By Jason Dyer Back in 2011, the words “environment does not dictate talent” were shouted at the conclusion of the first Mathare art camp. It wasn’t a clever sound bite crafted by the Inverted Arts team, but an exuberant proclamation from one of the Kenyan teachers we had worked with during the week. The fact…
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We’ve just returned from our sixth annual Mathare Art Camp in partnership with Mathare Community Outreach and it was a beautiful week of creative discovery! Over 65 students participated in one of five classes led by an incredible team of Artist Mentors from Kenya and the US: Jason Dyer and Rose Simbiri – video, Henry Aol…
Our team of Artist Mentors is headed back to Kenya this week for Mathare Art Camp 2016 in partnership with Mathare Community Outreach! The camp runs April 11-15 with a Community Showcase on the 15th and features classes in photography, video, music, visual art and fashion design. This year’s team includes Sarah Albinson, Jason Dyer,…
We are excited to tell you that filming has officially begun for our upcoming documentary “Mosaic.” The first shoot took place at the Midtown Global Market this past Sunday night and featured four high school students – Faith, AC, Clara and Mohammed – who tackled the topic of diversity through a question and discussion format….
By Artist Mentor Rebecca Ulasich “But I don’t know how to use this,” she said as I handed her a camera. “Then I’ll teach you,” I said with a smile. By the end of class she had not only gotten the hang of snapping photos but had put together a short Stop Motion film with…
A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended, participated in, donated to, and sponsored our second annual Inverted Arts Scholarship Dinner and Auction on Friday March 11th! What an amazing night it was! Together we raised $13,250 towards our goal of $15,000 for our 2016 Scholarship Program! About 164 people gathered at the Medina Golf and Country Club for the…
Artist Mentor Rebecca Ulasich is leading an eight-week Photo Exploration Program for Venture Academy middle school students. Check out some of the students in action.
by Artist Mentor – Sarah Albinson On January 23rd, Inverted Arts partnered with Simpson’s mentor program. In this program, men and women from the surrounding community volunteer their time to meet with youth from Simpson and build a relationship. We had the great opportunity of being their weekly activity that day. We had 14 people…
We are entering the third year of our IA Scholarship Program! It all began in 2014 with scholarships for two students and funding for an Art Teacher in Mathare Valley, Kenya in partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO). In 2015 we added one scholarship student from Hope Academy in S. Minneapolis, and one student from Santo Domingo, D.R. in partnership with…