Efforts Of Grace Inc

THE ASHÉ CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AND ITS PARTNERS IN THE ALLIANCE FOR CULTURAL EQUITY WILL ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL FAILURES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN DISPARITIES OF SUPPORT FOR LOCALLY-BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. THEY WILL DEPLOY SOLUTIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART AND CULTURE, AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT ADVANCE THEM, TO AFFECT THE ECONOMY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITY AND STATE. BUILDING UPON AN IMLS-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT THAT SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR CULTURAL EQUITY, THE TEAM OF 19 INSTITUTIONS WILL LAUNCH AN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR A MORE COMPLETE TELLING OF THEIR HISTORY, ADVOCATE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE REPRESENTATION ON MUNICIPAL BOARDS, IDENTIFY POLICIES THAT CAN BE CHANGED AND WORK TO CHANGE THEM, AND CREATE A NEW WAY TO ARCHIVE PARTICULARLY FOR ORAL, NON-MATERIAL AND NON-WRITTEN TRADITIONS. IN THE LONG-TERM, THE ALLIANCE FOR CULTURAL EQUITY WILL IDENTIFY THE DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES AND DISMANTLE THE BARRIERS TO SUSTAINABILITY FOR SMALL MUSEUM, ARCHIVE, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LOUISIANA ECOSYSTEM, AND BUILD A COLLECTIVE BODY WITH THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT APPROACHES THAT HELP ARTS AND CULTURE INSTITUTIONS THRIVE AND EVOLVE.

THE ASH, CULTURAL ARTS CENTER WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE ROLE SMALL MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ARCHIVES PLAY IN THE WELFARE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE VALUE THEY BRING TO THE LOCAL CULTURAL ECONOMY, AND POTENTIAL MODELS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS AND THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONDUCT DATA ANALYSIS OF THE LOCAL CULTURAL HERITAGE FUNDING LANDSCAPE, AND FACILITATE A DISCOVERY AND DESIGN WORKSHOP AND INTERVIEWS WITH PRACTITIONERS TO IDENTIFY BOTH SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES AND BARRIERS TO FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING THE HISTORIES AND CULTURE OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND VITALITY, RESULTING IN A MODEL FOR RESEARCH THAT OBSERVES NATIONAL FUNDING TRENDS AND DEFINES A PROCESS FOR TRANSLATING NATIONAL DATA TO USEFUL LOCAL DATA.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE ASHÉ CULTURAL ARTS CENTERS I DESERVE IT! PROGRAM WHICH TRAINS LOCAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS TO SERVE AS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.

TO SUPPORT THE ART FOR LIFE SERIES AT THE ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.

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