Talking Points for ACW
Art to Change the World is a Non-Profit Collective. We are celebrating our 8th Anniversary on July 4, 2025 and have created and hosted over 50 social justice projects and served over 10,000 + community members in those years. Programming includes transformational housing trauma healing art activities, youth empowerment leadership intern training, online place bound projects, science/art programs, social justice art exhibition opportunities, an Elderly writing project, BIPOC/GLBTQ and neurodivergent topics, climate sustainability workshops, and our new weekly ACWSalons@HQ series
Our year long paid intern program is one of our proudest achievements.
We have over 400 members and only 200 of those members are artists. ACW serves a variety of people who come to us wanting to make a positive meaningful impact on local communities and artists looking for meaningful fellowship. Our Newsletter -the Change Report -has over 700 subscribers.
We have ranged in age from 18-103 years old and we take great pride in the fact that we create a safe space for all voices.
We paid social justice artists more than $160,000 in work for hire stipends and sold artwork in the last 3 years. See following job descriptions.
We are partly funded by the Minnesota Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Private Donors. ACW has a Brokerage Account.
Member Benefits:
*Join a team that is employing art to implement positive social change.
* You can join for as little as $50.00 a year. Scholarship Available.
* Inclusion in a searchable database- bio, pic, and web link on ACW website.
* Free advertising in the monthly newsletter
* Paid project manager stipends for members who volunteer to run a project.
* Access to ACW Office/Meeting Space at 699 Lowry Ave NE
*Invitations to a variety of unique large donor benefit activities – including an annual Lobster Chowdah Feed event staged by Maine native and ACW Director, Barbara Bridges, with seafood flown in from Maine.