Artists Leading Change.
Mission
To provide the educational and cultural link among African American artists and all communities to inspire unlimited creativity.
Vision
To serve as a bastion for cross-cultural appreciation, artistic empowerment and accessibility to the arts by fostering racial and ideological inclusivity among Houston’s local art community.
Core values
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Education
Make arts education more accessible to children and adults
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Entrepreneurial
Assist artists in sustaining themselves through the provision of arts related services, training, employment and other support mechanisms
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Community Development
Engage the talents and creative abilities of artists to solve economic, cultural and social challenges in the natural and built environment in which we live, work and serve
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Exhibition
Promote the production of original work by living artists, young and old
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Infrastructure
Provide the human and financial resources to support the educational, entrepreneurial, exhibition and community development goals
Summary
The Collective is the catalyst which provides the inspirational and educational sources for artists and citizens so that they can use their talents and creative abilities to solve economic, cultural and social challenges in the natural and built environments in which we live, work and serve.
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