{"id":1823,"date":"2026-10-14T23:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artemple.org\/prod\/?page_id=1823"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:53:22","slug":"grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artemple.org\/prod\/?page_id=1823","title":{"rendered":"Our Work&#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\n.aw-eyebrow{font-size:25px;letter-spacing:5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2e9e7d;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 6px}\n.aw-handoff{border:1px solid #e2e2e2;border-radius:12px;padding:40px 30px;margin:0 0 40px}\n.aw-handoff figure{margin:0;text-align:center}\n.aw-handoff img{max-height:80px;width:auto;height:auto;display:inline-block}\n.aw-amt{text-align:center;color:#2e9e7d;line-height:1.2;margin:0}\n.aw-amt .ar{display:block;font-size:26px}\n.aw-amt .n{font-size:24px;font-weight:700}\n.aw-band{background:#2e9e7d;border-radius:8px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;text-align:center;padding:40px 20px;margin:0 0 45px}\n.aw-band div{flex:1 1 150px;padding:10px}\n.aw-band .n{display:block;font-size:48px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px}\n.aw-band .l{font-size:14px;color:#cdeee2}\n.aw-pull{border-left:4px solid #2e9e7d;padding:6px 0 6px 24px;font-size:26px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 40px}\n.aw-why{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:24px;margin:0 0 45px}\n.aw-why>div{flex:1 1 220px;background:#f4f9f7;border-top:4px solid #2e9e7d;padding:28px 24px}\n.aw-why h4{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;color:#1a6b52}\n.aw-why p{margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6}\n.aw-cta{text-align:center;background:#f4f9f7;padding:50px 30px;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 40px}\n.aw-cta p{font-size:22px;margin:0 0 24px}\n.aw-btn{display:inline-block;background:#2e9e7d;color:#fff!important;padding:16px 44px;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none;font-size:17px}\n@media(max-width:700px){.aw-pull{font-size:20px}.aw-band .n{font-size:38px}}\n<\/style>\n<p class=\"aw-eyebrow\">Grant awarded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Studio: Creative Expression, Community, and Healing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aw-handoff is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artemple.org\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ARTemple_logo-512x512-1-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\">\n<p class=\"aw-amt\"><span class=\"ar\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"n\">$25,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artemple.org\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bsf.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1770\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artemple&#8217;s first grant supports Open Studio, a year-long arts initiative from Be Strong Families that brings young people together with local artists to create, reflect, and build community. Participants work across visual art, photography, creative writing, spoken word, storytelling, music, movement, and collaborative murals \u2014 exploring identity, resilience, belonging, and hope. The year closes with a community showcase where young people share their work with families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aw-band\">\n<div><span class=\"n\">36<\/span><span class=\"l\">artist-led sessions<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"n\">540<\/span><span class=\"l\">youth impacted<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"n\">3<\/span><span class=\"l\">community partners<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Be Strong Families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aw-pull\">We didn&#8217;t fund just an idea. We partnered with a great organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be Strong Families has spent two decades building spaces where people connect, share, and heal \u2014 through Parent Caf\u00e9s, Community Caf\u00e9s, and youth engagement programs recognized across the country. Last year alone they engaged more than 26,000 people directly and have trained over 12,000 facilitators nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open Studio is that work, with art at the center.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aw-why\">\n<div>\n<h4>The trust exists<\/h4>\n<p>Open Studio runs through three Chicago organizations BSF has worked alongside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Local artists lead<\/h4>\n<p>BSF creates the conditions where young people feel safe enough to express themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Young people at the center<\/h4>\n<p>Local artists lead and inspire participants. 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