
Welcome to ART=OPPORTUNITY!

- Christian Leon
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Our Mission at Art=Opportunity is to ensure that all children have access to learn
in, with and through the arts. Our own research of CSUSM college students identifies social equity factors that play into college
preparedness and success. We recognize that there are significant social inequality
in our society and understand there is much work to be done to create a equal playing
field for all children.
The Black Lives Matter movement is a movement that we not only believe in, but stand
for. Social equity in arts education starts with social equity in society.
Check out these Black Lives Matter resources!!
Don't miss out on the amazing work featured on our website by Jake Northington where he uses photo books to address the social justice issue that Black people face
on a daily basis.
To further our knowledge and understanding of racisim and discrimination in the arts
and culture sector we commited to the #ArtsGoBlack Pledge as part of our commitment we attended webinar trainings and viewed more critically
the ways in which we can further support communities and artist of color through
our organization. We have amended our mission statement, policies, and diversity
within our organaization to reflect and support the communities that we serve. Here
is our Pledge .
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The following poem was written by Keiana a high school student from the transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project. We always say that art gives students a voice to tell their stories and Keiana's poem is the perfect example of that. The poem not only brings to life
the feelings, thoughts and experiences that Keiana has experienced firsthand, but
also brings to life what many people in the Black Community have firsthand experienced
themselves.
"I can't breathe",
"Please don't kill me",
"I don't want to die young."
Say their names: Gerorge Floyd, Treyvon Martin.
Say their names: Breonna Taylor, Dion Johnson.
Black men, have to fight to live.
Black women, have to beg to live.
Black children, have to cry to live.
Fighting for the same rights that the white man has,
When we fight, we're looked down on,
"You're looting"
"You're causing a disturbance in the community."
"This isn't Justice."
Peaceful protest, How it all started,
People of color coming together,
Letting the higher ups know,
"This is not right, What's happening, Is not okay."
While Black men, women and children are outside,
In the hot rays of the sun, screaming from the top of their lungs:
"No Justice, No peace"
We're shot at,
Tear gas is thrown.
What do we have to do to have people understand,
All Lives won't matter until Black Lives matter?
- Keiana
Our Mission statement
Our Mission at Art=Opportunity is to ensure that all children have access to learn
in, with and through the arts. Our own research of CSUSM college students identifies social equity factors that play into college
preparedness and success. We recognize that there is significant social inequality
in our society and understand there is much work to be done to create an equal playing
field for all children. Our nonprofit organization works at creating an equal playing
field for students by educating teachers/future teachers, parents, and school administrators
about the importance of arts education for all students. We do this by providing
various resources to the public throughout the year such as access to open source
research that supports arts education, creative youth development as well as college
and career pathways for youth engaged in the arts, literacy residencies, boot camps
and workshops on arts integration, and more.
Our Four Major Initiatives

Literacy Residency
In conjuncture with the San Marcos Writing project we provide resources for pre-service
and in-service teachers to equip them with the skills and tools needed to improve
student-writing achievement!
Click here for more information on Literacy Residency
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Research
We are so proud of being able to provide a open source of research that everyone can
use to further our collective goal of all children being able to learn in with and
through the arts!
Click here for research supporting arts education
Click here for our Free Cards
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Bootcamp
Every year we provide a three day hands on workshop that provides participants with
the skills and tools that teachers need to integrate the arts into curriculum!
Click here for more information or to sign up for our upcoming Bootcamp
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Creative Youth Development
Through programs such as The Arts Amplifying youth and the Career Pathways we have
been able to directly help students develop leadership skills and so much more!
Click here for videos of our Youth Summits
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To learn more about our movement, explore our website, use our tools, follow us on social media and stay connected through
our upcoming events!
Please give us your feedback by taking our survey on the Advocacy tools page, which
may be featured in our future annual reports and testimonials!

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