We are a unique species…
The urge to express ourselves through art is deep within us, locked into our DNA.
This instinct is primal, yet we have systematically removed avenues for self expression from education (arts, crafts, wood/metal shop) at the very time youth are struggling with their own self identity. Without a positive direction this instinct can find an outlet in graffiti.
$20Billion is the annual price we pay…
If this problem is to be treated with empathy then solutions must be aimed at redirection and culture shift. By mentoring young people in their creative growth process the change is more significant.
Professional artists work with small groups of youth on a project lasting about a week. We teach them how to stretch and gesso their own canvas, meet other working artists, visit galleries and museums to establish a vision of their own waiting place in the future of art. Redirecting them towards making “ART WITHOUT VICIMS”.
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