OUR MISSION

ISM: a community project is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization inspiring innovative interaction and conversation both online and offline:

ISM: online
Instigates intellectual idea and debate without boundaries of culture or country. Comprised of four specific columns designed to educate curious minds with contributor driven content.

asterisk
Photo footnotes from behind the scenes, captured moments of monumental movements and innovative picture projects. Share your slow developed journals and digitized journeys.

opinion
A collection of juried essays on directed themes. Post and reply... forward thinking. The current subject for discussion is ‘Art And Censorship’.

shift
Documenting the little efforts that inspire lasting change. Everybody has a story, help spread the word. Redefine different.

five
Five simple questions in search of five simple answers. Interview an expert and keep curiosity contagious. Question everything. Question everyone.

ISM: offline
Supports collaborative creativity by producing art experiments and publishing limited edition books/journals. Dedicated to benefiting society by providing free public programs and exhibitions.

KEVIN STANIEC
Executive Director
Kevin Staniec was born in Chicago and raised in Southern California where he graduated from the School of Film and Television at Chapman University. He is an author of poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction and screenplays including the books And This Was My Happy Ending, Regarding Autumn, I Am. You Are. and The Special Adventures Of Super Bunny And The Great Giant Cat Bear. "Creativity is essential to life... I guess breathing helps as well."

JOSHUA LEVENSHUS
Operations Director
Joshua currently lives in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach with his wife Alexis and his dog Lucy. He is an Instructor of Human Communication at California State University, Long Beach and several other Community Colleges in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. As an educator for over ten years Joshua firmly believes in the necessity of an artistic component in the lives of his students and community. It is this belief that drives his dedication to the mission and programs of ISM: a community project.