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Friday Art Exploration Showcase

ByInverted Arts
Sojourner Truth Academy middle school students have been participating in the Inverted Arts Friday Art Exploration program since January 27th. With the help of professional Artist Mentors, the students have been exploring music with Travis Scharn, photography with Becca Oehrig and physical theater with Betsy Mills. Here are some of the sights and songs that they have created.

Songs from music class:

written by Nate and Malik
written by Steven

Photos from photography class:

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Here are some pictures from the Friday Art Exploration Program.
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On Thursday, March 29, the students presented their creative work to friends, family and the community. Here are some pictures from the Showcase Event.
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This program was funded in part by the Target Corporation, and by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

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