The Alliance is dedicated to preserve and promote African-American arts and heritage; sharing information and resources; increasing artistic and economic self-sufficiency; and advocating increased community support for the arts.
Metro Arts recently developed the THRIVE program, which uses an obscure municipal regulation to award contracts of up to $4,000 to individual artists and small arts groups ineligible for the Commission’s larger general operating support grants. Two- Read More
Led by Conexión Américas, this is a comprehensive creative placemaking process to help transform bus shelters, roads, and parks in a diverse neighborhood.
Musicians On Call believes that patients, families, and caregivers should benefit from the healing power of music. In addition to live performances, it offers the Music Pharmacy, which gives each patient access to a tablet loaded with Pandora and Read More
The mural located in Whittier—a working-class neighborhood of Native Americas as well as settlers from across the globe—shows the neighborhood working together to care for its natural beauty, the education of its youth, and the welfare of its Read More
CRYP is an authentic grassroots initiative that intersects culture, history, heritage, and service. It is designed to meet the specific needs of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation through innovative youth programming, vital family services, and Read More
Seeing Spartanburg is a public art project that uses light installations in nine neighborhoods to improve safety and community pride. It is a collaboration between an installation artist, community groups, city government, and a wide range of Read More
AS220 Youth focuses its arts education program on youth ages 14 to 21 that are in the care and custody of the state. It engages youth in a creative process to lead them to positive social, educational, and vocational outcomes.
The Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism (AC+T) ensures the continued development of a vibrant and creative city by integrating arts and culture into community life while showcasing Providence as an international cultural destination.
The Proch Light Project is a collaboration between the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services to create murals that focus specifically on mental health and Read More