We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a Capital Grant for $9,980 from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council! These funds will be used to purchase two cameras, lenses, two laptops, software and related accessories for our new Video Story-telling Collaborative. By far the greatest opportunity that has emerged for us so far is…
Give to the Max Day Final Results Our final Give to the Max Day results are in and thanks to all of you we blew away our $10K goal and raised, wait for it….. $11,130! Thanks to each and everyone of you who believe in and support the work of Inverted Arts! We are overwhelmed…
Dear Friend, Inverted Arts is excited to participate in Give to the Max Day on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Last year, this fundraising event raised over 16.3 million for Minnesota nonprofits and schools. By partnering with giveMN.org, a secure, online giving website, Inverted Arts will have many opportunities to multiply your gift and win additional grant prize dollars! It…
Inverted Arts is pumped to be headed back to parter with the staff and students at Sojourner Truth Academy on Friday afternoons, October-December. We will be offering opportunities for 6th-8th grade students to explore their creativity in video and music production. Artist Mentor Neel Sharma will teach the music production class and will help students explore…
We are excited to announce that we have received an Arts Activities Grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) that will fund a documentary film project with the working title “From Mogadishu to Mary’s Place.” This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to…
Our team just returned from an amazing week with the talented young people of Hato Mayor, in the Dominican Republic. Forty youth ages 15-25 participated in the Art Camp with classes in music, video, photography and visual art. You can see all their creative work: HERE. Check out photos from the Showcase Celebration on August…
On Tuesday evening, July 2nd, friends and family gathered at the Hope Academy Chapel to cheer on the creative achievements of the students from the 2013 Art Exploration Program. Check out all the photos from this great time of community celebration!
You are invited to join us Tuesday, 7pm July 2nd for our Community Showcase Celebration at Hope Academy! Students from our IA Exploration Program will be presenting and performing their artistic creations in music, dance, theater,…
What a great start to our third annual Art Exploration Program at Hope Academy! During these first two weeks our Artist Mentors (Betsy Mills – dance, Corey Mills – Theater, Sarah Albinson – visual art, Becca Ulasich – photography, and Mark Collier – music) have been working with their high school interns. The interns are…
By Artist Mentor Betsy Mills It was a great privilege to work with the girls and young women at Mary’s Place this spring. We had a unique group every week and had so much fun exploring dance together. We went through a few different exercises or steps you might encounter in a jazz, modern, ballet or…