On Wednesday July 2nd we celebrated the creativity of over 60 Hope Academy middle school students and 10 high school interns at the Art Exploration Community Showcase event. Students presented their work in Visual Arts, Photography, Video, Music and Theater.  Take a tour of their amazing work below!
Visual Arts
Artist Mentor – Sarah Albinson
Visual Arts from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.
Photography
Artist Mentor – Vincent Joachim
Photography Slideshow from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.
Video
Artist Mentor – Chad Amour
Bob – Video Team #1 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.
The Story of Ezio Auditore – Video Team #2 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.
Music
Artist Mentor – Mark Collier
Food Rap -Â Alyanna, Angie, Jahnyiya
PB + J -Â Caden, Eleazar
New Day -Â Asata, Reyianna
Stand Out -Â Hannah, Makayla, Asahel
Reconstruction – Jennifer
Chasing Life – Noelle
Touch the Sky – Eli, CJ, Brendan
Theater
Artist Mentor – Joyce Marrie
This project is funded through an Arts Learning Grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC), made possible by the voters of Minnesota thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Richard Campbell
I am glad that Vincent Joachim had the opportunity to come and work with youth in your city. I enjoy seeing how he uses his art to inspire people to seek new perspectives, find beauty everywhere and show that positive change is possible.