The ocean, air and our soils are filling up with plastic, it is unavoidable. We need to make big changes and most importantly work together with government and businesses to protect our environment. We are the Atrium, Sacramento's Creative Innovation Center for Sustainability.
We work on regenerative economy solutions in our lab.
We pilot and test solutions in real life.
Our incubator for Sacramento creatives builds eco friendly community businesses.
We beleive kind, creative, sustainable artists will save the word.
Want to save the world with us?
See the Zero Waste Mobile Art Cafe in Action:
We produced a 6 episode TV series that focuses on environmental protection,
& waste reduction education for Middle & High School.
Currently broadcast on Metro 14 and soon on KVIE
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Learn more at Atrium916.com/tv
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Build up & Clean up our community.
Sustainable creatives, are needed for a livable future!
creatives in our Incubator & Accelerator program.
Supporting over 850 eco-friendly creatives and micro manufacturers in the Sacramento region.
Gallery and Experience Art Cafe serving art not food at your table
Touted as one of the Most Unique and Eco-Friendly Stores in California
An active 3rd space that is creative and sustainable for the community
Elevating Sacramento's image with over 148,000 visitors in Old Sacramento
Growing Sacramento's circular economy marketplace incubator and accelerator
Key Economic Actor for Sacramento Creatives paying hundreds of creatives a year.
Creating waste reduction education materials & activities for schools & underserved communities.
Advocating for reuse innovation with SB54 - Plastic Packaging Pollution Prevention Act.
Developing statewide creative circular economy solutions
We build a better future by engineering creative community ideas into impactful sustainable solutions.
Visit us in Old Sacramento to see what we do.
We're open 5 days a week; Wednesday through Sunday.
CREATIVE BUSINESSES SUPPORTED JUST IN OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAM
Atrium 916 is a collaborative hub for creative, sustainable entrepreneurs—a Creative Innovation Center for Sustainability.
We engineer impactful systems, solutions, art installations, and products with and for the community, building the circular economy that serves the community. It is our mission to foster omni-considerate solutions for a kind, creative, and sustainable future for all species and their environments.
We incubate Sacramento Creative leaders and pilot innovative local community solutions to lead us to a kind, equitable, sustainable, and creative future. Sacramento's hub for creatives to gather, brainstorm, connect, and test possible sustainable solutions is in historic Old Sacramento, open to creatives and the public five days a week. Atrium 916 serves over 850 local creatives in the greater Sacramento region, providing crucial support and testing grounds for sustainable solutions to flourish.
We pilot, test, and build systems that drive impact and solve problems sustainably. We are the doers who come to the table with community-driven solutions and the capability to implement them. Atrium 916 is a hub of people, creativity, ideas, and solutions that accelerate the circular economy.
SHORT TERM GOALS: Keep our doors open & our lights on, with so many grants being redacted.
LONG TERM GOAL: We are actively searching for the perfect real estate for our permanent building.
The Atrium is committed to fostering resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, building a kind, sustainable future for all beings and their respective environments. We are devoted to innovating and redesigning systems to produce a creative, inclusive, adaptive, regenerative, and omni-considerate future that works for all.
Deep-rooted, systemic diversity is essential to our ability to survive and thrive. We understand significant disparities persist in economic opportunity and environmental well-being in our region and beyond. We nourish and foster ideas that grow from within our community because community-driven solutions are destined to thrive when given the necessary resources and support. We commit to continually innovate to be that support.
The Atrium acknowledges that equity does not currently exist in the arts or environmental efforts and is committed to advocating for equitable resources to support and serve multiple diverse populations. We are persistent in lowering barriers of entry and diversifying means of communication. Atrium is committed to proactive outreach to multiple diverse communities to support involvement and engagement in opportunities, programs, and resources and provide accessibility and inclusivity in all aspects.
Organization name
Atrium (Up Kindness, Inc)
other names
Up Kindness, Inc.
2019
Mission Category
Environment
Operating Budget
$100,001-$250,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Board Members, In-Kind Donations
Demographics Served
General population
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Local Counties Served
Sacramento
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
1020 FRONT STSacramento, CA, US