During the 2009 Oakland Earthday, WNA and ACE Arts began a collaborative mural project under the direction of Kristi (Executive Director of ACE Arts).

Mission of ACE Arts: Through sustainable artistic practices in community settings, we create our inner visions in public settings. From the deepest alleys to the streets we walk everyday, we seek to transform the community through Art.

ACE Arts works with various communities and organizations to bring fundamental art skills and materials to populations who are underserved, and/or isolated, and who may not otherwise have access to many artistic forms of expression. We team professional artists up with community participants to create a body of work. Upon completion, the works are presented to the public in celebration.

Ace Arts operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation a 501(c)3 non profit corporation and therefore all donations to ACE Arts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Motivations for this collaboration:
Arts are an essential component to our community. We can use the Arts as a language, as therapy, or as celebration. This mural particularly expresses our connection to our local community through imagery of the Oakland skyline, the Oak tree and the Ports. It also demonstrates our dedication to growth and community though the language and words.