Together with VSCO, we’re excited to announce our first cohort of VSCO Voices grant recipients. The program supports five creators with mentorship and funding to empower marginalized communities in the United States through art. This year’s theme, Home, drew many wonderful applications. We enjoyed learning about communities in all pockets of the country through the proposals, and it…
Read MoreWe are living in a world filled with digital content and noise as more and more companies are fighting for your attention. As storytellers, we have the unique opportunity to add value to our audience through craftsmanship and authenticity on social media platforms. Our responsibility is to create content that adds value or we run…
Read MoreAs creators, we possess the power to uncover and capture voices not heard. Use your medium as a microphone for those who don’t have their own. Today, we invite you to apply to VSCO Voices, a six-month grant program in partnership with VSCO that provides five creators with mentorship and $20,000 in funding to empower marginalized communities in…
Read MoreIndividuals across art forms — As creators, we possess the power to uncover and capture voices not heard, visions not shared, stories not told. Your medium is a microphone. A podium for possibility. We look to you. Your camera. Your canvas. Your color. Your creations. Open ears. Open eyes. Open hearts.Quiet fear. Amplify empathy. Make action. Make…
Read MoreStorytelling can move, mobilize, and motivate people toward change and action. However, learning where to start using storytelling in your organization might feel like a challenge. The reality is you’ve already done the hard part. You’ve created or landed a job at an organization that is doing amazing work in your community. You are proud…
Read MoreAccess Ventures believes that it is important to provide creatives access to come up with new ideas and the support and funding to try them out. This cultivation of smart, skilled, conceptually rich and beautiful art is essential for the health and development of individuals and communities. Two years ago, we resourced Gibbs Rounsavall, a local artist…
Read MoreImagine rapid prototyping meets urban planning and community organizing with a festival vibe – that is what Better Blocks brought to Louisville’s Shelby Park neighborhood. “Better Block Foundation educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.” Center For Neighborhoods staff have…
Read MoreLouisville is home to so many great murals around the city that have been created by a wide variety of artists. We believe that art expresses the life of a community so we have included the creative arts as an area of focus within our portfolio. We believe that the cultivation of smart, skilled, conceptually rich and…
Read MoreThis Saturday November 7th, Access Ventures will celebrate the completion of Sunshine and Shadow, the new mural by artist and teacher Gibbs Rounsavall at the corner of Oak and Shelby Streets in Shelby Park. We invest in the creative arts within a neighborhood, but also in the artists themselves. Based in Louisville, KY, Rounsavall is well-known for his abstract enamel paintings…
Read MoreOne year ago Access Ventures purchased and renovated an abandoned repair shop and turned it The Park, a co-working community in Shelby Park. The Park was created to provide access to affordable workspace and a new path for workers looking for a nontraditional office environment. It is a space for passionate people of all kinds who want to…
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