5 ART-CENTERED ORGS TO DONATE TO THIS GIVING TUESDAY
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a human. And if that’s true, then at some point in your life you’ve been positively impacted by art. So this Giving Tuesday – a day when people are encouraged to donate some extra duckets to the nonprofits that are working hard to change this world for the better – you may consider donating to an arts nonprofit organization. Here are five arts orgs worthy of your coffee/lunch/Lambo money.
GROUNDED
Grounded are a group of artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, and students empowering their community through collaborative expression. They are currently working in Memphis neighborhoods, within youth detention facilities, alongside schools. Their work builds teams of student and community collaborators to creatively address youth violence in Memphis. They are devoted to reducing violence and health risks for anyone affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The organization is inspired by the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh to create mindfulness, peace, and creativity that heals communities and empowers the next generation of leaders.
PROJECT ROW HOUSES
Project Row Houses is a community platform that enriches lives through art with an emphasis on cultural identity and its impact on the urban landscape. We engage neighbors, artists, and enterprises in collective creative action to help materialize sustainable opportunities in marginalized communities.
Project Row Houses occupies a significant footprint in Houston’s Historic Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest African-American neighborhoods. The site encompasses five city blocks and houses 39 structures that serve as home base to a variety of community enriching initiatives, art programs, and neighborhood development activities. PRH programs touch the lives of under resourced neighbors, young single mothers with the ambition of a better life for themselves and their children, small enterprises with the drive to take their businesses to the next level, and artists interested in using their talents to understand and enrich the lives of others. Although PRH’s African-American roots are planted deeply in Third Ward, the work of PRH extends far beyond the borders of a neighborhood in transition. The Project Row Houses model for art and social engagement applies not only to Houston, but also to diverse communities around the world
STREET ART FOR MANKIND
Street Art for Mankind (SAM) is a non-profit organization that strongly believes in the power of Art to trigger social change. With the support of over 80 prominent international street artists, SAM curates and produces large murals, interactive exhibitions, and live performances around the world to bond communities and generations around human rights. SAM was built around the fight against child labor & trafficking, and it remains its primary focus. Because we believe that together we can create a Child-Friendly world.
PANGEASEED FOUNDATION
PangeaSeed Foundation is an international non-profit organization acting at the intersection of culture and environmentalism to further the conservation of our oceans. Their mission is to empower individuals and communities to create meaningful environmental change for oceans through science, education, and ARTivism (S.E.A).
PROJECT BACKBOARD
Project Backboard is a nonprofit organization with a mission to renovate public basketball courts and install large-scale works of art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment.
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