Building community through art.

PAC is dedicated to building our community’s creative capacity by making art an increasingly vital and meaningful part of our public life. In order to achieve this vision we will:

Strive to present innovative, inspiring and meaningful art exhibitions
Maintain a sustainable, accessible and inclusive space for community gatherings and for diverse artistic expressions and experiences
Enrich Petaluma both culturally and economically
Provide artistic and educational opportunities for learners of all ages
Foster creativity by embracing new audiences and new ways of seeing the world

Petaluma Music Festival Festivals/Markets, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Special Events

Keeping Music in the Schools

Our goal is simple: “keeping music in the schools”. The Petaluma Music Festival Board of Directors believe passionately in the positive influence of music in children’s lives. Proceeds from this annual event will be distributed among Petaluma’s public elementary and secondary schools to provide funding for their music programs. Funding for the arts is problematic in California, as there is never enough funding for all our school’s needs. With your attendance, you are making a difference, and we applaud you!

In 2018, the Petaluma Music Festival donated over $60,000 to the music programs in all Petaluma area public schools, and in the last 11 years, we have donated over $325,000!

Petaluma River Park Environmental, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Visual Arts Petaluma River Park's mission is to meet our vital need for shared space that connects people, art, and nature.

Play It Forward Music Foundation Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Foundation, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Youth Arts Education Play it Forward Music Foundation is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to foster connection through music. We provide programming, instruments, lessons, and performance opportunities to people with limited access. We believe music has the power to transform lives both internally and collectively as well as enrich our community.

Play Marimba! Business, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, School, Youth Arts Education The Play Marimba! Program offers a culturally diverse music curriculum that excites and engages the youth of Sonoma county. Founded locally in Petaluma, we are recreating our success by offering complete program pages for schools including:

Instrument Sets
Curriculum
Staff Training
Student Access to our Extensive Online Video Library

During COVID distance learning we are offering remote instruction for students at multiple sites throughout the state. We are full for the fall semester but are currently accepting applicants for a January 2021 program start date.

Please visit our website to learn more and contact us to discuss your school's needs.

Pulse Arts Creative Sonoma Grantee, Dance, Education, Environmental, Film/Video, Kids/Family, Media, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Theatre, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education

PULSE Arts is dedicated to developing accessible arts programs, supporting intergenerational public arts projects, and connecting schools and professional creatives. We teach the value of social conscience, cultural influence, and empowerment through our work. We bring to life the vision of artists and educators who hope to make a difference in the lives of youth and creatively impact communities throughout California.

Profile Photo Credit: Pulse Arts Teaching Artist and Events Coordinator, Wood Rowe Farguhesen Jr, aka Tsumnu

Raizes Collective Adult Arts Education, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Environmental, History/Heritage, Literature/Poetry, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education Raizes Collective, based in Santa Rosa and serving Sonoma County, was established June 2015 to empower and mobilize community through the arts, culture and environmental education. Our collective came together to offer artists and teachers of color the resources of space, programming, events, shows and activities to affect social and political change through art and community building. We believe this facilitates healing of the divisions within our diverse communities.

Raven Performing Arts Theater Dance, Education, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets, Special Events, Theatre, Youth Arts Education

We are a group of individuals just like you – community-minded individuals with an interest in preserving performing arts.

With funding for arts disappearing in our schools, the responsibility for supporting the arts lies firmly with us. When we banded together to save the historic Raven Theater in downtown Healdsburg California, we had big dreams of enhancing the lives of every community member by offering a conveniently located, eclectic array of entertainment.

That same goal pushes us forward today, as we continue to look for ways to broaden our role as a gathering place, wow audiences with top-name acts, bring in both amateur and professional stage productions, add more world music and dance shows to our lineup, and enable a stimulating exchange of ideas through a speaker series. Did we mention that we want to do all of this in a first-rate theater environment? One of our key goals is to raise funds to improve Raven with dressing rooms, better seating, more bathrooms, offices, storage for set pieces, enhanced lighting and sound, and an inviting lobby/concession area.

The mission of the Raven Performing Arts Theater is to provide an inviting venue for performing arts and a vibrant center for community, educational, and public service activities.

Specifically,

To provide a long-term home for community performance groups including schools, churches, clubs, and public and private organizations.
To offer programming that encompasses a variety of professional performances including dance, acting, music, and festivals.
To provide a learning environment for children and adults, as individuals and in groups, to learn many aspects of theater operation, production, and presentation.

Short-term goals include a strong desire to expand our program offerings, upgrade the theater to enable a wider range of entertainers to perform on its stage. Longer term, we plan to convert the Raven Performing Arts Theater into a state-of-the-art performance venue, and create an endowment to sustain programming and theater maintenance.

Redwood Arts Council Arts Council/Alliance, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Holidays Shop Local, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets Born out of a love of house concerts and the desire to bring world class musicians to the West County, we present a series of concerts that rival the quality of chamber music performance in larger metropolitan areas; but on a smaller stage where our audience can see, hear and feel the music on a more intimate level. Each concert, a diverse program is carefully crafted and measured by how often and how deeply it moves us, both by the magnificence of the music being performed and by the powerful perceptions brought to it by the performers. We also partner with local schools to bring our artists to Sonoma County's budding musicians, either for a concert, a music workshop, or more intensive clinics.

Rincon Valley Education Foundation Education, Foundation, Kids/Family, Nonprofit

Mission

The Rincon Valley Education Foundation (RVEF) works in partnership with the Rincon Valley Union School District (RVUSD) to provide supplemental learning opportunities that broaden and enrich the students' educational experiences.

RVEF supports the RVUSD's vision, goals, and objectives by providing stable, sustainable funding for program enhancements in targeted curriculum areas. RVEF unites families, staff, and community in its fundraising efforts so that we all share in the financial cost of an exemplary education as well as its success.