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This is our sixth year offering the Art Exploration Program at Hope Academy in S. Minneapolis! During the first two weeks we’ve had 10 Hope HS interns and 1 Hope graduate assistant working with our Artist Mentors in the IA Studios. During weeks 3-4 of the program, the interns will be the classroom assistants for…

We are thrilled to introduce you to Rachel Kite; our second IA Scholarship recipient from Hope Academy. The scholarship award is for $2,500/year for up to four years. Rachel is planning to attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the fall of 2016. She has participated as a student and intern in several…

Thanks to everyone who came down to visit during our Art-a-Whirl Open House this past weekend! We had over 700 people come through and the crowds seem to grow every year. Here are just some of the highlights. We hosted a student exhibit of original works from Rachel Kite, Grace Johnson, and Richard Johnson. Three…

By Artist Mentor Rebecca Ulasich Culture Sharing and Learning Experiences Family Tradition Media These were just some of the nearly 225 different words and phrases that a collection of students and their mentors brainstormed in response to the question What shapes your identity?  It was a beautiful Saturday morning and 7 pairs of middle school…

“Everybody’s Got a Story” is a new documentary film created and directed by students AC Wilson and Will Watkins and produced by Artist Mentors Chad Amour and Mark Collier. The short film tackles the topic of diversity through a spoken word performance performed by Will and written by AC, and in a spirited conversation between…

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…

Fashion Design Fashion Photo Shoot from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Fashion Showcase 2016 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Visual Art Visual Arts Mathare 2016 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Video IA TV – Video class Mathare 2016 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Shining Stars Music Video from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Photography   Music  …

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,…