Our vision is to be a leader in promoting excellence and encouraging entrepreneurship among visual and performance artists within urban communities.  We continuously strive to be a model for making the education and preservation of art the cornerstone of community development and achievement.

                                                                 

   GOALS

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• Establish a workspace for emerging artists to advance their artistic skills.

• Educate the broader community on the value and impact of art in society.

• Showcase and preserve the work of regional visual and performing artists.

• Provide a positive space for at-risk youth who might otherwise be targeted by violence, crime and other social ills.

• Utilize business concepts that will create an entrepreneurial spirit among artist.

• Offer ongoing artistic programs that will aid in artist development.

• Grow the surrounding communities economically and socially.

• Create relationships and strategic partnerships to address the sustainability of regional visual and performance artists.

• Promote the importance of legacy building concepts on behalf of past, present and future artists.  

• Engage in an atmosphere of acceptance and excellence.