Our Mission


Artward Initiative is formed to strengthen Southern California local communities through its charitable cultural activities.  Our goal is to provide the economically disadvantage people and indigents in the local communities with improvement of professional skills and other educational resources they may need.  Our events and projects are centered around community development and revitalization, enhance community's quality of life through art, cultural and educational projects.  We support cultural and educational projects, public art and social action programs in underserved communities of color that promote cultural diversity and encourage greater understanding among different cultures including community beautification, civic leadership, citizen education as well as arts education initiatives that contribute to the positive development of young people and young people at risk.  We aim to support projects and programs that promote cultural diversity and encourage greater understanding among different cultures including community beautification, civic leadership, citizen education as well as arts education initiatives that contribute to the positive development of young people and young people at risk.  We support public art and social action programs that reflect our goals.

During the last several years, our main focus has been one of the most diverse cities in California - the City of Carson, with the primary focus on its long under-served and troubled "Scottsdale” neighborhood. 


Love My Neighbor Public Art Project in the Scottsdale Neighborhood of Carson has been selected as a prestigious 2019 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Award of Excellence recipient in the important Creating Community Award of Excellence category.


In 2018 we have received Cultural Pathways Grant from California Arts Council to increase the reach of our community outreach projects in the City of Carson. 

Artward Initiative is a 501 c(3) non profit organization.