Vision

The Urbano Project seeks to foster a philosophy of artistic expansiveness, supporting works that blur boundaries between art and lived experience. Through artistic collaboration, participating teens and adults are challenged to create works that take place both within institutional spaces and in the community beyond the walls of the studio.

Urbano seeks to foster a creative community which privileges artistic discovery and experimentation while at the same time supporting the creation of diverse, conceptually sophisticated works of art, performance, media, and design. Urbano instructors and resident artists promote the model of the artist as citizen, actively engaged in conversation with their audience through the lens of art and performance.

It is our belief that artistic creation can be a vehicle for hope, community cohesion, and personal transformation. Times of change bring us new partnerships; synergy with local, national, and international organizations; and unexpected opportunities to bring innovative, thought provoking works of art to communities around our city.