June 10 we began our first Video Story-Telling Program with 12 students at The Lift in St Paul. The program is led by Artist Mentors Connor Unger and Mark Collier. The short video is called “The Genie and the Basketball” and students have led every aspect of the project from creation, to acting, directing and now…
Artist Mentors Sarah Albinson – Visual art, Chad Amour – Video, Vincent Joachim – Photography/Graphic Design, Joyce Marrie – Theater, and Mark Collier – Music have each been working with two talented high school interns from Hope Academy for weeks 1-2 of the Art Exploration Program (our fourth annual Art Exploration Program at Hope). They have been…
As part of our growing partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) we are excited to tell you about several new opportunities to invest in Mathare students. Scholarship Fund 1. We are establishing an IA Scholarship Fund for two students who have shown artistic talent and ability, are continuing to develop their talents, have completed Form…
On Friday April 18th, the talented Mathare Community Outreach students presented and performed their creative works to an enthusiastic audience of friends, family, and MCO staff. We are so proud of their accomplishments during Art Camp and we encourage them to pursue their creative passions, adding beauty and depth to this world. One of the…
Our team just returned from Art Camp 2014 (fourth annual) in the Mathare Valley, Kenya. What a privilege to work with such wonderful and talented students! Here is just some of their work from the four classes: Video – Artist Mentors Jason Dyer and Rose Simbiri Music – Artist Mentors Mark Collier and Philip Amolo…
Meet Artist Mentor Henry Aol. Henry is a talented Kenyan artist, photographer, teacher at Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) and has been part of our Mathare Art Camp team for the last two years. It is such an honor to work with and learn from Henry! This year we were excited to donate another 3 digital cameras,…
Inverted Arts Open House Saturday May 17th, 1pm-5pm. 77 13th Ave NE Suite #207 Minneapolis, MN 55413 We’ve moved into our beautiful new 1,600 sq. ft. studio space at 77 13th Ave NE in NE Minneapolis on January 1, 2014. The space is just off Broadway and Marshall in the old Grainbelt Warehouse building and…
We have just completed a documentary project called “No Pain No Gain” that looks at the life-changing impact of the Powerlifting program led by Rob Wills at the Mary’s Place Teen Center. In this 20 minute video you will hear the inspiring stories of Rob Wills and nine young men who have been a part…
We head to Kenya April 10th for our fourth annual Art Camp working with the talented students and partners at MCO in the Mathare Valley. We have the same dedicated team of Artist Mentors as last year: Henry Ochieng – photography, LaVonne Dyer – visual art, Jason Dyer – video, Mark Collier – music. The…
MEXICO IN SUMMARY by Sarah Albinson I am ecstatic. If I could high five and do a celebratory dance with all of you I would. I want to celebrate the beauty that is pouring from Inverted Arts partnership and Siempre Para los Ninos, with everyone I know. On a basic level, after this week, we…