Who we are

The word Asé pronounced (Ah Shay) is derived from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Used in a literal sense it is a word of affirmation and/or agreement so be it’, ‘may it be so’ or ‘so shall it be’ and on a deeper spiritual level it is a word that has the ability to make whatever one says manifest. Joining Asé and Arts together gives power to your imagination to envision and utilize the arts to manifest a new reality to bring about change within our minds, our hearts, our everyday lives and our community.

Studies have shown that learning through the arts builds an innate sense of value and accomplishment fostering an individual sense of identity. When presented with the opportunity to learn through the arts individuals develop socially, emotionally, creatively, intellectually and physically. Arts education is an integral part of our learning process and is highly lacking in the K-12’s current curricula. Asé Arts strives to fill this gap by providing classes, workshops and community events that bring people together through the process of art making. Helping individuals find a their voice through art, build technical skills, introduce/expand their knowledge of artist’s and their movements. To provide a space for self expression and exploration with the intention of provoking thought, conversation, and change.
 

Our Vision 

Asé Arts is a non-traditional learning space that provides accessible, high quality, multi-disciplinary, inter-generational arts experiences through classes, workshops and events with the vision of building community engagement through the arts. By creating spaces that fosters self expression, skill building, and access to working artists and their practices Asé Arts striving to help individuals open their perspective in viewing world through an artists lens

Asé Arts aims to build human interaction and common understand through the process of art making with the intention of strengtheing our communities . Collectively working together to producing works of art that provoke thought, conversation and change.
 
Asé Arts believes that individuals learn best when making art that is motivated by their own personal interests. This approach to learning challenges participants to build upon their own ideas using critical thinking skills with the intention of creating art that is reflective of their own voice, that provokes the viewer to think, engage in conversation, develop awareness and create change. The artists are disappearing at an alarming rate in our communities rapidly changing the look, feel and structure of our communities. Asé Arts is working towards cultivating a spaces that nurtures a new generation of artists providing spaces that support and cultivate the rich landscape of existing artists that preserves the culture of the Bay Area.