Arts Access

Giving Back to the Community

Through its Arts Access program, the Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) is dedicated to providing families, children, seniors, educators and low-income or at-risk individuals the opportunity to experience the arts. The program is funded through donations, sponsorships and grants.

Each year with the assistance of our valued donors and sponsors, DRAA works with social service agencies, arts organizations and schools to provide services which include tickets to performances at the Lesher Center for the Arts for low-income individuals and seniors in challenging circumstances; interpreters for hearing impaired audiences; transportation to arts events and more. If there is a school or district your company currently supports, DRAA can develop a specialized arts program on your behalf.

Click here for the Arts Access brochure (PDF).

Teachers interested in Arts Access funding, please click here for more information. Click here for an Arts Access application (PDF).

Through your donations and sponsorships you can change lives in our community by:

Treating children, educators and frail seniors to performances at the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA)
Providing transportation to LCA performances for low-income and at-risk youth and seniors
Sponsoring Artistic Excellence Youth Scholarships
Funding Sign Language Interpreters to sign for hearing impaired audiences at LCA performances
Treating children to dress rehearsal performances at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Treating children to tours of the Bedford Gallery
Providing a School Time Program at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Providing tickets for seniors to attend Bedford Gallery Art Morning Programs
Providing special Bedford Gallery tours frail seniors and their care givers
Providing LCA Senior Outreach Programs
Hosting parties for families in need at The Bedford Gallery
And many more.

We realize that the arts are much more than just fun activities for children. Participation in the arts opens up children's worlds and minds, and offers them the skills they need for a bright future. Art is an essential aspect of a child’s development, encompassing humanism, passion, beauty and emotion.

The arts teach children to be more tolerant and open
The arts allow children to express themselves creatively
The arts promote individuality, bolster self-confidence, and improve overall academic performance
The arts can help troubled youth, providing an alternative to delinquent behavior and truancy while providing an improved attitude towards school

Please join us in giving back to the community by donating to, or sponsoring, Arts Access.

For more information about our Arts Access Program
contact DRAA at 925.932.1731
or info@draa.org