Grantee Database
ACADEMY OF SPECIAL DREAMS FOUNDATION
Grant Year
2020-21
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$14,250.00
Project Description
accomplish our goals to maintaining an Art Therapy Program to promote mental health, organizing 5 inclusive exhibitions featuring art by a diverse group of artists with disabilities and providing working artist grants to people with disabilities who seek self-sufficiency through micro-business selling their art.
Organization Summary
The Academy of Special Dreams Foundation is dedicated to promoting the creative talents of people with disabilities. To achieve this mission, the foundation employs three key strategies:
Encouraging artistic expression through open-call competitions: The foundation organizes and administers competitions that invite individuals with special needs to showcase their artistic talents through various artistic mediums.
Providing financial support for artists with disabilities: The foundation offers scholarships, cash awards, and other forms of financial support to artists with disabilities, in order to promote their continued involvement in the arts.
Showcasing artistic expressions: The foundation hosts art exhibitions in the community, as well as web-based virtual galleries and exhibitions and produces videos that highlight the works of artists with disabilities. Additionally, the foundation offers an art therapy program to promote mental health.
Organization
Academy of Special Dreams Foundation
Address
115 W CALIFORNIA BLVD 326
PASADENA
91105-3005
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(626) 235-9387
Congressional District
California's 27th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 41
State Senate District
District 25
