Indivisible Arts (Resin) previews State of the Art fundraiser and youth-focused 'Emerging Consciousness' project

Rafael McMaster of Indivisible Arts (Resin) described plans for the organization’s State of the Art fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, May 17, and outlined a larger youth-oriented project he said the event would help launch.

McMaster told commissioners that the May 17 fundraiser will be staged in the Cypress/Resin area and will feature live performance, installed art, bars and partner-program activations. He described a planned expansion called the Emerging Consciousness Broadcast Center, which he said aims to provide free, youth-facing mental and emotional health tools produced and communicated by peers and local partners such as schools and nonprofits. McMaster called the initiative a pilot he hopes to scale nationally and said the fundraiser will be a critical ‘‘blast-off’’ moment for the project.

McMaster also described the festival’s site layout — including activation of the Dave Shaw Building and a fenced compound — and enumerated local partners and program collaborators such as schools and local health and youth organizations. Commissioners asked about the site map and staff noted receipt issues for a late site plan; McMaster said he would email staff the design.

McMaster invited commissioners to attend and offered to share tickets; he highlighted youth performers and partner organizations active in the event’s storytelling program.

No formal action was required; commissioners praised the programming and its focus on youth mental-health tools.