Our mission is to champion arts for all by supporting scholarships and advocacy that make arts learning experiences through the Center for Community Arts accessible to everyone in our community.
Imagine a place right in your neighborhood where creativity brings people together.
A place where you can drop in for an evening of art-making and connect with neighbors and friends.
Where your preschooler can explore and learn through the arts every day.
Where your teen can discover their voice and confidence through improv or painting or music.
You don’t have to imagine it—it's happening right here in Walnut Creek’s Northgate neighborhood at the Center for Community Arts, where creativity and community meet.
Our primary purpose is to raise funds that are used to provide scholarships for children, teens, adults and seniors with financial need who want to participate in arts programs offered by Center for Community Arts.
The Community Arts Foundation is an independent, non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We are a 100% volunteer- based organization made up of passionate advocates who raise funds to provide need-based scholarships enabling children, teens, adults and seniors to participate in the wide range of visual and performing arts programs offered by Center for Community Arts.
Founders Circle ($5,000 or more)
Quest Foundation
Michael & Denise Weiner in memory of Rachel J. Weiner
Designer Circle ($2500 to $4999)
Clay Arts Guild
F&M Bank
Lee & Art Oller
Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation
Arthur Rangel
Walnut Creek Seniors Club
Creative Circle ($1000 to $2499)
Jennifer Crosthwaite
Ray & Lori Depole
Leslie Mills Real Estate
Olga Jane Rotermund
Elizabeth & Jorge Silva
Donna Laverdiere
Meghan & David Tozer
Kathy Vendel & The Northgate Real Estate Team
Artists Circle ($500 to $999)
Diana & Kevin Brown
Dr. Stewart & Nancy Daniels
Jerry & Kathy Hicks
Natalie Inouye
Paola Meta & Jeremy Fanucchi in memory of Filomena Patullo Meta
Jen & Justin O’Neill
Lindsey & Sean Gailmard
Jeanne Parham
Cindy & Tom Silva
Smile Power Orthodontics
Thank you to our 2024-25 Donors!
Maker Circle ($250 to $499)
Glynnis & John Cowdery
Cole Portocarrero
Lisa Crossett, Crossett Search & Advisory
Cindy Darling
Jane & Roger Emanuel
Laurie Ferreira
Ken & Carol Fowler
Jo Gruszka
Erika Goldstein
Aimee Martel, To the Pointe Physical Therapy
Ben & Constance Nie
Nancy Painter
Art Remedios
Doug Rowe
Landa Ruen
Gary Schaub & Maria Gounaris
Emily Stewart
Victoria Winter
Yanyan Zhao
Donors Under $250
Karen Adams
Lawton Barnes
Anna Barnett
Joe Bologna
Valerie Burgess
Contra Costa Branch of Music Teachers’ Association
Naomi Fukumori
Susan Helms
Aigul Iglikova
Amanda Johnson, In Honor of Eli Messiha
Flora Johnstone
Chuck & Pam Luther
Ann Merideth
Clara Painter
Becky Potter
Lani Reyes
Hans & Arline Reimann
Kevin & Michele Safine
Eva Santelli
Bette & John Sindzinski
Guvnor Sommerhaug
Robert & Karen Stankus
Betty Wang
Robert Simmons & Judy Whelan
Sheena Yow
In Memoriam: The Denise Campana Scholarship Fund
Remembering Denise Hannabeth Campana (January 31, 1937- September 26, 2025)
Denise Hannabeth Campana was a devoted wife, loving mother, and gifted artist. Born in Berkeley, California in 1937, Denise lived a life rich in warmth and creativity. Her art reflected her soul—kind, searching, and filled with love. Whether she was painting outside or inside her home studio, she had an extraordinary gift for seeing colors and balance, feeling emotions, and putting that together in diverse modalities of art.
Denise was a lifelong learner who embraced every opportunity to grow and contribute to her community. She often attended art classes through the Center for Community Arts! Denise’s talents were boundless, extending beyond painting to include sewing, needlepoint, flower arranging, ceramics, literary works and cooking.
In memory of her passion for the arts and her love for her community, the Campana family has chosen to recognize Denise through an annual scholarship so her legacy may live on through the arts.
Thank you to Denise’s friends and family for their generous support for the 2026 Denise Campana Scholarship Fund:
Mary Jo Bayard
Lori Sue Bullock
Judith Dealba
Diane Farley
Judy Faust
Brad Gai
Jill Howe
Christie Mehta / Arthur J. Gallagher
David Minellone
Renee Mortensen
Van Sanders
Susan Schmitz
Christina Sigurdson
Mary Smith
Gene & Gerry Steeb
Richard Steeb
Dr. Wayne & Linda Towson
Anita Tuteja