All Are Welcome Here!

The Fremont Arts Council engages community to cultivate the spirit of celebration where everyone is an artist.

In support of this mission, The FAC confirms that:

• We want to be a community where people of all backgrounds and identities are offered the opportunity and feel welcomed to share and amplify their stories, art, cultures and experiences.
• We acknowledge that pervasive cultural biases and historic and institutional racism – both conscious and unconscious, past and present — has benefited some communities while limiting opportunities and outcomes for communities of color;
• We are all in some way the products of our environments and of America’s history, past and present. We did not choose this history, but we can shape the future.

The FAC exists to support community art. We do this by providing resources, workshops, events, and other opportunities in support of our belief that everyone is an artist, and that art makes our communities strong.   We recognize that this work depends on everyone feeling welcome and empowered to contribute. We believe that by actively reaching out to expand our community we can find the strength that comes from being as diverse and inclusive as possible. We affirm our commitment to look at our actions with kindness and a racial equity lens, so we can do our part to dismantle systemic racism in our community.

We affirm our commitment to providing a safe and welcoming atmosphere for creating art and celebrations.

We invite artists and community members of all backgrounds and identities to join us in conversation around these issues. We are always open to feedback, thoughtful dialogue and ideas that will move this work forward.

We strive to keep our common spaces free from oppressive action, behavior and language.  We follow the following social expectations…

Agreements for Community Conversation and Conduct

• All are Welcome Here!
• We care about our impact
• We are guided by compassion
•  We are respectful
• We value and communicate about Consent
• We embrace a culture of appreciation and honesty
• We take time to debrief and to express our gratitude

For more information:

See Also: FAC Commitment to Racial Equity and Inclusion

See Also: Agreements for Community Conversation and Conduct

{photo: G. Shaw, 2017}