EJAC

IT IS OUR OBJECTIVE TO SHOW A DIVERSE AND NON-EUROCENTRIC PERESPECTIVE, BOTH FROM OUR GUEST CURATORS AND FROM BY THE ARTISTS THAT ARE BEING SHOWN: NOT ALL ARTISTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELF-IDENTIFY AND SOME ARTISTS ARE REPRESENTED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES; FOR EXAMPLE WE EXHIBITED THE WORK OF QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR TOTAL ARTISTS SHOWN: 105TOTAL ARTISTS WHO SELF IDENTIFIED AS WOMEN/NON-BINARY: 53; 50.5%TOTAL ARTISTS WHO SELF-IDENTIFIED AS POC: 67; 63.8%TOTAL ARTISTS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS QUEER: 15; 14.3%TOTAL ARTISTS WHO SELF IDENTIFY AS INDIGENOUS TO AMERICA: 4; 3.8%TOTAL ARTISTS WHO SELF IDENTIFY AS DISABLED/DIFFERENTLY ABLED 1; .95%

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WERE ESTABLISHED TO EVALUTATE OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN MISSION FULFILLMENT.WE HAVE USED OUR MISSION, PARALLAX ART CENTER AMPLIFIES SOCIAL JUSTICE AND & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH INCLUSIVE ART PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, AND EXPERIENCES AS OUR NORTH STAR AND PRIMARY FILTER TO ENSURE THAT ALL DECISIONS BEING MADE, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY ARE IN SERVICE OF OUR OBJECTIVES AS AN ORGANIZATION. WE DO THIS BY IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING ARTISTS WHO ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE REGION BY FOCUSING ON BIPOC AND LGBTQIA+ ARTISTS AND THE STORIES THAT THEY ARE TELLING. NOT ONLY ARE WE INTERESTED IN REPRESENTING THESE ARTISTS, WE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO IDENTIFY, FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVES THE CHALLENGES THEY EXPERIENCE AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.