The Mission
● Est. 2021
The Field is an organization dedicated to harnessing the power of the arts as a catalyst for social and political consciousness, healing, and community building. This mission is achieved through community investment, free arts-centered programming, and workshops led by artists whose practices foster operative consciousness, mental health, and creative expression.
● Our Values
The Field Values
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To Love
Here, love is informed by an abolitionist framework. Accountability, safety, healing, and humanization are prioritized in an effort to model a world we believe is possible.
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To Invest in Community
We seek to distribute resources to community members as a way to address both the historical and contemporary impacts of the cycle of poverty and America’s carceral apparatus.
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Create To heal
We believe that at the core of our healing journey lies a deep clarity and understanding of our individual traumas. Here, we leverage creative expression as a tool not only for discovery but also to fortify our autonomy, allowing us to progress forward on our journey with or without traditional mental health practices.
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Create to engage in social commentary
Here, our curriculum guides participants toward creating works of social commentary that focus primarily on the material conditions of Black and Brown people.