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We are pleased to introduce you to Vincent Joachim – photography, Joyce Marrie – theater and Connor Unger – writing/film. Vincent and Joyce are part of our 2014 Hope Academy Art Exploration Team. Connor is leading our team at The Lift … Continued
Wednesday July 2nd @7pm You are invited to join us Wednesday July 2nd @ 7pm for our Community Showcase Celebration at Hope Academy! Students from our fourth annual IA Exploration Program will be presenting and performing their artistic creations in music, video, … Continued
On Friday June 27th we hosted a screening of our new documentary in the IA studios. Stay tuned for more local screening dates and then a public video link to be released fall 2014. Home: Mogadishu to Mary’s Place (2014: … Continued
June 10 we began our first Video Story-Telling Program with 12 students at The Lift in St Paul. The program is led by Artist Mentors Connor Unger and Mark Collier. The short video is called “The Genie and the Basketball” … Continued
Artist Mentors Sarah Albinson – Visual art, Chad Amour – Video, Vincent Joachim – Photography/Graphic Design, Joyce Marrie – Theater, and Mark Collier – Music have each been working with two talented high school interns from Hope Academy for weeks 1-2 of … Continued
As part of our growing partnership with Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) we are excited to tell you about several new opportunities to invest in Mathare students. Scholarship Fund 1. We are establishing an IA Scholarship Fund for two students who … Continued
On Friday April 18th, the talented Mathare Community Outreach students presented and performed their creative works to an enthusiastic audience of friends, family, and MCO staff. We are so proud of their accomplishments during Art Camp and we encourage them … Continued
Our team just returned from Art Camp 2014 (fourth annual) in the Mathare Valley, Kenya. What a privilege to work with such wonderful and talented students! Here is just some of their work from the four classes: Video – Artist … Continued
Meet Artist Mentor Henry Aol. Henry is a talented Kenyan artist, photographer, teacher at Mathare Community Outreach (MCO) and has been part of our Mathare Art Camp team for the last two years. It is such an honor to work with … Continued
We have just completed a documentary project called “No Pain No Gain” that looks at the life-changing impact of the Powerlifting program led by Rob Wills at the Mary’s Place Teen Center. In this 20 minute video you will hear … Continued