Athenaeum Art Center

The Chrysalis-Monarch Center for the Arts in San Diego, CA, is dedicated to nurturing resilience in unhoused youth and their families through a holistic education approach. With nearly 300 students attending Monarch School daily, the center focuses on empowering students to take ownership of their education while addressing their academic, social, emotional, and life skill needs. By fostering a trauma-informed and strength-based community, the Chrysalis-Monarch Center aims to support students in overcoming the challenges of homelessness and achieving success in both education and life. Their mission emphasizes the importance of stability, security, and hope as essential components for building productive and healthy lives. Generated from the website

HistoryIn August of 2012, the owner of the building approached Launch Live Art and asked if they would help in the redesign and construction of an unused space in the hopes to create a community for artists and designers to flourish as well as an exciting event space. Currently, the Blok Creative Community houses many artists from all artistic backgrounds and aims to grow that community by hand picking artists who are motivated and professional.SpecialtiesThe Blok is an artists creative collective located in downtown San Diego and aspires to enhance the community through art and to inspire through interaction.