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Help us reach our ambitious $50,000 goal 

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2025 Accomplishments:

• More than 9,000 people experienced our programs in 2025

• Over 500 young people engaged in arts enrichment

• 70 artists found opportunities to share their work

• More than 30 local partners supported our events

• Brought thousands of visitors to the west end, strengthening Alameda's local economy

We are preparing our most ambitious program yet.

Ocean Arts 2026 will fuse artistic excellence with social impact, extending Alameda's creative reach beyond the Island. We're bringing the U.S. premiere of Ocean Photographer of the Year—an internationally acclaimed exhibit—to Alameda and building partnerships from Los Angeles to Portland for a west-coast tour. We're also expanding our local work through DeepDIVE, a full immersive performance of projection, dance, and music that invites audiences into awe, wonder, and ocean action.

But we must also share a harder truth: we've lost over $60,000 in grant and operational funding this year. The public and institutional support that sustained us isn't coming through. To keep bringing bold, joyful, thought-provoking art to our community, community support is essential to our future success.

This end-of-year fundraising campaign is our lifeline—and we're meeting this moment with heart, humor, and unshakable creativity.

Thank you for your support,
Tara Pilbrow, Executive Director