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.”