Artists Building Capacity
as World Citizens
A resource for artists who wish to serve sustainable
environmental, human rights, and social development goals
ABC World Citizens serves as an information, networking, and small-project scholarship resource for creative people in their efforts to learn about and consult on global development goals, for the purpose of expressing a wider or renewed vision in their creative work and community service.
What We Believe
ABC World Citizens believes in nurturing the development of a profound sense of responsibility for our planet and the well-being of the entire human family. Such responsible world citizenship implies a whole “constellation of principles, attitudes, values, and behaviors” that influence the betterment of humankind and the preservation of the environment.
The latest news and stories from ABC World Citizens:
Second Year for Ms. Coretta Scott King Musical Theater Grant
January 14, 2024 — For a second year in a row ABC-WC has granted financial support for a musical honoring Ms. Coretta Scott King. Her eventful life as a classical singer, civil rights leader, and wife of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is gracefully depicted in the musical Hear Her Sing for Freedom, adapted and…
Musical Theater grant – Ms. Coretta Scott King – Her Story as a Professional Singer
January 14, 2023 — Ms. Coretta Scott King sang for justice. Her eventful life as a classical singer, civil rights leader, and wife of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is gracefully depicted in the musical Hear Her Sing for Freedom, adapted and staged by Najee Ayman Brown, director of the Multicultural Arts Center of Cambridge,…
ABC-WC Support for the Arts in 2022
January 17, 2022 — Two creative initiatives in 2022 were supported by ABC World Citizens: 1. A six months long Art Exhibit around the theme of “Afrofuturism – Unity in Diversity” was presented by Green Acre a Baha’i Center of Learning and the Seacoast African American Cultural Center. For details: https://afrofuturism.us/#about In this “Call for Art” creative people were…