Akindotun Modupe (Dotun) is Partnership Developer for Bright Hope providing oversight and field support for projects in Kenya. He works together with leaders of Bright Hope’s partners, Outreach Community Church, in reaching their communities in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi (one of the poorest slums in Kenya) and orphans in Kariobangi. Dotun is passionate…
We are excited to announce that, thanks to your partnership and support, we have established a Scholarship and Art Teacher Fund in the amount of $4,000 as part of our growing partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) in Nairboi, Kenya. We firmly believe there is incredible talent in the Mathare Valley and the purpose of the Scholarship Fund…
During our recent ten-week video Art Exploration program at Mary’s Place, eight talented young men created an original short film entitled, “The Last Ninjas.” This action film explores the struggle of good and evil; ninja-style of course. The team wrote, directed, produced, shot and starred in the 7 minute piece, soon to become a classic….
Thanks to your extreme generosity we were able to raise $10,720 on Give to the Max Day! A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in this special day of giving in Minnesota and beyond. This money will help fund 6 of our 2015 programs (4 local and 2 global), unleashing the creative potential of…
Our Goal is $16,500 Reaching this goal will completely fund four local Art Exploration Programs and two global Art Camps. Local Art Exploration Programs: 1. Mary’s Place – Minneapolis (spring and fall)  $4,500 2. People Serving People – Minneapolis (spring and fall)  $4,500 3. Sojourner Truth Academy – N. Minneapolis (fall) $2,250 4. The Lift – St. Paul (winter) $2,250 Global…
For 8 straight Tuesday afternoons (October 7 – December 2) an upstairs classroom in North Minneapolis bristles with the energy of 11 Sojourner Truth Academy students and 3 STA staff members.  The goal is to corral the student’s efforts into writing, shooting and editing original short films. The program will end with a screening of the film…
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We’ve just begun another Video Exploration Program with a talented group of young men from Mary’s Place. The program is led by Artist Mentor Mark Collier, assisted by MP staff member Bill Holmes, and meets every Thursday night for 10 weeks (September 18 – December 11). At the end of the program we will have…
My name is Savannah Davis and my dream has always been to make music. In middle school, I decided that I wanted to start a band and look for place that we could create and make music to share with people. But I had no idea how or where to look. And then when…
IA is excited to announce a new partnership with People Serving People, an emergency shelter in downtown Minneapolis serving homeless children and their families. On Monday October 6th we begin a Video Exploration Program with teens at PSP and we can’t wait to see what these talented young people create! The final video projects will…