Tag: the atrium

The Atrium, an environmentally-focused coworking space and community center for artists received a $219,000 grant

SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL Sacramento City Council on Tuesday allocated $6.9 million toward another round of grant funding to help artists, cultural organizations and others in the creative economy survive the…
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Local Mask Marketplace Offers Same-Day Delivery in Sacramento

INSIDE SACRAMENTO Enter Atrium, a Sacramento nonprofit, has brought together a team of talented people to create locally made masks that ship anywhere with same-day delivery in Sacramento.  Funds raised…
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The Sacramento Observer: Black Lives Matter Artist Proud of Capitol Mall Work

SACRAMENTO OBSERVER Born out of the recent protests that rocked the city and the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death, a mural along the Capitol Mall was an…
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Good Day Sacramento: Mask Makers Studio

GOOD DAY SACRAMENTO https://youtu.be/qU25WLgpIoc The Atrium, a nonprofit dedicated to creating a kind, creative, and sustainable future has built an online marketplace for local creatives to sell their handmade masks.…
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The Sacramento Bee: Californians must cover their face in public. How to wear masks and where you can get one

THE SACRAMENTO BEE Californians must now wear masks in all indoor public spaces, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday in an order designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The mandate includes taxis, ride…
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Meet the man behind Sacramento’s Black Lives Matter mural near Capitol

KCRA 3 SACRAMENTO Sacramento, Calif. – Demetris Washington painted the ground mural neat the State Capitol so everyone can see that racism is impacting so many lives and that Sacramento…
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D.C.’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art inspires similar giant slogans in cities nationwide

THE WASHINGTON POST Washington Post (June 8, 2020) – The sun had been up for only about an hour Sunday morning when Charman Driver and about a dozen other people…
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Black Lives Matter street art is showing up in cities across the US. Here’s a look

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM The Atrium, It started in Washington, D.C., where artists painted words “Black Lives Matter” Friday in bright yellow paint on a street leading to the White House. …
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Cities Across the US Are Painting Massive Black Lives Matter Slogans on Their Streets, Following in the Footsteps of Washington, DC

ARTNET NEWS In Washington, DC the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” appeared on Friday night in 35-foot-long yellow letters across two blocks directly north of the White House.  The mural, commission…
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Golden 1 Works with Local Artists to Create Face Masks for the Community

GOLDEN 1 CENTER More than 1,000 face masks donated to local nonprofits Golden 1 Credit Union (Golden 1) teamed up with local artists from The Atrium to promote community wellbeing…
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Visit Sacramento Podcast: Shira Lane on New Mask Marketplace for Local Artists

Visit Sacramento Podcast (May 14, 2020) – With the need to wear masks seemingly here for the foreseeable future, Sacramento artists are stepping up to provide unique examples, giving people…
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THE SACTOWN INSIDER ROGUE EDITION: “CORONA CHRONICLES”

ACCESS SACRAMENTO Access Sacramento (Access) is a nonprofit public access station providing 100% local television and radio programming to the greater Sacramento region. One of their programs, SacTown Insider, recently…
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PBS KVIE’s Rob Stewart On The Road: Joshua’s House & The Atrium

Rob at Home (April 2020) – PBS KVIE’s Rob Stewart brings you the stories that capture Northern California’s spectacular beauty, rich history, and fascinating people and places. Listen in as Rob…
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City’s Office of Arts & Culture Teams Up with Local Groups to Support Creatives During Covid-19 Outbreak

Sacramento City Express (April 2020) – Partnering with Atrium916 and other local creative groups, the Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture on April 9 co-hosted its second Creative Economy Community meeting,…
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Reuters 2020: Lighting the Way on Waste Issue

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Sheilagh McCafferty’s eyes lit up as she pulled apart one of a pile of vape cartridges, a treasure trove of wiring, lithium batteries and light-emitting diode…
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Cannabis Times 2019: Panel Discussion on Cartridge Waste

Up Kindness, Inc – DBA The Atrium 916 is calling attention to the challenges surrounding vape cartridge recycling with an upcycled art exhibit, and brainstorming solutions through panel discussions. Up…
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Leaf Online 2019: Battling Cannabis Waste with UpCycled Art

Disposable vapes and cartridges reach new highs every day and with them an enormous amount of post-consumer waste. According to BDS Analytics, vape cartridges are the fastest-growing sector of California’s…
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Upcycle Pop Eco Holiday Market & Art Exhibit 2019

There’s no shortage of holiday gifts this season, and with them comes the abundance of holiday waste. At least one-holiday market is making it a goal to be zero waste:…
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Sac Dance Lab Grand Opening

Good Day Sacramento covered the Grand Opening of Sac Dance Lab at the Atrium, and reporter Angel Cardenas even jumps on the dance floor! See the full post here.

Info on Creative Economy Meeting and Panel with Mayor, Darrell Steinberg

This quarterly Creative Economy meeting will host a panel discussion on the financial future of the Creative Economy – “Funding Strategies for Arts and the Creative Economy”. The panel – Sacramento Mayor,…
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