DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION EMPATHY, RESPECT, and EXCELLENCE are the qualities we foster in youth to fulfill our mission of positive social change through the arts. Today’s youth will be the problem solvers who create the world we have yet to imagine, and The Art Effect is committed to advancing their journey from learning to leadership by engaging young people in transformative practices that embrace relationship building, inclusiveness, racial and economic equity,
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and accountability. We implement programs with a goal of supporting young Black, Indigenous, and people of color from historically marginalized communities, in order to advance access and opportunities and combat economic and educational disparities inherent in our society.
