PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• To open a forum for minority artists, writers, performers and educators from many different parts of the world to share their work, views and experiences
• To further expose CalArts students to art practices that are context and audience based
• To create a forum for dialogue on matters of great relevance to artists today such as community engagement, social responsibility, strategies for engaging institutions, collaborative practices, and the “Other” in the context of contemporary art and in the context of Los Angeles
• To create a forum for artist and non-artists to come together and engage in dialogue about issues relevant to all the constituencies involved.
• To further the connections between CalArts and its neighboring communities in Santa Clarita