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.