DiRT & Glitter

Art Adventures

Celebrating our inner & outer wilderness

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Welcome!

DiRT & Glitter is a genre-defying environmental art organization based in Del Norte County in far Northern California.

Our aim is to connect communities to both their bodies and environments through site-specific performances.

Learn more below about our current offerings, check out our past events here, and sign up for our newsletter here to be the first to know about upcoming experiences!

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Weaving the heart opening worlds of art & adventure together

After a successful two years of offering free arts adventure programming to youth and our community through the Youth Art & Adventure Program, we are focusing on two of our most beloved offerings:

Community Events &
our Youth Performance Internship

Learn more about these offerings below!

Community Events

At the heart of the work of DiRT & Glitter is community. Our community events bring together performance and visual art with adventure in wild places for unforgettable site-specific experiences!

Learn more here about past and upcoming community events from DiRT & Glitter!

Learn more about our community events

  • "Dirt and Glitter has provided an opportunity for me to grow in my artistic creativity, an opportunity I wouldn't have had without them."

    Redwood Roots, Youth Performance Intern 2026

  • "Being a part of Dirt & Glitter has helped me grow not only as a dancer but with my environment, dancing with the trees and working in nature has helped me connect with my surroundings and feel more present."

    Youth Performance Intern, 2026

  • "So much fun!!! I’ve made memories that I will never forget!"

    2025 Adventure Camp Participant

  • "This is best thing I’ve done for myself"

    Community Yoga Participant, 2025

Youth Performance Internship

Our Youth Performance Internship gives local youth ages 14-24 the opportunity to work with professional mentors to learn invaluable skills, gain career guidance and create original performances, all while being compensated financially.

Learn more here about the DiRT & Glitter Youth Performance Internship!

Learn more about our Youth Performance Internship

Past events & programs

From 2025-2026, DiRT & Glitter was able to offer FREE arts adventure experiences to Del Norte and Native Youth and our community, including workshops, community gatherings, youth performances, ongoing courses and more.

The program was made possible through the generous support of the Yurok Tribe’s Klamath Promise Neighborhood Initiative. You can learn more about the expansive experiences we offered to our community here!

Learn about Past Offerings

Support the work of DiRT & Glitter

Your support allows DiRT & Glitter to continue offering free and discounted arts adventure programming to our community, while also providing much needed financial compensation to local professional and youth artists.

Learn more about how you can help here.

Thank you for your support of these transformative experiences!

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