The New Children's Museum

The New Children's Museum will partner with three contemporary artists and six San Diego community centers in underserved neighborhoods to implement an annual artist residency program. The project is designed to meet identified needs of both visiting and non-visiting families, as well as contribute to the ability of artists to engage in community practice. In addition to providing three one-year artist residencies, the museum will install three new art installations to support creativity, critical thinking, and imagination. The project will also support the Mass Creativity outreach program, offering 18 artist-run workshops and two community festivals which will reach over 7,500 people in underserved communities. The program will serve as a model for other museums to develop community-based exhibition and program development.