Our Mission
First and foremost, we aim to provide teen artists of color with a community of peers and mentors who look like them. In doing this, we hope to create and promote change in the arts world through inclusive and accessible means.
Current Projects
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Refocus
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Blog Content
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Refocus is a webseries featuring teen artists of color: in each video, we interview a 13 - 19 year old, learning more about their art and experiences. Through these videos, we hope to provide teens of color with role models and peers who are committed to breaking stereotypes in the arts community. Artists who do not identify as PoC may also empathize with, learn from, and connect to the stories our guests will share, allowing them to become stronger allies.
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We're looking to build a space online for teens to learn more about what an art career can look like, how artists of color are shaping the world, and about how their peers are contributing to a positive arts environment. This will take the form of a blog featuring written interviews, reviews, features, and more!
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Future Projects
Mentorships + Performance
During the spring of 2020, we will host mentorship sessions for up to ten teen artists of color. Mentorships will be led by adult artists of color representing various art disciplines (film, visual art, dance, theater, writing, and music); teens will be matched with a mentor in their discipline of choice. At the end of the session, the students' work will culminate in a live presentation. We will work with TeenTix to produce this final performance, which will be the centerpiece of an annual teen-led arts fair, created by TeenTix’s youth board. The goal of this performance is to provide teen artists with a space where they can be themselves and perform their own stories.
If you're interested in joining the team, being featured in a video or blog post, or being part of our 2020 performance, please visit the Contact Us page and get in touch.