IAMA Values
Our commitment to a better world through joyful arts making experiences anchored in community, creativity, diversity and love.
COMMUNITY
An accessible, supportive and safe environment of belonging for all
Accepting and celebrating
difference (of thought, belief,
identity, skill, ability, experience)
Learning and building from
mistakes, together
Building with our fears, not avoiding
them
Community builds joy
LOVE
Building a culture of love from a
place of trust
Showing up as ourselves and
inspiring others to do the same
Feeding the mental, spiritual and
physical you
Courageously setting judgment aside
Love builds joy
DIVERSITY
Inviting, accepting and building
from difference (of thought, belief, identity, skill, ability, experience)
Designing and building with
communities at the margins
Facing the uncomfortable and
uncertainty with love to truly see
each other
Vulnerability of being true to one’s story and respecting each other’s stories
Diversity builds joy
CREATIVITY
Embracing all of our humanity as
we express ourselves
Feeling vulnerable in art making
and exploring new ideas
Recognizing weird, whacky,
whimsical and supporting those
ideas into form
Creating a radically curious space for opportunities
Creativity builds joy
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