THESE ARE OUR VALUES
At Barrio, what happens to one of us happens to all of us.
At Barrio, we keep our promises.
At Barrio, we share.
Meaningful
Engagement
Our community engagement strategy is simple: ask the neighbors often and be ready: community building is a long and messy process.
But we understand. We do not want decisions being done without the voices of the people whose lives are going to be affected
Our Pillars
CREATIVE
PLACEKEEPING
This pillar houses all art programming that takes place outside our walls, and in our community.
These programs are designed to create accessibility to the arts by taking them beyond our center walls, where people are!
Our focus is on deteriorated, abandoned, underutilized, and blighted spaces.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
The Community Development pillar consists of our microlending, financial literacy and timebank programs.
These programs are designed to build or repair credit, increase wealth and reward volunteerism.
They are free to participate and are planned for ages 14 - 99 year olds.
Community Change
We recognize that there are many theories of how change is achieved. Ours is simple. Change for our community begins in transformational moments on the individual level. Barrio is intentionally looking for those moments through art because we know how powerful they can be.
Our desire to build a platform for community and civic engagement has driven us to look for stages that are often vacant of those individuals that need to have their voices heard.
Our programs are divided into two fundamental pillars: Creative Placekeeping and Community Development as explained below:
