …

Second Saturday’s Open Studio Sessions CALLL TO ARTISTS!!

Arts for Action — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:34 +0000

On the second Saturday of EVERY month Arts for Action will be open to show the current exhibit hanging and will be hosting an OPEN STUDIO session where artists can come and paint/draw/sculpt and jam out. SO BRING YOUR SKETCHBOOKS/YOUR PAINTS/YOUR CLAY/INSTRUMENTS/GUITARS OR ANY OTHER ART TOOLS YOU HAVE TO SHARE IN JAM SESSIONS …

Schedule of Music and Dance Classes at Arts for Actoin

Arts for Action — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:43:43 +0000

Arts for Action holds fun and affordable dance and music classes for all ages including: BAILE FOLKLORICO SON JAROCHO CAPOEIRA DRUMMING BAILE FOLKLORICO Instructor Carlos Mendez covers diverse styles of dance ranging from Veracruzano to the bailes of Michoacan. MONDAYS 4-6 PM Beginners Family Class, wear comfortable cloth and shoes. Age group: 7-13 yrs …

Training and Education

Arts for Action — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:43:14 +0000

Arts for Action builds the capacity of other organizations, groups and coalitions working with diverse communities, in addition to providing educational programs, by facilitating trainings founded on our legacy of leadership development, community organizing, policy campaigns, youth programming and arts. Our leadership development, community organizing, and community building training includes: Youth Organizing, Community Organizing, Community Building, …

Media Production

Arts for Action — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:21:56 +0000

For six years, Arts for Action has worked to combine the power of community organizing and media arts production. After seven years of social justice campaigning, Arts for Action has produced eight documentary films, two industry standard music CD’s, and numerous visual art pieces. We are now attempting to compile an online archive of our …

Equipment

Arts for Action — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:10:43 +0000

Arts for Action firmly believes in the value of investing in long term assets and materials to aid in the development of skills, promotions, and expression especially for youth and grassroots organizations. Over the years of our organization we have purchased valuable materials which allow for the production of videos, community, and performance arts events. …

El Cine Libre

Arts for Action — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:21:59 +0000

February 7, 2008 – 6pm “Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad” (Spanish with English subtitles) by Jill Irene Freidberg In the summer of 2006, a broad-based, non-violent, popular uprising exploded in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Some compared it to the Paris Commune, while others called it the first Latin American revolution of the 21st …