PRESERVING OAKLAND’S PAST.
IGNITING ITS CREATIVE FUTURE.
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OUR MISSION
To restore a historic Oakland landmark and open its doors as a permanent, affordable space where artists create, neighbors gather, and the community shapes its cultural future.
What We're Doing
Built in 1927, the Montclair Firehouse once protected Oakland as Fire Station 24. Today, this iconic building has the opportunity to serve the community once again — as the newest home for art, performance, and community life. An accessible space where local artists can do their best work, where neighbors come together to create, celebrate, and shape what this neighborhood becomes next.
Why it Matters
Art is essential to a thriving community.
When creative spaces are accessible to everyone, remarkable things can happen. Artists find their audience. Neighbors find each other. Communities find their voice. We see this as both a renovation and a reclamation of space for the purposes of creativity and connection.
What it Will Become
A place for art to be made, shared and experienced together.
A performance venue for music, theater, spoken word, and community events
Exhibition space for local and regional artists to share their work
An affordable gathering space for workshops, talks, and cultural programming
A cultural anchor that belongs to the neighborhood, now and for generations to come
In the News
A History of the Montclair Firehouse Station.
A Storybook Firehouse
by Dorothy Londagin