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Art on a Mission

Performing Arts Workshop is a Bay Area, BIPOC-led nonprofit organization established in 1965 to equalize access to arts and arts education and help young people develop critical thinking, creative expression, socio-emotional learning, media literacy, and essential life skills.

Bay Area
Youth Art Programs

Performing Arts Workshop works with over 2,000 students in Title I schools, transitional housing facilities, juvenile halls, and afterschool programs via our partnership model that places one to two Teaching Artists (for sites that are understaffed) per classroom to engage youth through music, dance, writing, theater, spoken word poetry, mixed media, and visual/media arts.

Geneva Powerhouse
Youth Art Programs

Geneva Powerhouse youth art programs engage students through diverse arts led by Teaching Artists. From dance to ancestral healing, we affirm identities in classes like 'Bodies and Binaries'. Students shape our LGBTQIA+ and youth of color hub. We prioritize immigrant youth, fostering growth through play-based learning.

Geneva Powerhouse
Event Rentals

The Geneva Powerhouse is an event, exhibit, meeting, and performance arts and culture venue in District 11.

Your partnership with us funds our arts programs, performances, and increases community accessibility for this cultural arts space.

See you soon D.C. 👋 Our Co-Executive Directors, Van and Lorena are en route to present at the National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference 🎨 🗓️ Wednesday, April 10th 🕜 3:30 PM
ICYMI 🤳 Moments from Rec & Park's (@sfrecpark) Spring Fling event featuring staff members Hien, Reina, and Chinchin 🪺 Clear skies to match the colorful art pieces made by littles 🌷 aaaaand a special performance by Hien on stilts 🪜✨
🚨 EXCITING NEWS 🚨 Thrilled to share that after a combined 17 amazing years, Van and Lorena are now the permanent Executive Co-Directors of Performing Arts Workshop 🫂 🎉 "As leaders of color in Arts Education, we're committed to an anti-raci
Meet 🇵🇸ian artist Lara Aburamadan, whose documentary and photography of Gaza stole the show at our March Learning and Growth session 📸 Her memories of growing up in Gaza sparked powerful conversations about liberation and what actions we can tak
Behind the scenes: DCYF Summer Resource Fair Edition 🌟 Featuring our rockstar Program Manager Reina 🎨
📣 CALLING ALL YOUTH LEADERS 📣 Young folks ages 10-18 are invited to join our Youth Advisory Committee weekly at the Geneva Powerhouse 🏰💥 🔗 Link in bio for details Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to make a difference! 🌈