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Santa Fe, NM
It is Wise Fool New Mexico's mission to ignite imagination, build community, and promote social justice through performances and hands-on experiences in the arts of circus, puppetry, and theatre.
Wise Fool programs are designed:
Saint Paul , MN
Wishes for the Sky is a free, experiential, public art event celebrating the arrival of spring, environmental sustainability, and personal and collective wish-making. This one-of-a-kind art project has become a signature Earth Day event for the Twin Cities. Inspired by the ancient Asian traditions of flying wishes on kites, it is a contemporary art event integrating music, temporary sculpture, poetry, interactive sound collage, visual art, and public kite-flying.
Chicago, IL
Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to support women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness and advocacy. It specifically accomplishes this through exhibitions which raise public awareness and recognition of women's cultural contributions.
From 1992 through 2011 WMG has hosted 312 exhibitions, made up of 165 group shows, 103 invitational/solo shows, 36 Artisan Gallery exhibitions, and nine off-site shows. Close to 7,000 women artists have exhibited their work since WMG was established.
Minneapolis, MN
The Women's Foundation invests in social change to achieve equality for all women and girls in Minnesota.
Miami, FL
Women's Fund of Miami Dade is a catalyst for social change and economic justice with the goal of creating a community where all women and girls reach their full potential. Our grantmaking, along with advocacy, training and community building are the key elements used to achieve this goal.
San Francisco, CA
WomenArts is a worldwide community of artists and allies that works for empowerment, opportunity, and visibility for women artists. It provides a variety of free networking, fundraising, and advocacy services. WomenArts Network, an online directory of more than 1,400 women artists and artist organizations, is searchable by issues, art form, or type of artist. Listings include brief personal statements, bios, link to the artist's web site, image, and contact information. Women's Employment in the Arts provides educational sources on gender bias in the arts.
Words & Music
Nashville, TN
Words & Music is a curriculum-based lyric-writing program that:
1) Creates in-school educational opportunities that address Common Core standards in language arts and music and contribute to positive mental health outcomes for 9,000 Nashville and Middle Tennessee students, 63% of whom live in low-income households;
2) Provides out-of-school programs to at-risk Nashville youth through partnerships with community social service organizations;
3) Trains more than 100 classroom teachers to effectively deploy Words & Music;
Wilmington, NC
Working Films links nonfiction film to cutting edge activism. The goal is to leverage the storytelling power of documentary film to advance the efforts of social, economic, human and civil rights, and environmental justice. Working Films offers consultation, strategic planning for alternative distribution, website and social media development, and complete campaign management services to filmmakers to ensure the content of nonfiction media truly meets the intention for change.
New York, NY
Great theater strives to tell stories that illuminate, challenge, and alter our perceptions, that show us who we are and transform us in the process.
The Working Theater believes this transformative experience should not be a privilege or a luxury, but a stapel. We recognize that we live in a society that is often polarized by economic, cultural, and class differences and that these differences can be divisive. However, what makes us different is sometimes the most interesting thing about us.
YMCA Lighthouse Project
Pittsburgh, PA
The mission of the YMCA Lighthouse Project is to develop young people who are creative, connected and prepared for college and career. The Lighthouse advances this mission though the integration of media arts, performing arts, leadership development and college/career readiness. The Lighthouse engages nearly 100 youth each year in the artistic fields of music production, filmmaking, photography, graphic design, dance, visual arts, podcasting, and spoken word & poetry.
Reading, PA
The Yocum Institute for Arts Education’s mission is to connect and enrich our community through arts education, creative performance and innovative programs.
Chicago, IL
Our mission is to strengthen the value of youth art and culture by providing equal access to communal, artistic, and cultural resources that allow youth to become creative and engaged community members.
We provide programs for youth ages 13 to 24 years old, offered during the fall and spring after school, with longer day sessions during the summer. Programs range in technical skill and theme from basic drawing and painting, to public performance, blogging, comic and zine making, quinceañera aesthetics, mural painting and graffiti, just to name a few.
New York, NY
It is the mission of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City® to provide children of all cultural and economic backgrounds with a program of music education and choral performance that seeks to fulfill each child’s potential, while creating a model of artistic excellence and diversity that enriches the community.
Youngstown, OH
Project Description
The Youngstown Social Cause Poster Project is a gestalt-inspired program that aligns several art programs and organizations into creating a massive social cause advertising campaign inspired by and distributed throughout Youngstown, Ohio while providing opportunities to over 60+ young emerging artists, art educators, and graphic designers.
Atlanta, GA
The Youth Community Action Program (YCAP) develops youth leadership by providing popular political education to young people in Atlanta, creates alternative youth-run media programs, and organizes for local community power. The program addresses systemic mis-education of Black youth and youth of color in Atlanta school systems and connects young people to social movements.