CALA Alliance

05/08/2026

“Where Words Gather”, our open grant writing workshop returns on Friday, May 15th at !

Join and , from 10am-noon to navigate the world of art opportunities; Bring your drafts, completed writings or ideas for peer review!

“Where Words Gather”
Friday, May 15th
10am - Noon


See you then
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04/30/2026

Feliz Día del Niño | Happy Children’s Day! 

Last Sunday, we celebrated at the Heard Museum with a weaving activity led by Samantha Vo ( ), where participants created their own bookmark/keychain. CALA shared space with incredible organizations like Art Heals ( ) creating a space where attendees could explore their creativity and learn more about our missions.

04/25/2026

We asked Sofia, “What is smART?” ☕️

Our arts program coordinator has been working diligently in prep mode with Roman our ED getting the summer cohort ready (kicking off May 31st, btw 👀)

Drop a 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏿🙋🏻‍♂️ who applied already? We can’t wait to bring the cohort together! Deadline is April 30

This program was made possible thanks to funding from community partners like

04/23/2026

Meet the facilitators guiding smART!
A group of artists and professionals ready to share their knowledge, experiences, and real tools to help you move your practice forward.

You’ve seen their faces and stories, now it’s your turn.
Only one week left to apply!

Apply through the link in our bio and take the next step in your artistic journey.

04/20/2026

Crossfade Lab lingered in the space between signal and response, where nothing arrives alone.

What stayed with us wasn’t just sound or image, but the feeling of being inside something shared. A reminder that listening is an active form, that dissonance can hold care, that we are constantly shaping and being shaped by what surrounds us.

Voices folded into one another. Questions moved through the room and came back altered. What are you seeking? The answers weren’t singular. They echoed, overlapped, and resisted clarity.

What remained was a kind of openness: to each other, to place, to the instability of meaning. A sense that even in fragmentation, there is rhythm. Even in noise, there is relation.

04/06/2026

03/31/2026

Introducing smART - CALA’s new workshop series designed to support artists in developing tools for their professional practice.

The series will take place between May 31 - June 28, 2026, with schedule details shaped alongside the selected cohort.

Submit your Application by April 30.

Apply at the link in bio 🔗🔗🔗

03/25/2026

Crossfade Lab returns with and on April 16th, 2026 at as part of

04.16.2026
7PM
Walter Studios
FREE

RSVP link in bio - See you soon ✌🏽

03/20/2026

Next Friday, March 27, we continue our “Where Words Gather” Grant writing workshop featuring and at !

See you there!
Friday March 27
Noon - 5pm
Open to All

03/14/2026

Crossfade lab is back on April 16th, in collaboration with !

Created in 2010 by writer and scholar Josh Kun,( ) Crossfade Lab hosts visual artists and musicians in conversation, finding intersections through storytelling and assembly.

Past Crossfade labs have featured Julieta Venegas, Carla Morrison, Rafa Esparza, Guadalupe Maravilla and many more.

Stay tuned for this editions artist announcement coming soon!

Save the date:
April 16

7pm
Free