Capital Campaign
Build JXTA. Build the future.Help us build the future by contributing to Build JXTA: A Capital and Legacy Campaign. Let’s invest in the creative futures of youth in North Minneapolis for the next 25 years to come!


JXTA IS...
- The only Black-led art and design organization in North Minneapolis
- A pillar in the Twin Cities creative economy
- Powered by the energy, voice, vision, and talents of artists and youth
- Invested in the long-game to build social and economic justice by training and employing young people
- 25 years strong; rising for the next 25 and beyond
YOUTH are already building the abundant and just future they envision. Help us raise $2 million towards our Legacy & Capital campaign this year to build the creativity of youth in North Minneapolis.
Build JXTA.
Build Minneapolis.
Build the future.
What's happening?
2023 marks the new JXTA campus. It brings the opening of our brand-new headquarters, updated community and teaching space, and a one-of-a-kind archive and library, after a successful $14 million capital campaign. With your help, we are deeply investing in our facilities, programming, and in the creative futures of youth in North Minneapolis. Our goal is to create a stronger cultural ecosystem for our region, helping to guarantee a cultural legacy and asset for future generations in North Minneapolis. Stay tuned for more information about what is next, including grand opening celebrations, new programming, and new ways to support. After 26 years, we’re building for the next 26.
Capital Campaign Progress Tracker
In the News

June 7, 2020

October 4, 2019

May 31, 2018
THANK YOU TO THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION
A huge thank you to the McKnight Foundation for their lead gift of $1.3 million to kick off the campaign. Additional funding will come from a variety of sources including: foundations, corporations, individuals, events, and government funding.
