The Center for Cultural Power
For General Operating Support
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Amount$250,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/15/2019
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
The Oakland-based Center for Cultural Power, a program of CEL Education Fund, builds infrastructure and cultural assets to support artists and storytellers for social change. The Center incubates artistic projects, encourages artists and storytellers to engage in social movements, and amplifies their work and ideas. Formerly known as CultureStrike, the Center for Cultural Power launched in 2011 to foster a cultural ecosystem that supports a thriving democratic culture and society.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.culturalpower.org
Address
360 Grand Avenue, #146, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Center for Cultural Power is a nonprofit that activates and mobilizes artists to envision a world where cultural, economic, and political power are distributed equitably, and all human beings can live in harmony with nature. The center builds the leadership of artists as shapers of culture, accelerates narrative change through cultural storytelling, and builds greater capacity for cultural strategies. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)
for legal technical assistance
This grant is for legal technical assistance to help increase understanding of the current landscape as grantees engage in DEIJ-related charitable activities.
for general operating support
The Center for Cultural Power is dedicated to supporting artists and culture makers who engage in social movements as powerful agents for social change. Each year it provides learning opportunities to approximately 100 artists in the form of fellowships, workshops, cohort experiences, and the publishing of curricula and tools. The organization also provides financial and production resources to artists and organizational partners who work to shift narratives around issues such as migration, climate, gender, and racial justice. Support of the Center for Cultural Power aligns with the Advocacy component of the Performing Arts Program’s strategic framework.
