PROGRAMS FOR QUEER AND TRANS ARTISTS

Oaklash hosts year-round programs including residencies, small grants, workforce development curriculum, panel discussions, webinars, and workshops that support our community here in the Bay Area and beyond.

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE | DISABILITY FUND | SKILLS FOR NIGHTLIFE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Check out some free recordings of previous workshops and webinars below!

Event Production & Queer Community Building

with DJ Emancipation, Olivia Bianco-Chaidez, Mama Celeste, and Charles Hawthorne • April 17, 2024

ASL Interpreted by Nicole Carlos Watson and Natanael Escalera

DJing as Activism & Community Building

with DJ Lady Ryan, Black, and Charles Hawthorne • October 11, 2023

Holla if ya hear me!

Black Femmes in Music

Hosted by Qing Qi & The Pu Tang Clan • May 17, 2023

ASL interpreted by Mitchell Perilla and Kevin Abrams

Taxes are a drag

Financial Literacy for Queer & Trans Artists

Hosted by Oaklash Treasurer Lex Young • March 1st, 2023

Indigenous Voices

Drag as Medicine, Drag as Ceremony

Hosted by Enbeguiling • Featuring Papi Churro & Landa Lakes • May 23rd, 2022

ASL Interpreted by Natanael Escalera

Introduction to Music Production & Synthesis
FOR qtpoc

Hosted by Neyva • May 25th, 2022

ASL interpreted by Kevin Abrams