Grantee Database
ARTEQUITY COMMUNITY
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Statewide and Regional Networks
Award Amount
$32,405.00
Project Description
With assistance from the California Arts Council, artEquity Community will support and expand core programming that centers BIPOC leadership and wellness. This includes the BIPOC Leadership Circle, BIPOC Surviving Predominantly White Institutions, and initiatives to engage our growing alumni base.
The Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Leadership Circle brings together BIPOC leaders of cultural arts institutions to provide support, strategies, and systems of accountability while creating dynamic new leadership models that center BIPOC experiences.
Black, Indigenous, People of Color Surviving Predominately White Institutions is a series of trainings that supports BIPOC staff in navigating organizational environments that are not always conducive to their growth.
These core programs support BIPOC artists and arts leaders in building community and solidarity, and they offer powerful tools and strategies to advance equity throughout the arts sector.
Organization Summary
We have created programming that centers the needs of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) artists and art leaders, with a through-line of intentional support for Black artists and leaders. Our programs empower participants to scrutinize and upend the power structures that shape our society and institutions, to build community and collective power, and to imagine new ways of doing things – together. We also offer robust alumni programming and engagement, and we provide direct fiscal support to artists, arts leaders, and cultural bearers through our Artist and Activist Community Fund. Two of our core programs are:
Black, Indigenous, People of Color Leadership Circle (BLC):
The BLC brings together BIPOC leaders of cultural arts institutions to provide support, strategies, and systems of accountability while creating dynamic, new leadership models that center BIPOC experiences. Our fourth cohort of 39 leaders has been convening virtually and will gather in L.A. for an in-person retreat from June 10-14.
Black, Indigenous, People of Color Surviving Predominately White Institutions (BIPOC Surviving PWIs):
This series of trainings supports BIPOC artists and leaders in navigating organizational environments that are not always conducive to their growth and flourishing. The program builds community and solidarity and offers strategies to confront structural barriers that undermine BIPOC staff. This series has taken place three times and is now an important part of artEquity’s ongoing programming with over 4,100 individuals participating.
Alongside these core initiatives, we offer a robust array of additional digital and in-person programming, including Talking Back, a web series that engages in critical and impactful conversations with artists, activists, and leaders working in the arts sector; Alumni Convenings which gather hundreds of past program participants to build community and strategy; and a variety of virtual workshops for individuals and organizations offering foundational tools and strategies for organizational change.
Organization
artEquity Community
Address
556 S FAIR OAKS AVE STE 101 # 464
PASADENA
91105-2657
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(213) 986-5792
