The Gallery at Vivid Solutions & Vivid Solutions Print Lab

ARCH Development Corporation (ADC) is a twenty-one year old 501[c] [3] not-for-profit community based organization that believes arts and the creative economy can be employed as part of a comprehensive, synergistic approach to community revitalization in the Anacostia community of Washington, DC. Founded in 1991, the organization began providing small scale neighborhood and business development. In 2004, the Board developed a strategic plan that lead to a change in focus. ADC believes that, in collaboration with other community groups, arts and cultural activities will not only support the individual artist, but it will fuel economic growth while providing programming for residents that is currently unavailable

ADC feels that properly organized facilities and development programs designed to attract artists, performing arts groups, theater companies and other creative community-based organizations can serve as the engine for neighborhood economic development. This approach will yield other benefits. It will nourish the spiritual and creative energies to allow the community to reinvigorate itself. The creative economy also can bridge the many differences that seemingly divide the residents of Anacostia such as age, gender, income, race and ethnicity.

Overview of Anacostia - A holistic approach
Duane Gautier, CEO 2010