Juggler’s Art Space – a “Watercooler Wednesday” post

Peter Breen (who has achieved world-wide notoriety as Leighton’s brother) has started an amazing art-based community development enterprise called “Juggler’s Art Space“. JAS defines itself as “a creative art space that is focused on supporting emerging artists across different arts genres and young people through community cultural development“.

They outline their mission this way:

1) That artists who are in Jugglers’ studios are given the opportunity to be a positive influence on emerging artists.

2) That artists are given the chance to exhibit their work in a highly regarded gallery without it breaking their bank or their spirit.

3)That performing artists are given the opportunity to get their work heard and seen in a public venue.

4) That some artists from Jugglers will develop lucrative public careers.

5) That young aerosol artists and their art form are affirmed and legitimized.

6) That the space itself becomes a light house of hope, creativity, conversation, advocacy for justice, spiritual formation and personal discovery.

7) That gRafFic project participants find increased levels of self-esteem, learn new skills and develop new career paths.

8 ) That staff members are given the opportunity to develop the character and skills that they might never get in a bigger, safer environment as well as earning high levels of respect from the arts and social services sectors.

9) That the artists and staff in residence are given the opportunity to have multiple layers of influence, fun, inspiration and innovation.

10) That Jugglers develops strong financial sustainability.

Their heart and their mission and their success is worth checking out!

*This post is part of “Watercooler Wednesday” – a blogosphere conversation on creativity initiated by Randy Elrod at Ethos. Please feel free to jump in!