Once or twice a year we accept a high-profile commission project which helps to fund our non-profit work. In 2022 creating a gateway mural for Oakland’s Koreatown Northgate District was the big project of this year. We worked with three awesome artists to create this mural; Hyde, Urban Aztec and Vogue.

Our team produced the community engagement portion of Creative Concord, which allowed 12 artists from all backgrounds and skill levels to participate in a public forum. The 6’ x 6’ murals stayed on public display throughout June, and then donated to local charities and organizations.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Jack London Square is not only a popular spot for locals, but it’s probably the most visited spot in Oakland as far as tourists are concerned. Oakland is a city bursting with public art, including hundreds of murals all over The Town, except in Jack London Square. Well until recently that is.

The toney city of Lafayette has great restaurants, clean streets, safe neighborhoods etc, but there isn’t much in the way of a strong public arts presence. Especially public art that resonates with a more diverse racial and socio-economic demographic. So we helped!

We have long wanted to do work in Alameda, and the chance came do do multiple volunteer mural activities down the Webster Street corridor. One thing that was unexpected though, was the opportunity to produce their entryway mural, or gateway mural into the Webster Street Business District.

A long time it took indeed, but how sweet it is to see two designs by Three Thirty Three Arts’ artists have their work on the Square building billboard. Our two designs on this double facing billboard can easily be viewed as you come down Broadway.

It’s a big honor and responsibility to paint a design created by somebody else, and to execute it so well that the graphic designer has nothing but thumbs up. We don’t take on a lot of commission work, but when we do we really have to feel it aligns with our organization’s mission. This one certainly did!