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Overview
Back Creative Communities Online is a collaborative effort to sustain open art projects across digital spaces. The aim is to empower artists, curators, educators, and community organizers by providing reliable infrastructure, inclusive access, and opportunities to collaborate without barriers. By connecting creators with audiences and with one another, the project fosters a vibrant, sustainable ecosystem where open art can flourish.
Our approach centers on practical support. Donations help cover core needs like hosting, tooling, accessibility improvements, and community moderation. With your contribution, more artists can share work, more learners can participate, and more communities can experiment with new forms of creative expression. We believe in a transparent, community-led model where decisions about funds are shared among contributors, participants, and advisory volunteers.
As a participant in the open art movement, you become part of a global network that values collaboration, learning, and accountability. The work happens through small, steady steps: maintaining platforms, refining workflows, and creating spaces where experimentation is welcomed and documented for others to learn from. Your support helps ensure these opportunities remain accessible now and into the future.
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Why Your Support Matters
Your generosity fuels the core activities that keep open art projects vibrant and accessible. Contributions create space for collaboration, mentorShip, and community-driven experimentation. They also enable outreach to new participants, including learners and creators from diverse backgrounds who deserve equal opportunity to contribute and learn.
- Sustain online platforms that host collaborative projects and exhibitions
- Improve accessibility so more people can engage with art and culture
- Fund workshops, mentorship, and community events that build skills and networks
- Expand educational resources and onboarding for newcomers
- Support transparent governance and constructive, inclusive dialogue
Through clear milestones and open processes, donations translate into tangible outcomes: continued access to creative spaces, open tools that others can reuse, and opportunities for artists to partner with communities worldwide. Your support signals that open, collaborative art matters and can scale in sustainable ways across disciplines and borders.
How Donations Are Used
Funds are allocated to essential areas that keep the ecosystem running and welcoming. A portion covers hosting, bandwidth, and security to ensure ongoing access. Another portion supports the development of open tools, documentation, and onboarding materials that lower barriers to participation. Outreach includes translations, community meetups, and partnerships with libraries, schools, and cultural organizations.
We also reserve resources for governance activities, including transparent budgeting, public reporting, and periodic reviews of impact. This structure helps maintain trust with contributors and participants alike, demonstrating how each dollar advances concrete outcomes and community wellbeing.
Transparency & Trust
Open, accountable work is at the heart of this initiative. We publish accessible updates and summaries so supporters can see progress, understand allocations, and evaluate outcomes. Donor dashboards and governance reports are designed to be clear and navigable, inviting questions and input from the community. By maintaining open metrics and responsive communication, we aim to build lasting trust that supports sustained engagement and growth.