Showcase Celebration at Hope Academy
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Showcase Celebration at Hope Academy

You are invited to the Inverted Arts Exploration Community Showcase Celebration at the Hope Academy Chapel Wednesday, July 1st at 7pm in the Hope Academy Chapel. Be ready to be amazed by 65 middle school students and 10 high school interns who will present their creative accomplishments in music, video, photography, visual art and theater….

“Mosaic” Grant Award from MRAC
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“Mosaic” Grant Award from MRAC

Inverted Arts has just been awarded an Arts Activities grant of $10,000 from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council for “Mosaic;” a 10-12 minute documentary film exploring the nature of diversity through the eyes of three disadvantaged male youth in collaboration with three professional film-makers. Youth participants will take turns telling each others story through lens…

Meet Scholarship Recipient Stephanie Aquino
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Meet Scholarship Recipient Stephanie Aquino

On Wednesday May 20th we were honored to present the first ever IA Scholarship award at Hope Academy to recent graduate Stephanie Aquino. This scholarship is a $2,500/year award for up to four years for a Hope Academy graduate pursuing a major or minor in the arts, or some minimum level of artistic studies. Eligible students must…

Mathare 2015
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Mathare 2015

We just returned from our fifth Art Camp in the Mathare Valley, Kenya and were blown away by the amazing creativity of the 60 talented students who participated! This years team of Artist Mentors were: Jason, LaVonne and Philister – Video, Henry and Dennis – Photography, Sarah and Seth – Visual Art, Mark, James and Winny – Music….

$10K for Scholarships at the IA Dinner and Auction!
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$10K for Scholarships at the IA Dinner and Auction!

What a special night at our first annual Scholarship Dinner and Auction last Saturday! Over 125 friends, family, partners and students attended, and together we raised over $10,000 for IA Scholarships to be awarded in 2015! 100% of these funds will go toward student scholarships through partnerships in the Mathare Valley, the D.R. and at Hope Academy…