GRIOT ARTS INC
EIN 45-1838783 · Arts Education (A25)
What they do
GRIOT ARTS is DEDICATED to EMPOWERING PEOPLE IN CLARKSDALE, MS, BY PROVIDING ACCESS to ENRICHING ARTS EDUCATION and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. OUR MISSION is to CULTIVATE CREATIVITY, COMPASSION, and COMMUNITY to ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING of OUR STUDENTS and THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER of THE ARTS and CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN FOSTERING PERSONAL GROWTH, COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, and SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR APPROACH is GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL INHERENTLY POSSESSES UNIQUE CAPABILITIES for SUCCESS. BY NURTURING THESE TALENTS and PERSPECTIVES, WE ENABLE OUR PARTICIPANTS to BECOME AGENTS of POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES and COMMUNITIES. THIS is ACHIEVED THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMS INCLUDING AFTER-SCHOOL ART EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, and COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES.WE OPERATE WITH A COMMITMENT to INCLUSIVITY and RESPECT for A DIVERSITY of BELIEFS, ENSURING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS A DEEP SENSE of BELONGING AN
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2011
- Location
- 278 SUNFLOWER AVE, CLARKSDALE, MS 38614-4221
- County
- Coahoma
- In care of
- % CYNTHIA NOLAND