EastSide Arts Alliance
& Cultural Center
Third World artists, cultural workers, and community organizers of color committed to advocating for progressive, systemic social change.
Built upon pillars of varying artistic expression, political engagement, community nurturance, and care, EastSide has become a reliable thriving ecosystem for the people.
EastSide Cultural Center is a multi-use theater, sound & visual arts studio, exhibition gallery, and gathering place that holds a multitude of programming and performances all throughout the year. EastSide Cultural Center represents the manifestation of our vision to provide space for Third World communities to center and generate our own liberation. EastSide Arts Alliance made history by being one of the only grassroots organizations of color to own and operate an independent community cultural center, free and clear of debt.
Rooted in the belief that culture is a weapon in the ongoing struggles for liberation, Exhibitions at EastSide presents exhibitions and curatorial projects that highlight the deep histories and revolutionary culture of Third World Communities with the purpose of leveraging our cultural power to strengthen our ongoing collective movements for self-determination, autonomy and a world where our communities thrive.
Bandung Books is a Third World Bookstore in East Oakland dedicated to uplifting and building solidarity between the diverse stories and culture of BIPOC communities. The bookstore fulfills EastSide’s mission to connect art and culture with history and education. Bandung Books makes available a curated selection of books, music, videos, and posters that along with exhibitions, film screenings, and literary events serve as a much-needed component to EastSide’s ongoing work.
CARP houses a permanent collection of physical and digital archival materials. Our archive represents the past and current histories of Third World communities and social movements, especially here in the Bay Area from the 1960s–present. CARP is a living and active archival resource hub that can be accessed through our public programming and viewing appointments.
