Mon Autre Ecole (MAE) empowers young artists facing social or financial barriers to entrance into the professional art scene by providing access to training, support for creative work and opportunities for networking. At the base of MAE’s vision is a belief in the need to make art more democratic and to use art as a tool for personal liberation, raising social awareness and fostering collective healing. To accomplish these ends, MAE encourages collaboration among artists and cultural institutions by staging workshops, talks and artist showcases.