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THROUGH ARTS FOR ALL! PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES-FROM YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS ENROLLED IN SOME OF THE LEADING CONSERVATORIES IN THE NATION. ARTS FOR ALL! 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PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN LOWER INCOME AND UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN DORCHESTER, HYDE PARK, MATTAPAN, ROSLINDALE, ROXBURY, AND THE SOUTH END, NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS BRINGS THE JOY OF LIVE PERFORMANCE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, DRAWING DEEPLY UPON PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTIVATE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A RICH AND VARIED ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES.ENGAGING LOCAL ARTISTS - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCALLY-BASED ENSEMBLES EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH YOUTH AND COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ARTIST-DRIVEN CONTENT IS AT THE CORE OF WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS.CREATING COMMUNITY - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ENGAGED COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM 43 COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOCAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND MORE IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING, WITH ACTIVITIES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF EACH PARTNER.ACTIVATING NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS FEATURED 107 FREE EVENTS, INCLUDING INTERACTIVE ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES. NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE IN 26 LOCAL VENUES SUCH AS COMMUNITY CENTERS, PERFORMANCE HALLS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND MUSEUMS, REACHING 6,387 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND CELEBRITY SERIES MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES FREE OF CHARGE. 813 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST CLASSICAL, JAZZ, AND DANCE ARTISTS. 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