Phone: (510) 849-2568
FAX: (510) 849-9397

URL: www.lapena.org
Email: info@lapena.org

La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705

La Peña Cultural Center’s mission is to present cultural and educational programs that increase understanding of different cultures, to encourage the development of art of all disciplines that keeps alive diverse cultural traditions and to support the work of community organizations and artists that are active in social justice issues. Integral to La Peña’s mission is the belief that artists and cultural workers can contribute to social change by creating understanding of different cultures. La Peña presents music, theater, spoken word, literary and visual artists, and offers free and low cost classes and residencies for youth and adults. It presents over 200 programs and educational forums annually in its 180-seat venue and also organizes off-site performances with national and international artists.

Each year La Peña staff, in conjunction with its board and input from the community, sets programming plans. We prioritize projects for which to seek special funding. Selection of artists for NPN residencies comes out of this process, which is active and continuous. Artists speak to us about their ideas, as well as we approach artists with our ideas about community programming.