The Mission

Arts Bridging the Gap uplifts the voices, experiences, and self-expression of youth from under-resourced communities through healing arts programs. Through our work, youth develop interpersonal skills and growth mindsets that enable them to be their best selves in our community.

We currently offer four primary in and after school programs that utilize the arts to provide resources and support for young people in under resourced areas to realize their full potential.

Our Commitment

 Founded in 2014, Arts Bridging the Gap envisions a world in which all LA youth are empowered to become change makers. We build community by engaging underrepresented individuals in the creation of public art and activism in their own neighborhoods. We embrace all levels and varieties of physical, emotional, psychological, environmental, and learning abilities within our participants, staff, Board, and collaborators, for we uplifts individuals not in spite of their challenges, but rather because of, and in celebration of, each person’s unique, inherent strengths. As a social justice focused, educational, community-driven, artistic entity, Arts Bridging the Gap champions diversity and inclusion across all programming.