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!
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.
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). ❤️
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.
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)
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!
04/28/2026
Natomas Unified recently shared this video to showcase the partnership between CLARA and their classrooms. CLARA brings performing arts education to five different elementary schools in NUSD, serving over 3,800 students per year at this district. We're so grateful to be part of the arts education solution for the students of Natomas.
Natomas Unified School District Witter Ranch Hawks Hone Theater Skills with CLARA
Michael Stevenson, Artistic Director of Capital Stage, shares how their partnership with CLARA has supported their work and artistic growth. Your support of CLARA's Big Day of Giving campaign ensures that we're able to continue investing in local arts organizations! www.bigdayofgiving.org/claramidtown
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