THE ART BOX
CREATED BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY
The art box was designed during Artivism Community Art’s BSAM Houston conferences between 2018 to 2021. At the conference we learned that the cultural practices of Black and Brown people are not well represented in the arts, culture, and education industry resulting in a lack of participation and employment in creative fields among African Americans of all ages. When we surveyed our participants we learned that participants wanted their experiences to be designed so that learning is enjoyable, memorable, and scalable for all ages. They wanted a learning experience that teaches from an Afrocentric model, is not accountable to the state, provides space for experimentation and entrepreneurship, and gives voice to generational knowledge. Based on the discussion we created the Art Box.
THE COMMUNITY
Every day people looking to learn more about Black culture and create art that represents them.
THE ART BOX ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO:
connect with other artists and creators
opportunity to participate
in creative practices
celebrate and learn Black culture
CONNECT WITH OTHER
ARTISTS AND CREATORS
CELEBRATE AND LEARN
BLACK CULTURE
OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN
CREATIVE PRACTICES
ARTIVISTS
Emerging or professional artists that practice their craft daily
THE ART BOX ALLOWS ARTIVISTS TO:
make their ideas
become reality
opportunity to practice art
in new and challenging ways
document their design process and journey as artists
MAKE THEIR IDEAS
BECOME REALITY
OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE
ART IN NEW AND CHALLENGING
WAYS
DOCUMENT THEIR DESING
PROCESS AND JOURNEY
AS ARTISTS
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Community organizers, social workers, teachers, politicians, and anyone involved with the community who practices art to improve the outcomes of the populations they serve. They use art to communicate a specific political message about an issue that impacts the community.
THE ART BOX ALLOWS
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO:
increase wellness for
its constituents
learn about sustainability practices
learn about mental health resources
LEARN ABOUT
SUSTAINABILITY
PRACTICES
INCREASE WELLNESS
FOR ITS CONSTITUENTS
LEARN ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES
HOMESCHOOLERS
Families that practice arts and crafts daily to learn and explore ideas. They want to be able to nurture the curiosity of their children and help them grow creatively
THE ART BOX ALLOWS HOMESCHOOLERS TO:
learn about
philosophy and
big ideas
teach children how to assess their thoughts and hone creativity
come together to
create art that
represents them
LEARN ABOUT PHILOSOPHY
AND BIG IDEAS
TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO ASSESS THEIR THOUGHTS AND
HONE CREATIVITY
COME TOGETHER TO CREATE
ART THAT REPRESENTS THEM
INSTITUTION BUILDERS
Principals, museum owners, and non profit foundrs using art to fulfill the objectives of their organizations and provide the best experience for their patrons
THE ART BOX PROVIDES
INSTITUTION BUILDERS WITH:
impact report
from us
market and
data analysis
TEKS aligned full curriculum
TEKS ALIGNED FULL CURRICULUM
MARKET AND
DATA ANALYSIS
IMPACT REPORT
FROM US
WHAT THE
COMMUNITY
IS SAYING:
“What this is is new current necessary stages of educating our children. This is the evolution of
educating our children. And it’s important to understand it this way because it is probably time
for parents to be re-educated and things that they feel like they have forgotten or things that they
currently feel are not important.”
