We are thrilled to welcome Tryenyse Jones and Joe Davis to our Inverted Arts Board of Directors. Tryenyse Jones Tryenyse grew up and resides in North Minneapolis and is passionate about making a mark in the world with the gifts and talents she’s been given, with hopes she can inspire others to do the same….
We are excited to introduce you to Elizabeth Neste, our most recent scholarship recipient who is part of the Mission of Hope for the Disabled Community in Liberia. Elizabeth’s dream is to become a IT specialist and a journalist, so that she can help other disabled young adults in her community. She plans to attend…
We are excited to announce the launch of a small business startup called Creative Arts Group of Companies (CAGOC). CAGOC will be led by Inverted Arts scholarship students James Proud, Joetta Togbah and Daniel Kapu who are residents of the Mission of Hope for the Disabled outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The mission of CAGOC is…
We are excited to begin a partnership with Exploration HS here in NE Minneapolis! Exploration is a public charter school in Northeast Minneapolis opening September 2021 with 70 ninth and tenth graders. They believe in co-creating a diverse, equitable school – by, for, and with the community – where students have a voice in their learning and…
Inverted Arts is pleased to announce we have been awarded a $15,000 Creative Support Grant from the MN State Arts Board. The program is designed to help arts organizations adapt to the changing environment caused by the global pandemic. Grantees will be able to use funds to support people and activities that will be needed…
If 2020 Were A Person, How Would You Say Goodbye? Contest Requirements: Applicant must be a 12-19 year old (or 6th-12th grade) Minnesota resident. Submit (1) a 3-4 minute video presenting an art piece that is inspired by the question: “If 2020 were a person, how would you say goodbye?” (2) A photo of the…
Wow! Together we raised $17,117 on Give to the Max Day! Creativity is being unleashed and changing communities here in the Twin Cities and around the world, and we’re so grateful for each one of you who help make this possible!!!
Exciting 2021 Plans! In case you haven’t heard, Inverted Arts has been flipping the world upside down for TEN YEARS; unleashing creativity by helping disadvantaged youth around the world discover what’s “RIGHT” with them. Together we’ve been creating, learning, and growing, and now we’re on the move! Here’s what’s ahead! 1. New Business Launch We’re…
We are excited to welcome Raygen Samone to our IA staff team! Raygen has served as an Artist Mentor with IA for the past three years during our summer Art Exploration programs at Hope Academy and she joins our staff team in a PT capacity, developing partnerships, projects and programs like her new “iMAGE bEARERS”…
We’re excited for you to see our new film highlighting the story of Priest, a 14 year old Rapper and Hip Hop artist from North Minneapolis. Priest recorded his first song at the age of 9, released a five song EP when he was 10, and released his first full album at the age of 12. His…