By O’Bu Mar’Konash Imagine a space in time, where a Collective of Artists, Visionaries and Thinkers (of Color) come together over Food, Conversation and Expression, and not just any ol’ food, conversation and expression, but Expression, Conversation and Food that nourishes the Soul! Imagine a space in time, where a Collective of Artists, Visionaries and…
By Artist Mentor – Sarah Nelson In January John Mark and I completed our second joint visit to Tijuana. We left on New Years day, and spent 4 days with the kids of Casa De Mi Familia, completing another art workshop series, and spending time investing in our relationship with the kids. Casa has undergone…
Thanks to everyone who came out to our Winter Art Fair last Saturday! Special thanks to our featured Artists Sarah Nelson, Delphin Starr and Emma Mollendor, and our Hope Academy student interns Grace Johnson, Rachel Kite, Grace Johnson, Abigail Irving, Cailin Germo and Luke Thompson. One of the highlights of the evening was Delphin’s speed…
Check out this video called “I Can’t Breathe” from speed painter Delphin Starr and spoken word artist Atosha Zerbine that was filmed and edited at the IA Studios. Proud to partner with these two amazing artists.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our year-end “created 2 create” campaign! You donations are helping disadvantaged youth discover they are created 2 create so they can fill the earth with hope and beauty! Thanks to your generosity and partnership we raised $14,388 and welcomed six new monthly supporters! All funds will go towards our 2017 Art Camps, Art…
Don’t miss our Inverted Arts Winter Art Fair on Saturday, January 28th, from 6pm – 9pm here at the IA Studios in NE Minneapolis. Artists Sarah Nelson, Delphin Starr, Emma Mollendor and several of our student interns will have their artwork on display and for sale! At 7:30pm watch speed painter Delphin Starr create a brand new piece. Come celebrate…
We just finished an eight-week songwriting program at The Lift. There were three incredibly talented students in the program: Alana, Dowon and Hudson. The sessions were led by Artist Mentors Christopher Kirkwood and Mark Collier and you can check out their cool tunes below. Alana – Come Back Another…
By Artist Mentor Emma Mollendor When I was fifteen I was sent to a rehabilitating boarding school in Missouri, approximately eleven hours from my home. It was at that point in my life that I was forced to face things in my past that were buried deep inside of myself. My parents decision to send…
By Artist Mentor Don Zietlow Expressing yourself creatively can be accomplished through a variety of mediums or activities. While many of us are familiar with the more traditional art forms, such as drawing, painting, photography, and performing arts, Inverted Arts recently had the opportunity to share creativity though cooking with a group of students. In…
By Artist Mentor Katie French Perez Every Wednesday evening for 8 weeks I headed over to the Children’s Residential Treatment Center (CRTC) to spend an hour with a group of amazing young people. Our goal was to create holiday cards using paint, collage, pen/ink, markers, pretty much anything that could make a winter-themed card sing…