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Our Mission Our mission is to empower individuals to achieve their maximum capabilities and lead fulfilling lives. Eliminate all barriers to creative and economic opportunities for underrepresented communities by providing arts education life skills career training and mentoring programs. Equity Who We Are The Artist Collective a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2005 by Robert Gilliam provides a creative outlet for minority artists underserved communities and underfunded arts programs in Los Angeles. We offer a comprehensive arts instruction program that covers a wide range of topics including dance art spoken word urban arts modeling and much more.