Creative Partnerships

Collaborations with Community Groups, Families, and People Like You

Art has the power to heal, to infuse joy, to forge connections, and to break down barriers (among other things!). All Hands Art partners with individuals and organizations that promote creativity, imaginative solutions, and positive social change.

We are honored to call the following organizations creative partners. Together we have conjured murals, workshops, art shows and other events.

In the Portland, Oregon area, since 2017:
ReBuilding Center
Portland Community College/Community Ed
Leaven Community
Alberta Street Pub
Umpqua Bank
Alberta Main Street/Alberta Street Fair
OpenHaus Coworking Space
Café Eleven

In Oakland, the SF Bay Area, and California, since 2007:
This list includes nearly 20 schools (preschool through high school), a dozen non-profits, small businesses, large corporations, neighborhood groups, soccer teams, community centers, real estate developers, city departments, plus organizations like the Peace Corps, Stanford University, Girl Scouts, Youth Ambassadors/Amigos de las Americas, and the Audubon Society, not to mention dozens of individuals with interesting project ideas.

Perhaps All Hands Art’s next collaboration will be with YOU! Contact me with your idea, or to begin brainstorming.

Spotlight on Steinfirst Community Award: Art that Celebrates Local Heroes

In 2016, Fred Finch Youth Center in Oakland, CA initiated an annual award celebration to recognize a community leader who has positively impacted the region’s children and families. I had created several mosaic murals on their campus and was honored when FFYC’s president approached me about creating an art piece to be the award. Each year. Because they didn’t want to give out a generic etched plaque that would surely end up in a box in the attic gathering dust.

Because their organization values art and people.

It’s been a creative highlight of my year ever since. I love being their personal, customized-award-maker. Below you can see a glimpse of the creative process, left-to-right in each row, of the awards I’ve created to date. Each one is customized to the person receiving it, highlighting their character, their special area of focus, and their personal history. It’s a particular joy when I get to finally see the artwork united with its recipient at the awards dinner each fall.