Lakewood Arts Fund
Lakewood Arts Fund is a partnership between artists and non-profits seeking to work collaboratively with marginalized communities to shift narratives and resources through fellowships, grants, and programming. The arts fund seeks to develop community-based arts projects while giving opportunities to artists to deepen their artistic practice.
Αrt, Graffiti in the City
Αrt, Graffiti in the City ( Τέχνη, Γκράφιτι στην Πόλη ) (AGC) is a non-profit which adheres to the motto that, if you want to know more about a city, you should look at its walls. It was founded at the end of 2021, with previous varied, academic and research output. It’s base is in Athens, Greece, but is also active in other cities in Greece and abroad.
Active in the fields of arts and culture within public space. In particular, AGC investigates, processes and assesses, in an interdisciplinary manner, the diverse effects of graffiti, in its various manifestations, as well as street art, interact with preserved monuments, urban landmarks, antiquities, and public works of art, as well as affects on local businesses, residents, visitors, and tourists.
The field of research are selected historical city centers, in Greece and abroad. To fulfill its scopes, AGC collaborates with various domestic and international institutions and organizations, academics and artists.
The Garden Project
The Garden Project model is a community-based response to crime, unemployment and underemployment that links the stewardship of the environment and to the stewardship of the community. The United States Department of Agriculture hailed The Garden Project as “one of the most innovative and successful community-based crime prevention programs in the country.”
As a Citizen TALES member, Cathrine Sneed is seeking to expand her The Garden Project Earth Stewards program to her current home of Massachusetts, serving to empower at risk youth and young adults through environmentally-based job and life skills training.
As a Citizen TALES member, Susan Lander will focus on community building and advocacy, strengthening the collaboration with The Garden Project Earth Stewards, founded by Cathrine Sneed in San Francisco, and which offers development of programs in Massachusetts.
Červená Barva Press
Červená Barva Press has partnered with Citizen TALES Commons and will host the forthcoming Citizen TALES Journal.
CULTURE HOUSE
Culture House improves livability in local communities by facilitating the creation of public social infrastructure through the transformation of unused spaces into vibrant places to work, play, and foster connections. CultureHouse is interested in using their space to support the work of Citizen TALES Commons and to explore the role of public space and design in how we understand citizenship and community.
Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies (IEMS)
The mission is to promote and support the study of the Eastern Mediterranean and neighboring regions by building on the liberal arts mission of Emmanuel College and leveraging the academic and innovative power of Boston.
Missing Link
We are passionate about using our creative and intellectual skills for social good, educating the wider public, and making the world safe for human differences.
The Engagement Lab
The Engagement Lab at Emerson College is a research-based design lab that is focused on studying and designing media and technology that is reshaping civic life.
The Treasury, NYC
Its mission is to present, produce, promote, all things good and praiseworthy.