Mad, mad, MAD love to our community for showing up tough to the Project Heal Album Release Show last month at the Creation District! Shoutout to our beautiful Project Heal warriors for teaching us what in means to sing their truth on stage, shoutout to @somuchlight and @tsavothelion for opening the house with their relentless talent, shoutout to @_cisco_kuhl for taking GORGEOUS photos and video all night (more to come), shoutout to our Creation District Team for making a space where healing is welcome in all of its messy glory, and shoutout to YOU for sharing the magic with us. Stay tuned for more media and in the mean time remember that YOU are worthy of healing ✨❤️🩹🤘
Street Leaders is a revolutionary way of blending shelter system navigation and traditional street outreach all with youth leaders at the helm. Made up of a team of 8 youth experts, Street Leaders will be placed in school systems, shelters, street encampments, drop-in centers, and various hubs to serve as peer supports and navigators in the community.
Named after Nevaeh Hernandez (1999-2023) a founding member of Sacramento’s first youth led street outreach team created in 2016. Nevaeh’s legacy will live on as a Street Leader forever 🖤
Learn more about how to get involved at /streetleaders
🎵🎶 Shout to Creation District artist @bluegambit916 for writing & recording the music in this video! 🎵🎶
Saturday May 16th save the date and grab your tickets, come on out and celebrate the album release of “The Reckoning” the sophomore album from @lizz_shine &HRT @harlowsnightclub@thestarletroom . This is all ages, there are free tickets available for community members who need them.
Come join in community with this All-Star lineup including “KC Shane and the Belonging” @kcshanemusic , The Eli Conley Quartet @eliconleymusic , @ttgcameronlove , @jakharismith , @grrlphag and @jaketraugott ! We will also be featuring songs from @justtreethanks and @futch_art !!!
We are also teaming up with “The Creation District” @thecreationdistrict , a free music and art studio for youth experiencing housing insecurity -“because Art is for everyone, and everyone is an artist”. We will be donating 10% of the ticket sales to them, while also raising awareness of the good work that they do, and trying to get outside funds to help meet some of their budget short falls they are experiencing.
We will also have some amazing folks tabling including, but not limited to @norcal_resist and @sacramento.punks.with.lunch .
Come join us for this amazing night of music, community, queer and trans safe spaces, and come see what some of your favorite local artists have been up to. Tickets can be found through links in artist bios or through the venue website!
Remember, trans is beautiful, 🖕🏻🧊, free 🇵🇸, justice for all oppressed peoples, with a reminder to lean into community and look out for each other! We keep each other safe!!!
Reminder, there are free tickets available please message one of the performers for information. No questions will be asked. We want all folks there if you need accommodations please reach out to @lizz_shine .
#livemusic #sacramentomusicscene #indiemusicians #queermusicians #music
New Creation District stickers just in! Drop-in today for survey day and get your cash incentive along with a custom Creation District sticker pack or the prize of your choice! DM us for more details 🎤🎧🎨❤️
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Waking the Village, a nonprofit organization in Sacramento, supports homeless and housing-insecure individuals through various programs, with a unique focus on art at its Creation District as a means of expression and healing.
“We work to create a space for young adults to come that is really respite all rooted in creativity in the arts,” said Grace Loescher, Creation District director. “Everything we do here is through the lens of music, art, theater.”
#sacramento #wakingthevillage
We are thrilled to introduce our Creation District Artist of the Month, Anubis-Emerald (A.E Nox)! A multidisciplinary creator working in traditional and digital art, writing, and photography, A.E Nox brings its Black and Indigenous/Native identity, Agender and Xenogender experience, and Sapiosexual/Demiromantic orientations into a deeply personal body of work. As someone who has navigated disability, homelessness, stigmatization, and survived RAMCOA, its art holds powerful layers of truth.
Its multifaceted identities shape how it sees the world—through intersectionality, mental health, trauma, and the perspectives of multiple alters who contribute to its pieces. Often exploring themes that are dark, morbid, graphic, or emotionally intense, A.E Nox’s work reflects the realities it has moved through, sharing that it “didn’t go through life experiencing a lot of good or ‘light.’”
Blending textures, techniques, shapes, emotions, and synesthetic experiences, it creates scenes meant to evoke the feelings present during their making and offer others a window into how it experiences life.
We’re honored to feature A.E Nox at The Creation District. Its creativity and honesty deepen our community’s understanding of identity, expression, and the power of art.
Have you ever driven down a city street and seen the patch of earth in front of a building, turned into a foodscape amidst the concrete sidewalk? That’s what you will see at 13th & S, midtown Sacramento in front of Creation District’s Art and Wellness Space.
TSAVO had a dream of bringing the youth, who struggle with housing insecurity, the knowledge of planting and growing food. He and co-worker Caralie take them regularly to Three Sisters Garden in West Sac but he wanted to create it at ‘home’.
Miracle of miracles, the City granted permission and a tiny urban garden is thriving. Check it out!
We recently traveled to Nisenan Land to visit the brilliant people of @thecreationdistrict for an afternoon sharing of books and boxing, featuring Pancho Villa: World Champion, 1923. It was deeply moving to feel the welcoming spirit of The Creation District, and to feel excitement around our peoples’ struggles, languages & cultures ❤️🔥
What a rare honor it is to dive deeply into the interwoven histories of our peoples with @bernardjaames@kirbyaraullo & @bayaniart . It is special that we get to team up and offer such essential literary & martial arts offerings for our world today. Combining theory with practice, holistic wellness with combat readiness are all lethal ⚔️ and vital for our peoples’ liberation 🌻 from Falasteen to the Philippines, from Nisenan to Ohlone land, from Afrika, Turtle Island to Asia, all power to the people forever & always 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸✊🏿✊🏾
Salamat @suka.babii and The Creation District for hosting us 🫶🏽
#panchovilla #franciscoguilledo #bayanibooks #bayanihanboxing #nisenan #nisenanland #thecreationdistrict #booktalk #boxing #martialarts #literaryarts
Throwback to our last Creation District Records Showcase! Since 2018, our creators have been writing, recording, and producing original tracks the world needs to hear. Once a quarter, they bring that magic to the stage — designing the lighting, creating flyers and visuals, and performing the music that tells their story.
Staff hold it down at the door and merch tables, local artists join in to collaborate, and every dollar raised goes right back into the hands of the artists who make it all happen. 🎤
Check out a few of our favorite moments from past and recent shows! 📸
What a magical day at ARTreach! ✨ Since 2019, our Creation District team has been bringing creativity on wheels through our Mobile Street ARTreach program — delivering art, joy, and connection to shelters, encampments, and youth programs across Sacramento. This week, we visited Waking the Village’s parenting houses, where families painted pumpkins, created autumn watercolor scenes, and made jewelry together. 🍂💛🎨 Throwback to our van!!
Learn more about our Street ARTreach program /street-artreach
#artisforeveryone #artisticaccessibility #creativitymatters
