Grantee Database

COMMUNITY ARTS & EMPOWERMENT

Grant Year

2024-25

Grant Program

Creative Youth Development

Award Amount

$17,360.00

Project Description

“With support from the California Arts Council, COMMUNITY ARTS & EMPOWERMENT will continue operating a free mosaic arts center where both paid and volunteer high school youth create public art mosaics for the City of Watsonville at the Muzzio Mosaic Arts Center located in Muzzio Park. We will use the CAC grant funds to further our community-engaged arts practice by creating 200 square feet of mosaics to be installed on the outside of our Arts Center. The mosaics will be designed by high school youth who will be paid a stipend for their designs and fabricated by high school volunteers and student interns.

Organization Summary

Through community engagement we help identify the values of a neighborhood and the visual aesthetics of its members. We seek out local artists to assist in the design of local community-based public artwork and facilitate community builds for the fabrication of permanent public art.

Our process empowers communities by encouraging its members to spend time with each other defining their social and physical identities. Returning individuals teach and learn new skills together for the benefit of the all; transforming a physical space into a magical place.

We operate a free afterschool mosaic arts center in Watsonville for youth aged 11-22. We are open 5 days a week for 25 hours. Youth are engaged in all the phases needed to create public art mosaics in thier community. Our current project is called Watsonville Brillante and when completed will consist of 12,500 square feet of mosaics covering the Watsonville Civic Parking Garage.

Organization

Community Arts & Empowerment

Address

240 MAPLE AVE

WATSONVILLE

95076-4815

County

Santa Cruz

Region

Central Coast

Phone

(831) 498-6048

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