ARS ARTS & CULTURE CENTER
Programs
Youth Arts Development Programs
ARS SUMMER ARTS CAMPS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS DEVELOPED SKILLS OF PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES AND COLLABORATION THROUGH LESSONS IN ART AND CULTURE. YOUTH DEVELOPED SKILLS INCLUDING CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING AS WELL AS CREATING 5 TO 6 COMPLETED WORKS OF ART. AN ARTIST RECEPTION WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 25-30 STUDENTS. TEEN CAMP ATTENDEES EXPLORED NEW CONCEPTS WHILE WORKING WITH MENTORS AND MADE DECISIONS ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THEIR WORK. AN ARTIST RECEPTION, WHERE THE STUDENTS CREATED THE FOOD AND INSTALLED THEIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 8-15 UNDERSERVED YOUTH. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM "LEARNING TO EXHALE" FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH STUDENTS CREATED PRINTMAKING, CYLINDRICAL VESSELS AND DINNER WAS SERVED EACH EVENING. TEACHING/MENTORS TALKED TO YOUTH ABOUT LEARNING TO TAKE TIME TO EXHALE AND BREATH THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. BY CREATING WORKS OF ART AND LEARNING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS, STUDENTS FIND A BREAK FROM STRESS AND ENJOY A MEAL BETWEEN HOME AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL UNDERSERVED YOUTH COLLABORATED WITH THE READINESS CENTER INCLUDED CLASSES AND TEACHING ARTISTS USING MIXED MEDIA AND STUDY OF AFRICA. OPENING ARTIST RECEPTION WAS HELD WITH OVER 28 PAINTINGS FEATURED, WITH A LARGE RECEPTION, COMMUNITY WIDE ENGAGEMENT, TO APPRECIATE THE ARTS IN THE BENTON HARBOR COMMUNITY. OTHER ARS CLASSES OFFERED: ADULT PAINTING DEVELOPING SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS TOWARD ONE OR TWO WORKS OF ART, MOSAIC WORKSHOPS COVERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLASS ART LEADING CREATIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR OWN STYLE. SPECIAL PROGRAM INCLUDED A CELEBRATION REMEMBERING ARTIST RICHARD HUNT IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNT STUDIO IN BENTON HARBOR PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND HEAR ABOUT THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST WHO INFLUENCED AND IMPACTED BOTH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WORLD. ART EXHIBITS - ART INSTALLATION OF 6 ARTISTS/SCULPTORS FROM DETROIT AREA AND 19 LARGE PIECES INSTALLED. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ATTENDANCE AND DISCUSSION WITH ALL ARTISTS. GALLERY FILM AND DISCUSSION - COVERED THE WORK OF WELL KNOW ARTIST, LEE KRASNER. ATTENDEES SAW BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART AND LEARNED ABOUT A WELL- KNOWN ARTIST'S LIFE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$60.9KProgram 1 [2025]
SCULPTOR TALKS BY 6 DETROIT ARTISTS, COVERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR WORK AND INSTALLATIONS, ALSO COVERING SLIDESHOWS AND SHORT VIDEO ABOUT THE PROCESSES. WITH OVER 50 VISITORS IN ATTENDANCE. THIS WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. OPENING EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY, WITH 3 ARTISTS, AND A WELL ATTENDED OPENING RECEPTION. ARTHOP PARTICIPATION, HIGHLIGHTING FEATURED ARTISTS. SUMMER ARTS CAMPS: A POPUP CAMP, WHICH INCLUDES SPONSORED UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN CAMP EACH YEAR. DEVELOPS SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AS WELL AS CREATING 5 TO 6 COMPLETED WORKS OF ART AND AN ARTISTS RECEPTION-APPROXIMATELY 25-30 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST MERGED AGE CAMP 10-15 YEARS, WITH 2 TEACHERS ROTATING YOUTH THROUGH EACH CLASS AND IN APPROPRIATE AGE BASED GROUPS. UNDERSERVED YOUTH WORKSHOP, INCORPORATING NEW APPROACH, WITH ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, (WE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE CENTERS WITH SUPPLIES AND TEACHER). A GREAT SUCCESS. WE OFFERED INTROSPECTIVE "SELF-PORTRAITS- AND THE STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT THEIR PAINTINGS. NEW EXHIBITION POPUP IN LAKESIDE SPACE INCLUDED 11 ARTISTS AND A HOLIDAY MARKET WITH POTTERY AND LOTS OF ORNAMENTS. ARTISTS/SCULPTORS/POTTERS, WITH OVER 50 PIECES OF ARTWORK. NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ATTENDANCE AND DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL ARTISTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$69.3K
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