Grantee Database
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE COMPLEX
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Artists in Communities
Award Amount
$20,000.00
Project Description
With CAC support from the California Arts Council, artist William Rhodes will conduct 20 weekly quilting workshops serving Black seniors living in San Francisco. The project will result in two quilts informed by the participants’ life stories and experiences: each quilt will comprise 24 8” by 12” quilt panels organized around a large center square.. In May 2020, AAACC will exhibit the quilts in its Sergeant Johnson Gallery or another location inside the building.
Organization Summary
AAACC’S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BLACK ARTS IN SAN FRANCISCO BY STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY OF BLACK CREATIVES TO CREATE, TEACH, PRESENT AND PROMOTE THEIR WORK. WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A SUSTAINABLE BLACK ARTS COMMUNITY, AAACC FOCUSES ON THE CREATIVE, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH NEEDS OF BLACK CREATIVES.
Organization
AAACC
Address
762 FULTON ST
SAN FRANCISCO
94102-4119
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 922-2049
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
