Grantee Database
JACOBS CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD INNOVATION
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Artists in Communities
Award Amount
$19,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation will establish an Artist in Communities partnership with local artist Gill Sotu that will engage Southeastern San Diego’s community, local visual and performing artists, and non-profit service organizations in a six-month project that will culminate in a free event, Be About It, in the fall of 2020.
Organization Summary
JCNI works in the areas of physical redevelopment, arts and creative placemaking, and economic development. The internationally renowned Writerz Blok program originated as a graffiti prevention and urban arts education program in 1999. Writerz Blok employee artists educate youth about the difference between graffiti art and vandalism, while providing arts education and instruction in schools, in community locations, and in youth detention facilities. JCNI’s other arts programming (cultural celebrations and performances, visual and public art) supports community engagement and cohesion and is implemented in partnership with local community organizations and artists. Jacobs Presents is a series of performances and cultural experiences enjoyed by residents at JCNI venues including the Arts Park, Market Creek Amphitheater, Celebration Hall at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Community Center, and elsewhere on the Jacobs campus.
Organization
JCNI or Jacobs Center
Address
404 Euclid Avenue
San Diego
92114
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Phone
(619) 527-6161
Congressional District
California's 51st congressional district
State Assembly District
District 79
State Senate District
District 40
