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It is our extreme pleasure to introduce you to the recipients of our very first Scholarships and Art Teacher awards in Mathare Valley, Kenya through our partnership with Mathare Community Outreach. Philister Anyango Miruka – Scholarship Student Philister is a student at Kenya Technical Teachers College and currently pursuing Instructors Training Course part two in garment…

By Artist Mentor Sarah Albinson I have the privilege of working with a few teens, this winter, in the Inverted Arts space! We meet weekly, working on each student’s individual projects. My students are based out of former Hope Academy classes I have taught in the past four years!! It has been really incredible to…

We’re fired up to be back at The Lift in St. Paul with the talented youth who brought you “The Genie and the Basketball.” Now these talented movie-makers are working on a docudrama about bullying. We meet every Saturday night and the program is being co-led by Artist Mentors Connor Unger and Mark Collier. Watch…

We’ve just started a cool new Dance Video Exploration Program at People Serving People in January. We meet on Monday nights with the talented D3 Teens. They are writing an original song, coming up with choreography for the song, and finally producing a video of the dance and performing the final version for friends, family and…

6pm Saturday March 14th, 2015 Medina Golf and Country Club 400 Evergreen Road Medina, MN 55340 Tickets $40 per person ($300 for a table of 8) Attire: Dressy Casual to Semi-Formal   You are invited to our first annual Inverted Arts Scholarship Dinner and Auction. The evening will include a delicious meal, a silent auction, and a short…

In December we wrapped up an eight-week Video Art Exploration program at People Serving People with the “D3 Teens.” Seventeen creative young film-makers came up with the idea to do a documentary about the amazing talent found among residents and staff at PSP.  Here are just some of the talented folks they discovered: dancers, singers, football and basketball players,…

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….