Goal

The art + media house encourages youth to discover the power of their art as a means of self-expression and as a tool for exploring community issues. The creative abilities of youth are developed through hands-on training in media (photography, radio, video, and music production) and fine arts (drawing, painting, mixed media and murals).

Program Overview

The Art & Media House provides classes to youth age 12-18, and older if currently enrolled in high school or a GED program. The program is broken into three sessions – a 10-week fall, 12-week spring and a 6-week summer work program. The classes are held at the art + media house's three-story facility that includes a gallery, fine arts studio, digital media lab, sound room, audio engineering room, darkroom, and classroom space.

Participants are exposed to the experiences of working artists through fieldtrips that go behind the scenes to museums and artists’ studios, maintaining artists’ books, portfolio development and exhibitions at the conclusion of each class session.