smARTpower

smARTpowerSM engages a diverse range of American visual artists to work with communities around the world to create community-based projects. The artists will collaborate with local artists and young people in China, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kosovo, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Venezuela. Focusing on direct community engagement that encourages dialogue, experimentation and creativity, this program is designed to stimulate discourse around local or global social issues including the environment, education, health, girls and women’s issues and freedom of expression.

The inaugural program—designed and funded by ECA and administered by the Bronx Museum of the Arts—will kick off in Spring/Summer 2011. The call for applications is now open. Applications are available online until February 28, 2011.