Mary’s Place We have recently begun conversations about a partnership with Mary’s Place, an organization in Minneapolis that works with homeless families and youth. We are very excited about the projects we have begun to explore and plan, including a day event to help families and youth of different cultural backgrounds understand one another’s stories…
Lessons From the Journey Sometimes it’s more about the heart than the art. At IA, our Art Exploration Programs are designed to help undererved young people discover a creative voice they didn’t realize they had; that they are made in the image of God with embedded beauty, potential and full of creative possibilities. Our desire…
Our second Art Exploration program is underway at Urban Ventures off 4th and Lake in Minneapolis. We have about 35 middle school students taking classes in photography, visual art and music every Thursday afternoon after school. Artist Mentors are Becca Ulasich – photography, Sarah Albinson – visual art, and Mark Collier – music. These photos are from…
photo taken by Yelisa – a Photography student at the IA camp. I think that the DR has a secret way of stopping and prolonging time. Sadly, its power to do so, was not strong enough to keep Sunday at bay. Those that we worked along side feel like family, and the rooms…
Here’s a short video shot during our first day of Art Camp in Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic.
Ever wonder what Inverted Arts is all about? Well this video will tell you…in a nutshell.
We’ve just completed an exciting first two weeks of the Inverted Arts Exploration program at Hope Academy. As part of their  “HopeWorks” summer internship program, we have had 8 high school students (2 each) working with our four Artist Mentors in their own studios or creative spaces. They have been discovering what it means to be…
Inverted Arts is excited to announce the hiring of Sarah Albinson as our first ever employee! Sarah has accepted a part-time position as Lead Artist Mentor – Visual Arts. Sarah is a graduate of Taylor University in Indiana with a BA in Studio Art with concentrations in art history, drawing, painting and printmaking. Sarah brings…
Sojourner Truth Academy middle school students have been participating in the Inverted Arts Friday Art Exploration program since January 27th. With the help of professional Artist Mentors, the students have been exploring music with Travis Scharn, photography with Becca Oehrig and physical theater with Betsy Mills. Here are some of the sights and songs that they…
Inverted Arts will be leading its second Art Camp in the Mathare Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya April 23-27 in partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO). Classes will be offered in photography, video, visual art and music for about 60 middle-school students. Artist Mentors leading the classes are: Katie Trouten – photography, LaVonne Dyer –…