K A L D E R R A
Creating Healdsburg's Cultural Arts District
Creativity is the beating heart of Healdsburg. With carefully orchestrated efforts, we believe Healdsburg will become the Arts Mecca of Northern California, supporting our diverse community, our growing creative economy and celebrating the work of our culture, artists, musicians and makers. Working in close collaboration with the City, business community and our Arts and Culture Commission, Kalderra is an organization that weaves together our creative community to cultivate a more vibrant and inclusive City for locals and visitors alike.
We respectfully acknowledge that Healdsburg is on the traditional, unceded lands of the Pomo and Wappo people. We recognize the enduring relationship between Indigenous peoples and this land, and we commit to honoring their legacy and stewardship.
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Kalderra draws its name from “Kal,” the historic Pomo village at the confluence of the Russian River near today’s Healdsburg Plaza. The word "caldera" references a fertile basin after volcanic transformation. Healdsburg sits at this crossroads, where ancient waters and creative fire meet, sparking new possibilities for Healdsburg’s arts and cultural future.
Kalderra's guiding purpose is to celebrate, sustain, and expand Healdsburg's cultural life by empowering local artists, fostering inclusive arts experiences, and building partnerships for community and economic vitality.
Celebrating Community Through Arts and Culture
Kalderra is the nonprofit catalyst whose work is to create a Cultural Arts District in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California. We unite existing cultural assets—galleries, venues, heritage sites, and creative spaces—into a thriving creative economic ecosystem that drives measurable business impact through the designation of Healdsburg as a California State Cultural Arts District. Securing state designation can deliver increased foot traffic for local businesses, and new funding streams for our community's artists and makers.
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Kalderra’s primary goal is to prepare Healdsburg to become a state designated California Cultural Arts District by the next qualifying application cycle. Focusing on goals set out in Healdsburg's Arts & Culture Master Plan, Kalderra will facilitate the formalization of a network of interconnected venues, cultural areas and events. Some of the efforts of Kalderra's board and volunteers include:​
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Community collaboration and engagement opportunities
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Providing communications about arts and culture events in Healdsburg
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Envisioning a future Healdsburg Arts and Culture Center with an international architectural ideas competition
