Program areas at Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation
RENTALS - The nonprofit continued to provide low-cost meeting facilities for the citizens of Oxnard as well as cultural education and enrichment for the community.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - OPAC continued its Teen Arts Program, free visual art classes for at-risk youth under the framework of Creative Youth Development, and created a new Art Studio.
COMMUNITY EVENTS - OPAC Provided cultural and community programming by supporting, producing and presenting theater, dance, music, media/visual arts, residencies, and outside-the-box programs that are of,by and for Oxnard. Of note this fiscal year:* New events organized by OPAC this year included Native Plant Fest, Los Fest (a local music festival), Trans Day of Remembrance, Social Justice Arts & Film Festival, Trunk or Treat, and an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration.* New programming series included Insight In Sound - a professional development series for local musicians - and an Art Gallery space at the Mexican Consulate featuring rotating visual art exhibitions curated and organized by OPAC.* OPAC continued addressing homelessness through Close to Home, a two-year project spotlighting the people, places and perspectives surrounding homelessness which included film screenings, a foster youth photography program, storytelling, and more.* OPAC also responded to COVID-19 Relief and Recovery efforts by assisting with COVID-19 testing, emergency food distributions, PPE giveaways for homebound healthcare workers, and blood drives and also participated in county Vaccine Outreach efforts through creative initiatives and events.