IX ART PARK FOUNDATION
201 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE O, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 ixartpark.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO MAKE ART IN ALL ITS FORMS A DAILY REALITY FOR EVERYONE, BRINGING MEANING, PURPOSE AND INSPIRATION TO PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURE AND EDUCATION.

IX ART PARK FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS IS "TO SPARK CREATIVITY IN PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES." WE PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE ART AND CULTURE ON OUR GROUNDS AND IN OUR PROGRAMMING FOR RESIDENTS & VISITORS, OLD & YOUNG, RICH & POOR, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY OR PERSUASION. WE AIM TO GATHER AND CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE CULTURAL INTERACTION CREATES BEHAVIORAL AWARENESS. WITHIN AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF IMMERSIVE VISUAL ART, WE CREATE ARTS EDUCATION PLATFORMS AND PROGRAM MULTI-CULTURAL, MULTI-GENERATIONAL PERFORMANCE EVENTS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS. THE IX ART PARK SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE'S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT AREA ("SIA"), A NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED IN AN OPPORTUNITY FUND ZONE THAT PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS. THE ART PARK HELPS TO ACHIEVE THE SIA'S GOAL TO CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE ART, IN ALL IT FORMS, THEREBY CREATING A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD.

COMMUNITY AND DIVERSITY - THE IX ART PARK WAS SPECIFICALLY FORMED TO BRING NEW ENERGY TO AN UNDERSERVED AND LARGELY MINORITY NEIGHBORHOOD. MULTI-CULTURAL AND MULTI-RACIAL PROGRAMMING HAS BECOME A KEYSTONE TO OUR IDENTITY, ALLOWING US TO PRODUCE MORE DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAN ANY OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATION IN TOWN. FOR EXAMPLE, WE BOOK AN ARRAY OF BLACK TALENT IN R&B, GO GO, REGGAE AND HIPHOP. WE HOST AN ANNUAL BLACK BUSINESS EXPO TO SHOWCASE MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES. WE BOAST A STRONG LATIN AMERICAN FOLLOWING THROUGH OUR A) BI-WEEKLY SALSA AND BACHATA DANCES, B) CVILLE SABROSSO, OUR ANNUAL FOLK FESTIVAL CELEBRATING FOOD, DANCE AND MUSIC FROM A DOZEN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, AND C) DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, A TRIBUTE TO THE DAY OF THE DEAD ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR PASSED LOVED ONES. WE PROGRAM EVENTS FOR THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A) ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING PRIDE FEST, B) DRAG SHOWS, C) A QUARTERLY WOMEN'S ONLY DANCE, AND D) A TRANSGENDER COMEDY SHOW. WE HOST ZALTANDI, AN ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL THAT SHOWCASES DANCE STYLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND POSITIVE KULTURE, A FOOD FESTIVAL FROM LOCAL CHEFS SERVING DISHES FROM OVER A DOZEN COUNTRIES.MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE THE IX ART PARK HOSTS OVER 200 EVENTS EACH YEAR SPANNING MANY GENRES OF MUSIC, DANCE, FILM, THEATER, CRAFTS & VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVALS, WELLNESS-ORIENTED EVENTS, AND EVENTS PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE MAJORITY OF OUR EVENTS ARE EITHER FREE TO THE PUBLIC OR OFFERED AT AFFORDABLE PRICES (TYPICALLY $5 TO $15 PER TICKET). THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO PATICIPATE IN OUR ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING.BUSINESS, COMMERCE, AND THE ARTS ECONOMY OUR MEASURED IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY HAS BEEN DRAMATIC. SINCE 2014, WE HAVE BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE PARK TO VIEW THE ART AND ATTEND EVENTS. PUBLIC DESTINATION TENANTS HAVE ALSO FLOCKED TO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING 4 RESTAURANTS/BREWERIES, A FITNESS STUDIO, A CO-WORKER SPACE, A COFFEESHOP, A MOM AND POP PET STORE, AND A 700 MEMBER NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH. DURING THIS SAME TIME, REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR THE PROPERTY INCREASED OVER 500%. WE HAVE ALSO WON MANY AWARDS, INCLUDING "BEST PLACE TO BE CREATIVE", "BEST KIDS PARK", "INSPIRATIONAL CREATIVE SPACE", AND "BEST GALLERY". IN 2019, THE IX ART PARK BEGAN BUILDING THE LOOKING GLASS, VIRGINIA'S ONLY PERMANENT, IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE ART SPACE - A 3,000 SQ FT ENCHANTED FOREST BUILT BY 13 LOCAL, COMMISSIONED ARTISTS. THE LOOKING GLASS, WHICH OPENED IN JANUARY 2020, IS AIMED AT VIRGINIA'S VIBRANT TOURISM INDUSTRY,

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