Because When We Tell Our Stories,
We Shape Our Future
The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.
- James Baldwin
ABOUT
Initiate Change
The GhostLight Arts Initiative (GLAI) is a social-imipact organization dedicated to the use of the creative, performing, and media arts as catalysts for social progress. Our goal is to leverage every artistic avenue to create tangible and sustainable impact across social and cultural systems. This impact is felt broadly through programming targeted with a national reach, and locally with efforts designed specifically to empower the city of Detroit.
Here at The GhostLight Arts Initiative we believe, at its best, art has the power to do three things:
Show us who we were, Show us who we are, and Show us who we can become.
Evolution
Progress is impossible without Change.
The Helping Hands Campaign for the Arts (HHC) was founded in 2011 -- dedicated to uniting artists with the community through acts of service, fundraising, and volunteerism. Working with professional touring artists from Broadway tours like Disney's The Lion King, Wicked, Billy Elliot, and Jersey Boys, the HHC organized outreach events nationwide.
Every effort, project, and campaign grows as circumstances cause broad goals to focus into specificity and purpose. And, in 2021, a chapter was closed on The Helping Hands Campaign for the Arts and THE GHOSTLIGHT ARTS INITIATIVE was born.
Now we move boldly into a new chapter as we endeavor to use our platform as artists to create and sustain a movement that centers artistic and media expression as a conduit for knowledge and social change.
We believe in the power of theatre, music, dance, and the spoken word.
We believe that these practices have the power to initiate progress.
We believe in Art as a Catalyst for Change.
Meet The Team
John Sloan III
Founding Executive Director, Dir. Artistic Programming
Dr. Rashida L. Harrison
Director of Education,
Professional Development
Garlia Cornelia Jones
Co-Director,
The Propulsion Theatre Project
Sarae Daniels
Arts Education Manager,
The Obsidian Theatre Festival
Sierra McCants
Arts Education Coordinator
Do you want to get involved?
Are you a teaching artist looking to support, or a parent looking for classes for your youth? Maybe you lead a community organization and need arts programming in your neighborhood.
We want to hear from you!
Drop us a line, reach out, follow us on socials, or give us a call.
Let’s Work Together
We work hard to keep our work free to the community.
But free isn't cheap and we need your support. Help us continue to make a difference with a one-time donation.
Or, if you are able, sign up to be a Monthly Sustainer. Even $20/mo goes a long way towards helping us reach our goals.
The GhostLight Arts Initiative is fiscally sponsored by Allied Media Projects. All donations are tax deductible.