Inverted Arts will be leading its second Art Camp in the Mathare Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya April 23-27 in partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO). Classes will be offered in photography, video, visual art and music for about 60 middle-school students. Artist Mentors leading the classes are: Katie Trouten – photography, LaVonne Dyer –…
The Friday Art Exploration program at Sojourner Truth Academy is underway. The program offers classes in music, photography and physical theater for middle school students at STA. Artist Mentors are Travis Scharn – music, Becca Oehrig – photography, and Betsy Mills – physical theater. There will be a special Community Showcase event at STA on…
We just wrapped up our Inverted Arts Camp at the Urban Ventures Learning Lab in Minneapolis. Here are some of the amazing photos taken by middle school students who participated in the photography class led by Artist Mentor Becca Oehrig. [nggallery id=10]
On December 20, 2011 the middle school students from the Urban Ventures Learning Lab presented their artistic creations in photography, video and theater. Here are some photos from the event.
Sauti Ya Watoto, Kariobangi in English means Children’s Voices, Kariobangi. The CD features 13 tracks with songs in both Swahili and English. To hear an audio clip and see video click HERE. There are also two bonus tracks from the MCO Choir and the OCC Primary Choir. To order your CD send $12 ($10 +…
Sauti Ya Watoto, Kariobangi In August we recorded the Kariobangi Children’s Choir and the CD is almost ready for release. The project is called “Sauti Ya Watoto, Kariobangi,” which means “Children’s Voices, Kariobangi.” There are 15 tracks on the CD and all proceeds will go to support the work of the Kariobangi Children’s Home which…
Come join us for the Inverted Arts Community Showcase Event at the Urban Ventures Learning Lab. About 30 middle school students have spent the last nine Thursday afternoons exploring and creating art in photography (see original student photos at right), theater and video classes during our Inverted Arts Camp. On Tuesday December 20th at 6pm…
For the second year in a row, we held a Christmas card design competition with the students at Sojourner Truth Academy in North Minneapolis. Thanks to Art Teacher Erik Lundgren for his help in making this all happen. Over 300 sets of 9 Christmas Cards (3 of each design) were delivered as Christmas gifts for…
This past August our Inverted Arts Team was in the Mathare Valley, Kenya to record the Kariobangi Children’s Home Choir. We are currently finishing up the mixing and mastering of the project and the CD should be out in the coming months. In the meantime, you can get sneak peak at one of the songs…
Inverted Arts has received an “Arts and Culture in Schools” grant from the Target Corporation. The grant money will go toward our Friday Art Exploration Program at Sojourner Truth Academy that begins on January 27, 2012. Thank you Target for your support for the Arts in Schools!