Core Values
Mission
Our mission is to advance and empower people of the African Diaspora and their communities in Pennsylvania through culturally-integrated learning opportunities to encourage higher quality life cycles. We affirm these ideas through inspirational cultural arts, meaningful education and health and wellness programming to preserve and celebrate the power and beauty of the African American Experience.
Vision
Art, culture and legacy represent a portrait of common interests of who we are, where we have been and where we are going. We envision people of African descent born in the United States of America to have equal access to educational and
culturally-rich experiences throughout the duration of their lives. From these opportunities, we aspire to create positive sustainable environments that boast career advancement and upward family mobility.
culturally-rich experiences throughout the duration of their lives. From these opportunities, we aspire to create positive sustainable environments that boast career advancement and upward family mobility.
BACKGROUND
ArtVolution Cultural Innovation Project, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that was founded in 2014 by Vena Jefferson as a multi-dimensional arts , culture and science program as a submission for Artplace America Creative Placemaking Grant. We were chosen as one of 130 finalists out of 1300 submissions. That was the catalyst to develop this idea into an ongoing organization. ACIP was created with three distinct areas of programming; youth initiative, presenting and preserving and neighborhood beautification.
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Vena Jefferson is an award-winning artist, dancer, cultural event producer, arts activist and manager, consultant and writer. Jefferson is a graduate of Temple University's School of Communication & Theater and earned a certificate in arts management from UMass Arts Extension. She has produced and performed projects in Jazz, African, Soul and World Music including live music, dance and theater shows in the U.S.A, Mexico, Caribbean and West Africa. She has garnered a reputation for creating cutting edge concepts in the traditional and contemporary performing arts with legendary performers and contemporary artists in a variety of genres while staying closely connected to the grassroots community movements. As a recipient of the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award for Art and Social Change and a finalist In ArtPlace America's Creative, Jefferson has made great strides in youth education programming and cultural preservation and development. Known also among peers for her work as a special projects consultant for Preserving Diverse Cultures for Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, she is well known in various professional arts and community activated programs. Her latest curated project for 2017. The Afrosphere at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in the Egyptian Gallery.
Vena Jefferson is an award-winning artist, dancer, cultural event producer, arts activist and manager, consultant and writer. Jefferson is a graduate of Temple University's School of Communication & Theater and earned a certificate in arts management from UMass Arts Extension. She has produced and performed projects in Jazz, African, Soul and World Music including live music, dance and theater shows in the U.S.A, Mexico, Caribbean and West Africa. She has garnered a reputation for creating cutting edge concepts in the traditional and contemporary performing arts with legendary performers and contemporary artists in a variety of genres while staying closely connected to the grassroots community movements. As a recipient of the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award for Art and Social Change and a finalist In ArtPlace America's Creative, Jefferson has made great strides in youth education programming and cultural preservation and development. Known also among peers for her work as a special projects consultant for Preserving Diverse Cultures for Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, she is well known in various professional arts and community activated programs. Her latest curated project for 2017. The Afrosphere at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in the Egyptian Gallery.
