| |

Give to the Max 2017

THANK YOU!

Thank you for helping us raise $7,425 for our 2018 Scholarship Program on Give to the Max Day November 16th! If you missed it, you can still participate and help us reach our $15,000 goal by clicking on the donate button below.

[btn text=”DONATE TO 2018 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM” tcolor=#FFF bcolor=37DA00 thovercolor=#FFF link=”https://invertedarts.org/donate-2/” target=”_blank”]

 

Inverted Arts Scholarship Program

The mission of Inverted Arts is to help disadvantaged youth discover and unleash their creative voices. The Inverted Arts scholarship is a $2,500/year US ($1,000/year international) award for up to four years for a student pursuing a major the arts, or some minimum level of artistic studies. The goal of this award is to help students continue their artistic and academic development at a college level in order return to their own communities and help mentor other students to discover and unleash their own creative voices. Eligible students must have participated in an IA program or project, the scholarship must be renewed each year, and recipients are required to serve as an IA Artist Mentor during an IA Art Camp or Art Exploration Program.

Meet our 9 current scholarship recipients in the photo above: (L to R, Top to Bottom)

Shevon Greene – Music Therapy – Minneapolis, MN

Rose Simbiri – Video Production – Nairobi, Kenya

Henry Aol – Photography – Nairobi, Kenya

Winnie Otieno – Music – Nairobi, Kenya

Philister Miruka – Fashion Design – Nairobi, Kenya

Yvonne Asunnah – Fashion Design – Nairobi, Kenya

Kevin Otieno – Video Production – Nairobi, Kenya

Rachel Kite – Visual Art – Minneapolis, MN

Adriel Santos – Music – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

In 2018, we hope to add 1 local and 1 global scholarship for a total of 11 scholarship recipients. Help us keep our scholarship program growing.

 

2018 SCHOLARSHIP GOAL = $15,000

 

Recent Posts

  • MCO August Art Camp

    This was our fifteenth annual Art Camp at Mathare Community Outreach, Kenya. Camp began with a powerful reminder: God has placed unique gifts and talents inside every one of us. Art Camp classes included dance, music, photography and videography, baking, fashion design, and other visual and performing arts. Through creativity, learning, and fun, students discovered…

  • MCE Art Camp

    by Seth Luchemos – IA Kenya Director The August Art Camp at MCE kicked off on such a great note! With our theme “Made for More,” we reminded our students that they are created with purpose and for purpose. From our devotion on “Made with Purpose” to hands-on sessions in ukulele, keyboard, guitar, dance, photography…

  • Upendo Art Camp

    Creativity was on another level during the August Art Camp at the Upendo Children’s Home in Kakamega, Kenya! From modern dance to music, photography, tailoring, and visual art, being “Made for More” means choosing to grow every day. Here’s one story of that growth in action from the fashion and design class. Students who had…

  • Where does my donation go?

    Your donation supports these talented young people and helps build a pathway for them to use their creativity to transform their communities!  Here’s how it works: Art Camps (Gray – Liberia, Blue – Kenya) Scholarship Students (Gray – Liberia, Blue – Kenya) Small Business Partners (Scholarship graduates) Developing Leaders (for scholarship students, business partners and Artist Mentors) Empowering…

  • Training Leaders and Mentors in Kenya

    IA Kenya Director Seth Luchemos has partnered with Lepta Community and Executive Director JKing, to develop curriculum to train Inverted Arts Leaders and Artist Mentors. The Leadership training helps IA Business Partners and Scholarship students transition into adulthood as confident leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs through hands-on learning and mentorship, where they build key skills in…

  • An Invitation from Seth

    Since launching in 2010, the work of Inverted Arts has centered on two core beliefs: that every young person is “created to create,” and that their “creativity is KEY to community development.” With these convictions in mind, we’ve built a pathway for youth to discover and develop their creativity through Art Camps, scholarships, and small…