INSPIRING COMMUNITIES.
TRANSFORMING SPACES.

West End Arts District is a community-led initiative to foster and celebrate the performing and visual arts in the West End of Alameda.

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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 can’t do it without your support.

We are preparing our most ambitious year yet.

We need to raise $50,000 to fund our 2026 programming.

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Tara Pilbrow, Executive Director of West End Arts District, previews Ocean Arts 2026.

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