Becca Oehrig is the newest Artist Mentor to join Inverted Arts. She is currently teaching the photography class at the Urban Ventures Art Camp in South Minneapolis. Rebecca Oehrig is an artist who has discovered photography and loves using her lens to tell the stories of ordinary people. Shaped by over 10 years’ experience in…
During our recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya we had the opportunity to record the Kariobangi Children’s Home Choir. These kids are all orphans, many due to HIV/AIDS, and despite the extreme challenges they all face they share their musical talent and bring hope to everyone around them as they sing. Inverted Art will be producing…
Here are pictures and video from the Inverted Arts Camp in the Mathare Valley Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The Camp was held August 15-19 and offered students classes in music, photography and video. The students presented their original creative works at a Showcase Event on Friday August 19. See more video and photos, and hear…
“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…