Grantee Database
A REASON TO SURVIVE
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
Impact Projects
Award Amount
$21,250.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, A REASON TO SURVIVE will convene local artists and youth from National City and neighboring South Bay communities to design and realize the Kimball Court Mural. Through free design workshops for teens, community charrettes for project input, the project will complete the mural in 2024, and celebrate with a culminating unveiling event. The public art project will rejuvenate a neglected basketball court in Kimball Park, and spur a next phase of work on the gathering space nearby, where other public art, seating/shade areas, a public walkway, and a creek bed all need to be reclaimed for community use.
Organization Summary
A Reason To Survive (ARTS) offers arts programming and creative workforce opportunities for youth and young adults (ages 8-24) living the south county region of San Diego. Through our program initiatives – Community ARTS, ARTS 4 Justice, ARTS On Campus, and ARTS @ Work — young people gain exposure to a range of artistic disciplines (visual arts, media arts, music, and industrial arts in our Maker Workshop), while deepening their social-emotional development through meaningful relationships and mentorship provided by teaching artists and ARTS staff. Through our innovative Community of Care model, we integrate social-emotional supports into our program / curricula design and into the overall design of learning spaces, exhibitions, and performances at the ARTS Center.
Organization
ARTS
Address
200 E 12TH ST
NATIONAL CITY
91950-3314
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Phone
(619) 297-2787
Congressional District
California's 52nd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 80
State Senate District
District 18
