Is an innovative consortium of partners - including nonprofit art organizations, private businesses, municipal government, and creative workers - to empower artists and communities of color most affected by our triple crises we now face: Covid-19, economic downturn, and racial injustice.
Recognizes this moment as a movement, creating a legacy of art-making with lasting impact.
Can grow to include performing arts and broader collaborations, building on the metaphorical power of plywood.
Models public-private collaboration to inspire other cities around the country and the world, deploying art and culture in a journey towards rebirth and renewal.
Asks all of us to transform this crisis into an opportunity to offer cultural justice as part of the imperative of social justice.