Is a culture without art a culture at all? Art encourages diverse expressions, tells stories that would otherwise remain untold, and brings color to a world that’s too often black and white.
Beacon knows the threats to the artistic cultural traditions of the world, and is committed to providing training and educational programs in music, poetry, culture and media.
Our goal is to speak to the souls of children, encourage confidence, and make a significant investment in their future. In our art and media centers, they can hone their talents and unleash their creativity.
Working together, we will help mold a more open-minded and peaceful culture with deep roots in its honored past and optimism for an ever greater future.
Beacon’s mission is to promote, advance, and cultivate the media arts through strategic growth, innovation, and collaboration. Our vision is the universal recognition of culture and the arts as indispensable to the health and well-being of people, communities, and nations.
To achieve our vision, we actively, creatively, and consistently employ these values:
Integrity and Openness
Universal Access to the Arts and Media
Beacon was founded in 2012 by a diverse group of cultural and media arts leaders committed to the creation of a happier, healthier, and more prosperous world through universal access to the arts, media, and culture. Their idea was both bold and simple: create an international organization that would support its institutional members in their world-building efforts, and advocate for the field as a whole.
Today, Beacon welcomes individuals from all disciplines — including media nonprofits, international NGOs, and strategic partners from all sectors — as we mature our vision and move toward an ever more creative and collaborative future.
Presence
Vigorously promoting democratic ideals and the open access they require to flourish
Sincerity
Steadfastly encouraging openness, free expression, and fearless innovation
Narrative
Actively cultivating understanding, dialogue, and the free exchange of knowledge