Art Camp at Mission of Hope

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Art Camp started today for 120 students at the Mission of Hope in Liberia led by this incredible team of Artist Mentors: James, Joetta, Daniel, Elizabeth, Bale and Eliza. Can’t wait to celebrate all the creativity that gets unleashed this … Continued

Art Camps in Kenya and Liberia

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We’re thrilled to announce that our partners in Liberia and Kenya will be resuming Art Camps in February and March after taking the last two years off due to Covid. Mission of Hope for the Disabled in Liberia will host … Continued

T-Shirt Design at “The Park Place”

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Artist Mentor Terry Vincent has just started a new graphic design t-shirt making class for students at The Park Place. This new non-profit led by Bekah Simpson is based in South Minneapolis and works to close the opportunity gap in … Continued

iMAGE bEARERS Retreat

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The four middle school girls that make up Session IV of iMAGE bEARERS had WAY too much fun at their 24 hour retreat mid-December! They took all their teachings about culture and ethnicity, from the previous months, to make a creative film … Continued

Venture Academy Projects

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And just like that, 2021 has come to a close! What a fun and fruitful few months with Minneapolis youth. Early December, students from Venture Academy completed their short films and sketches! Varying from a comedic stop-motion, to an autobiographic … Continued

Finding Your Voice

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Artist Mentor Terry Vincent is offering free songwriting sessions for youth at 6pm on Tuesday nights starting January 11th, 2022 here at the IA Studios. For more info and sign ups go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-your-voice-tickets-231248379127

Grace’s Senior Year

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Scholarship recipient Grace Johnson is now a senior at The Kings College in New York! She writes, “This semester was really challenging in extremely rewarding ways. I got to take classes all geared towards literature, writing, and film. I participated … Continued

How to be Creative

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Students at Friendship Academy just finished a fall program called “How to be Creative” with Artist Mentor Raygen Samone. Take a look at these amazing and talented kids!