The Artist Village has been an irreplaceable part of the Brightmoor community for over a decade. In that time the AV has been a place where the dreams and ideas of local young people have been nurtured and cultivated. The AV hosts and supports a multitude of social programs that otherwise would be nonexistent in the lives of many young people in the community, such as art and music classes, chess club, community gardening, dance, youth entrepreneurial skills development, mentoring and much more.