Our Strategy
The African American Art and Culture Complex is evolving as it seeks to continue to find ways to meet the needs of Black artists and creatives and the Fillmore community.
Working with Tree of Change, AAACC initiated a process to update our Mission, Vision, and Values. Efforts are organized around Six Spheres of Impact within which the AAACC’s support could be attributed. They are: Relational Impact, Material Impact, Social Impact, Aspirational Impact, Organizational Impact, and Place Impact. Each Sphere of Impact has parameters that define it, stories that articulate the shape of its impact, and maps that provide guideposts for future planning, iterative design, and culture tending.
Together, the Six Spheres of Impact tell complex, intersecting, and intersectional stories of how the AAACC makes an impact in the lives and careers of Black Artists, Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Community Members.
HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AAACC
Join our efforts by taking an online survey to help shape the future of the African American Art & Culture Complex. We want to hear from you, the artists, neighbors, elders, youth, and everyone who calls the AAACC home. Your stories and reflections will help us understand what the AAACC means to you, what you want and need from it in the years ahead, and how it can continue to be an anchor for Black culture, creativity, and community in the Fillmore. The survey takes about 15 minutes, and the responses will play a real part in guiding the next chapter of the AAACC’s vision, values, and impact.
THE SIX SPHERES OF IMPACT
Relational Impact examines how AAACC’s deep roots in the Black Diaspora bridge, span, and move across generations. Relationships form the foundation for all other forms of impact.
Material Impact examines how AAACC’s economic investments help stabilize the lives and careers of Black Artists, Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Community Members. Money unlocks opportunities.
Social Impact examines how AAACC’s support strengthens social bonds through co-producing annual Black cultural celebrations and traditions, hosting governmental and community meetings, and collaborating with community organizations to meet the needs of the neighborhood. AAACC creates room for ALL.
Aspirational Impact examines how AAACC’s curatorial and production practices facilitate Black Artists, Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Community Members in taking creative risks that open up what they believe is even possible. AAACC is Black Dreams.
Organizational Impact examines how AAACC’s praxis cultivates an ecosystem that puts Black Artists, Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Community Members at the center of the development and implementation of infrastructure. Collectively equipping each other for mutual success.
Place Impact examines how AAACC’s physical and geographic presence within its building plays a significant role in repairing the damages done by the former San Francisco Redevelopment Office, which was housed in that same building, and how amidst ongoing gentrification and displacement, AAACC should not be moved.