PRISM
OUR MISSION
To spark creativity and to equip young people to imagine, design, and shape the built environment - amplifying their voices as the future designers of our community.
PRISM ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY:
Providing a space for exploration and creative expression.
Facilitating workshops in art, architecture, and design.
Fostering youth’s relationships with design professionals.
Increasing diversity in the professions of art, architecture, and design.
Producing public art.
Providing architecture and design services at accessible rates to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises.
WHY THIS MATTERS
There is a dearth of diversity in American architecture and art. According to the 2023 NCARB by the Numbers report, approximately 14% of licensed architects are BIPOC, and 25% are women. A recent study by PLOS One states that 15% of the art displayed in the top 18 major U.S. art museums is from artists of color, and 13% is from women artists. This has profound impacts on the culture and built environment in communities across the U.S.
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Prism is committed to changing these dynamics by working with young people from diverse and historically marginalized groups, and promoting greater inclusion of BIPOC, women, and non-binary creators in design professions.