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Be a Positive Force
for Change
 

Bay Area Creative is a collective of programs using creative arts to support positive change in under resourced communities.

who we are

We are a team of artists who use spoken word poetry and hip hop dance to transform our lives, our communities, and the globe. We promote positive change by uplifting marginalized cultures, offering therapeutic benefits, and enhancing communication skills.​

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We envision a world where people listen courageously, speak thoughtfully and act equitably in times of conflict and in times of joy.

the change we create

Group of Black and Brown middle school students with their teaching artist towards the front. They're all wearing some form of mask from surgical to cloth. They're in a school hallway.

IN EDUCATION

We raise literacy levels for under resourced students  in K-12 schools while utilizing social emotional learning tools.

A stock photo of group of teachers (five teachers) with a variety of hair styles and skin colors taking notes as they listen to a presentation about incorporating spoken word in the classroom. From left to right: there's a mass teacher in a blue button up, with dark short hair, leaning forward taking notes. Next to them is a Black femme wearing a mustard colored cardigan and white shirt, looking at presenters. The next teacher is a Black masc person with short black hair and a mustache and goatee, wearing a grey sweater, looking at the presenters. The next teacher is a white femme with medium hair in a green shirt. The next teacher who you can only see a slight profile of, wears classes and has light brown skin, and is wearing a white shirt

IN COMMUNITIES

We provide paths for people to explore their own identity, connect with others, and positively affect the world around them.

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IN EMPLOYMENT

We provide stable income for artists teaching in Black and Brown communities.

our mission

Bay Area Creative provides opportunities for creative expression and the study of the cultural impacts of famous and contemporary works of spoken word poetry, hip hop dance, visual arts and filmmaking that empower individuals to develop empathic communication skills and foster positive change in themselves and their communities. We work predominantly in under-served neighborhoods in the geographic areas of San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley, Pittsburgh, Antioch, Hayward, Daly City, Pacifica and San Jose.

our programs

Theory of Change

BAC Theories of Change a circle with five different sections on the outside From left to right clockwise: community events professional development with teachers family workshops team building workshops with corporate teams workshops in k12 classes in the center is a circle with the words 'spoken word' and a white outline around that circle has Local Poets written From left to right are banners describing audience Underserved Communities United Communities

students are saying

"I always felt at home while poetry class was going on"."

"I liked how integrated the students were in the actual programming allowing the kids to learn but enjoyably."

"It brought me out more as a person."

"The class introduced me to a brand new way of expressing myself and a new coping mechanism."

Youth poet with light brown skin and shoulder length dark brown hair. Their mouth is open as they are mid speech, and their right hand points to themselves.
Briana Leung, Afralatinx Asian teaching artist and poet who has brown skin and cedar brown curly hair. They are wearing a white jacket and a green and white striped button up. They are mid performance and slightly smiling. One hand is loosely closed mid gesture and the other holds their phone.

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© 2023. Bay Area Creative is a registered 501(c)(3)

tax-exempt nonprofit organization, EIN 83-2011288.

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