CLARA Studios

CLARA Studios

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CLARA provides a sustainable home for the arts and arts education CLARA — the E.

Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts — provides studio and performance space for professional and community-based arts groups to create, collaborate, develop stability, and grow. We opened our doors in April 2016, and our creative spaces are already fully leased. We are deeply grateful to our many partners -- including the City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Unified School District, the Raley-Teel family, and many other artists and visionaries -- for helping to make our work possible!

06/17/2026

🎭✨ The arts are for everyone! ✨🎭

Join us on Saturday, June 27 for a special 2-hour theatre workshop designed for students under 18 with disabilities and their caregivers to create, play, and explore together.

Participants will:
🎩 Try on fun costumes and props
🎭 Create unique characters
🎲 Play silly theatre games
🌟 Build confidence and creativity alongside other young artists

No theatre experience is needed—just bring your imagination and come exactly as you are!

We are committed to making this experience welcoming and accessible. A designated quiet area, sensory tools, and an ADA-accessible entrance will be available. You’re also welcome to bring headphones or any supports that help you feel comfortable.

💙 Registration is $50 for one caregiver and one child. Additional family members can be added for $10 each.

Register here: https://claramidtown.coursestorm.com/course/neurodiversity-creativity-let-s-explore-theatre

06/16/2026

An important message from our local artists about why the arts must continue to be funded in the state budget. Please call your legislator today.

Photos from CLARA Studios's post 05/22/2026

WE NEED YOUR RECYCLABLE ITEMS! ♻️

We are collecting recyclable items for CLARA summer camp art projects, and we’d love to take your items off your hands!

We need:
• Paper Materials (cardboard, egg cartons, paper towel rolls..)
• Plastics (bottles, containers, lids..)
• Magazines

CLARA’s doors are open 7am-7pm M-F and 7am-2pm Sat/Sun. The bin is located at our main entrance, next to the teal doors on N Street.

Photos from CLARA Studios's post 05/22/2026

We have a new community space! In the midst of the summer heat, CLARA has curated a space for you to cool off, hang out, do work, and connect with your community. 🌞🌱

This project was made possible through funding from the California Natural Resources Agency and was beautifully designed by

Thank you for helping us continue building spaces where community and creativity thrive. 🩵

05/08/2026

$400 to go in the next 90 minutes -- do you think we can do it?

05/08/2026

At CLARA, a lot of what we do comes down to bringing people together: students performing for proud families, artists sharing their work, audiences experiencing live performance together.

And wherever there are audiences…there are chairs. 😊

The chairs we’ve used for the last 10 years were donated when CLARA first opened, and they’ve served us well — but they’re ready for retirement. This Big Day of Giving, we’re raising funds to replace them with safer, easier-to-use seating for our community, while also upgrading our long-overdue website.

We’re incredibly close to our goal — just $3,400 to go!

If CLARA has ever impacted you, your family, or someone you love, we hope you’ll help us cross the finish line today (link in comments). ❤️

05/07/2026

Today is the Sacramento region's Big Day of Giving, and our executive director is sharing some thoughts on our impact over our first 10 years of programs.
The first $7,500 of your gifts today are matched by generous donors, and will go towards two important 10th birthday gifts for us:
-- An upgraded website -- so it's easier for you to learn what's happening at CLARA and how to get involved
-- New seats and chair racks for our auditorium -- so our guests can sit in comfort and our staff can handle setup/teardown more quickly and efficiently.
Link to give is in the comments. Please join us today n celebrating a decade of impact.

05/07/2026

Teaching artist Riva Jean-Paul has been a valued member of CLARA's education team for years. Here, she talks about how CLARA's training and support has helped advance her career. Support artists like Riva through CLARA's Big Day of Giving campaign -- open now! (link in comments)

05/01/2026

Board Member CJ Deangelus talks about CLARA's role in the local arts education system, and why it's important to support opportunities like the ones we offer to Sacramento students.
Your support on Big Day of Giving next week helps make these programs possible! Early giving is now open -- visit www.bigdayofgiving.org/claramidtown to make your gift in support of the arts today!

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2420 N Street
Sacramento, CA
95816

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm