Grantee Database
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE COMPLEX
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Artists in Communities
Award Amount
$18,000.00
Project Description
With CAC support, artist William Rhodes will conduct 20 quilting workshops serving Black San Francisco elders. The project will result in two 24 8” by 12” quilts with panels informed by the participants’ life stories and experiences and that surround a center panel. Rhodes’ active partnership with the Black community will be central to the quilts’ development. In May 2020, AAACC will exhibit the quilts in its Sergeant Johnson Gallery or another location inside the building.
Organization Summary
AAACC’S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BLACK ARTS IN SAN FRANCISCO BY STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY OF BLACK CREATIVES TO CREATE, TEACH, PRESENT AND PROMOTE THEIR WORK. WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A SUSTAINABLE BLACK ARTS COMMUNITY, AAACC FOCUSES ON THE CREATIVE, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH NEEDS OF BLACK CREATIVES.
Organization
AAACC
Address
762 FULTON ST
SAN FRANCISCO
94102-4119
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 922-2049
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
