CONTENT: Blog
Amid the national reckoning over racial injustice, sparked by the killing of George Floyd last year, the United Arts of Central Florida began reexamining its priorities.
For years, the nonprofit promoted diversity and inclusion by encouraging organizations to create programming that would appeal to a variety of audiences. The endeavor – funded by grants from Duke Energy – was a success. While the programs and audiences were diverse, few of the organizations were.
This year, with help from a new $50,000 grant from Duke Energy, United Arts hopes to change that. Instead of reaching out to traditional, established nonprofits, United Arts is targeting emerging grassroots organizations led by African American artists, LatinX artists and other people of color in the hope of better supporting the diversity of arts in central Florida.