We're excited to share a powerful partnership between OCCTAC and the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC).

Discover the transformative power of arts education and therapeutic arts in our new OCCTAC overview video...

SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE, including children and adults with developmental...

The annual Prep Arts Academy Production, Bloom23, was a huge success! Hosted at the iconic First Presbyterian Church Santa Ana...

ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER Allison Hata | Fall 2022 With a goal of creating more access to the arts for youth from...

VERA CASTANEDA | MAY 26, 2021 9:11 PM PT Roberto Reyes playing viola at OCCTAC with Jairo Mendez and Lupita Marcial. (Courtesy of Mark...

Mark Dimalanta | May 2021 During the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center was pressed to pivot,...

Sara Eaker | Dec 19, 2018 The Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) offers programs that unite the arts with...

The center offers arts enrichment to children with special needs as well as at-risk youth and adults in the community. Orange Coast...

May/June 2018 Martha Rivera ’12 has served as a mentor for college-bound students in Santa Ana, Pomona and beyond. (Photo/Nicholas...

Gabriel San Román | Posted on June 25, 2014 From the coastal port of Veracruz, Mexico to landlocked Paraguay, the harp in Latin America...

Ana Jimenez-Hami Brings the Arts to Low-Income Kids. Jimenez-Hami's late father, who was murdered along with her mother, inspired her...