Oakland's Daffodils

CB Smith-Dahl Fri, 26 Feb at 4:56pm

Photograph by CB Smith-Dahl. (http://www.communitybridgevideo.com)

For the past 6 years, Keep Oakland Beautiful has been helping the city of Oakland bloom. Each fall this public/private partnership hands out free flower bulbs. (Most recently at Home Depot.) Individual volunteers and community based organizations plant them throughout the city.

Traditionally daffodils were the perrenial-of-choice but last year's financial crisis resulted in multi-colored freesias. Over the next few weeks, you may see a unexpected bursts of color in public places like schools, parks, and even freeway offramps. Spring has come early to Oakland this year.

About CB Smith-Dahl

CB Smith-Dahl is an artist who has always put the community at the center of her work. CB teaches video and photography. Her specialty is working with at-risk youth, using visual arts as a tool for intervention, reflection, and community building. Some of the programs she’s taught for are Inner City Filmmakers, Streetside Productions/The East Bay Asian Youth Center, and the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. In 1997, she founded Community Bridge Video, which produces educational and promotional films in partnership with nonprofits and community based organizations. Her client list includes the California Council for the Humanities, Alameda County Health Department, and the City of Beverly Hills. She has an MFA in film & video production from the University of Southern California and a BA in Spanish and education from Spelman College.