About Urbano Project
URBANO IS A COMMUNITY ART STUDIO THAT FOSTERS PUBLIC AND PARTICIPATORY ART AS A VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, COMMUNITY COHESION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Urbano brings together professional artists, local youth, and community members to learn and experiment through place-based projects. We promote the model of the artist as citizen, actively engaged in conversations with our surrounding community through the lens of contemporary art. We support youth to become civically engaged artists as they are challenged to tackle current social issues in their community that directly affect their lives.
Urbano fosters a philosophy of artistic expansiveness, supporting works that blur boundaries between art and everyday life. Through artistic collaboration, participating teens and adults are challenged to create projects that take place both within the boundaries of our exhibition space and in the community beyond the walls of the studio. These projects span diverse artistic themes and disciplines, but they are all rooted in the fundamental principles of collaboration, risk-taking, and creative and critical expression.