“Environment does not dictate talent!” These were the words of encouragement spoken to the students by one of their Kenyan teachers during the Inverted Arts Camp Showcase Event at the Mathare Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. In the middle of one of the oldest and worst slums in all of Africa, there is incredible potential,…
Here are some great pictures from the Inverted Arts Camp Showcase Event Friday July 8 at First Covenant Church in Minneapolis. The Showcase featured the artwork of the 6th-9th grade students who attended the camp. The students created original works in music, video, visual art and theater and dance. It was an amazing night celebrating…
Here are some photos from week 1 of the students working on their music, video, visual art and theater/dance masterpieces. [nggallery id=1]
We’ve just begun recording bed tracks for the MN Teen Challenge CD project at The Library in NE Minneapolis. The project is being arranged, produced and mixed by Matt Patrick and Inverted Arts is overseeing executive production. Musicians include Joel Hanson on guitar, Steve Goold on drums, Bruce Balgaard on bass and Matt Patrick adding…
Join us for a celebration of student artwork at the end of the Inverted Arts Camp at Hope Academy. Students in grades 6-9 will present their music, video, theater, dance and visual art creations from the week at Art Camp. This special Art Showcase Event takes place on Friday July 8 @ 7 p.m….
Inverted Arts Camp is a collaborative, 2-week creative journey that will inspire and equip students to flip their world upside-down through the arts! During weeks 3 and 4 of Hope Academy’s summer session, Inverted Arts will bring in professional Artist Mentors alongside Hope Academy teachers and volunteers, to provide training, tools, and the opportunity for…
Inverted Arts has just received a generous grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council that will fund our first Art Camp at Hope Academy in South Minneapolis. The funds come from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota…
“We have been thrilled by our experience with Inverted Arts. They came alongside our mission to educate inner city youth and asked us what they could do to help–the first result was our “Sounds of Hope” music CD, full of student vocal and violin music. Our students loved the opportunity to have their gifts shared…
We’re excited about our newest partnership with Sojourner Truth Academy in North Minneapolis. You can read more about the school and the great work they are doing HERE. Our first project together is a student Christmas Card competition and the winners are: Hector Valdez – 5th grade, Kylia Porter – 6th grade, and Malik Matthews…
Hope Academy’s “Sounds of Hope” sampler CD is now available. The CD features 11 songs: 2 by the Hope Choir, 3 from the Strings of Hope, 2 original songs by Hope Choir Director Ebony Ramquist all recorded by Bruce Balgaard at Bruce Edward Music, and 4 original student compositions recorded by David Perez at Urban…