Crocker Art Museum

The Crocker Art Museum will collaborate with multiple community partners to launch Block by Block 2.0, an arts engagement project designed to help with revitalization efforts in its surrounding high-poverty urban neighborhood. Block by Block 2.0 will bring the Art Ark mobile museum to 10 locations in the community, in addition to providing pop-up art education experiences at community events; increased opportunities for jobs for local artists by highlighting them in a quarterly online magazine; and paid internships for youth with the goal of reducing the adverse childhood effects, which may include abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, experienced by young people living in the area. An Art Impact Collective team comprised of community partners will guide project activities, and evaluations will be conducted. The project will provide local residents with meaningful arts experiences that increase civic pride and cultural awareness.