The Center for Creativity in Redwood City, California, is launching a new fall series called Art+Sound on Broadway, held on three Sunday afternoons in September and October 2025. The series combines live concerts by local musicians, a juried visual arts exhibition titled "Art of the Community: Redwood City 2025," and hands-on art-making activities led by local artists. Performers include Alex and Maya Valdivia, Melissa Modifer, Andy Z, The Corner Laughers, Ol' Blue Genes, and Redwood Souls, while artists such as Elizabeth Gomez, Gadget, and Corinne Feldman lead community workshops. The series is funded by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission and takes place on a pedestrian-only block of Broadway outside the historic Hotel Sequoia, where the Center for Creativity is temporarily housed until 2027.
This series matters because it exemplifies a growing trend of community-driven arts programming that integrates visual art, live performance, and participatory creation in a single accessible venue. By highlighting exclusively local artists and performers, the initiative strengthens Redwood City's cultural identity and fosters direct public engagement with the arts. The collaboration between the Center for Creativity, the Redwood City Arts Commission, and local artists also demonstrates how municipal funding and grassroots organizing can sustain vibrant, inclusive cultural events outside major metropolitan art hubs.