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Hope Showcase 2016

Creativity Unleashed!

Here’s some incredible student work from Hope Art Exploration 2016!

Visual Art

Artist Mentor – Katie Perez

Assistant – Rachel Kite

Interns – Abigail Irving and Luke Thompson

Visual Art – Hope 2016 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Music

Artist Mentor – Mark Collier

Interns – Josselin Reyes-Vasquez and Taron Busby

Night Lights – Luis, Grant and Daniel

Life – Naia and Angeles

Jesus in the Christ – Zech, Nathaniel, and Gift

If Only – Hannah and Ennaoj

Don’t Give Up – Josselin

Bad Decisions – Taron

Rescued – Jason and Chris

Photography

Artist Mentor – Becca Ulasich

Interns – Tian Elder and Kimberly Eras

Photo Class – Hope 2016-HD (720p) from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Video

Artist Mentor – Matt Abeler

Interns – Caden Neterer and Joshua Bookhout

Alshcabob and the Final Prius from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Shoelocker and Phyllis from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Theater

Artist Mentor – Ben Kelly

Interns – Gloria Portillo-Flores and Elijah Owens

Lost in the Jungle from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Room 214 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Creative Writing

Artist Mentor – Jason Calcote

Creative Writing from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.

Program and Intern Photos

legacy_logo_cmyk-e1304537049458MRAC-logo-(color)2This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

 

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