Grantee Database

AFRICAN ARTS ACADEMY

Application ID

CYD-22-19153

Application Type

Creative Youth Development

Approved Grant Amount

36000

Project Description

MISSION
To establish a state-of-the-arts educational institution that specializes in the doctrines of arts and crafts originating in Africa and the African diaspora. To preserve the African cultural heritage, through special performances, education, workshops, and programs that empower our black community. Our goal at African Arts Academy is to both help change the way the world views Africa, and to also change the perspective of people of African descent, by producing a different narrative that highlights the beauty and values of African Art. By working with artists of African descent, we teach the value of the artistic production of African diaspora that has positively contributed to the cultural development and economic growth in nations all over the world. Our vision for the African Arts Academy is to be the bridge between traditional wisdom and the modern world, via new technology, where innovation meets tradition.

GOAL
Our goal at African Arts Academy is not only that we want to help change the perception of the way the world views Africa, but we also want to help change the perspective of people of African descent, by producing a different narrative, in highlighting the beauty and values of African Art which has positively contributed to the artistic development and economic growth in great nations around the world produced by the people of the African diaspora.

OUR VISION
African Arts Academy our vision is the bridge between ancient wisdom and the modern world, via new technology, where innovation meets tradition.

Organization Summary

MISSION
To establish a state-of-the-arts educational institution that specializes in the doctrines of arts and crafts originating in Africa and the African diaspora. To preserve the African cultural heritage, through special performances, education, workshops, and programs that empower our black community. Our goal at African Arts Academy is to both help change the way the world views Africa, and to also change the perspective of people of African descent, by producing a different narrative that highlights the beauty and values of African Art. By working with artists of African descent, we teach the value of the artistic production of African diaspora that has positively contributed to the cultural development and economic growth in nations all over the world. Our vision for the African Arts Academy is to be the bridge between traditional wisdom and the modern world, via new technology, where innovation meets tradition.

GOAL
Our goal at African Arts Academy is not only that we want to help change the perception of the way the world views Africa, but we also want to help change the perspective of people of African descent, by producing a different narrative, in highlighting the beauty and values of African Art which has positively contributed to the artistic development and economic growth in great nations around the world produced by the people of the African diaspora.

OUR VISION
African Arts Academy our vision is the bridge between ancient wisdom and the modern world, via new technology, where innovation meets tradition.

Organization

AFRICAN ARTS ACADEMY

Address

145 9th Street, Suite 208

San Francisco

Phone

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