Fashion Designer Yvonne Asunnah was our very first small business partner four years ago! She leads Yvonne Asunnah Kenya and Mathare Creative Foundation and is doing incredible work for her community through fashion design and mentoring. From Mathare Art Camp student assistant, to Artist Mentor, to scholarship recipient, to small business partner, Yvonne’s journey has…
So much songwriting creativity is happening with the talented students at Exploration High School with Artist Mentor Joe Davis! Check out the creative brainstorming below!
We’re excited to introduce you to Ronald Oketch, our newest scholarship recipient in Kenya! “My name is Ronald Oketch and I am 25 years of age. I was born and still live in Mathare slums located in Nairobi country. I am second last born in a family comprising two sisters and three brothers. I am…
If you missed Give to the Max Day, you can still help us reach our goal! Inverted Arts helps students from under-resourced communities in Minnesota and around the world discover what’s “RIGHT” with them. As they discover and unleash their creative voices, their own lives changed and so are their communities! 2022 GOAL: $22,000 Local…
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays this fall, Artist Mentor Joe Davis is leading Spoken Word sessions for students at Friendship Academy of the Arts in South Minneapolis. These students have so much talent and energy and we can’t wait to see hear and experience their poetry!
This fall Artist Mentor Ryan Daniel has been leading a Filmmaking program for students through our partnership with Exploration High School in NE Minneapolis. Students are learning all the important building blocks of being a good filmmaker and will be creating their own short films during the third quarter this year! Ryan Daniel is part…
We’re excited for you to meet our new and continuing Inverted Arts scholarship recipients at the Mission of Hope for the Disabled in Liberia! New Students: Marthaline Kollie To be disabled in Liberia it is not easy. You will be overlooked, limited and insulted. Many times I crawled on my knees and hands to get…
We had our very first Small Business Network zoom sessions with our Kenyan (Seth, Kevin and Yvonne) and Liberian (James, Joetta and Daniel) partners. We plan to meet quarterly to encourage, share ideas, successes, challenges and resources. In addition, we will invite other Kenyan and Liberian business leaders to join future sessions to share their…
CAGOC Construction UpdateCreative Arts Group of Companies James, Joetta and Daniel are co-leaders of CAGOC – the Creative Arts Group of Companies. In fall 2021, construction began on the CAGOC building on the Mission of Hope for the Disabled (MHD) property that will house these three businesses. It is a unique design in that the building sits…
We are excited for you to meet our new Inverted Arts scholarship recipients in Kenya and read updates from our students continuing in their studies! New Students: PHOEBE ADHIAMBO ODONGO Phoebe is a 19 year old who was orphaned at the age of 4. She has two sisters and they were all brought to Kariobangi…