Art Start Incorporated

Programs: Art starts homeless youth outreach programs provide in-shelter visual and performing arts workshops between 1-5 days per week at eight nyc shelter locations with children ages 5-24. Workshops are provided by long-term teaching artists and program directors, and were supplemented by 50 volunteers in 2016. Youth offender outreach program provides weekly visual and performing arts workshops for youth offenders to develop personally and artistically, led by long term teaching artists. In 2017, yoop operated out of three nyc detention centers or alternative to detention programs. Art starts ear program is a 6 month residency that serves new york city youth from 17 to 24 years old. Ear operates twice per calendar year and serves a total of 6-10 participants annually that are out of work and/or out of school. The objective of ear is to develop the residents personally, professionally and artistically. The ear program includes a financial and transportation stipend, sponsored art courses in their discipline of choice, a reputable art internship, community volunteer requirements, a professional industry mentor and biweekly planning meetings at the art start office. In addition to these ongoing and consistent programs, art start ran monthly family-oriented workshops at partner sites, took youth on field trips. On 2017, art start trained over 50 volunteers and provided continuing education and opportunities to come together to build curriculum through the year. Art start also launched its 25 years campaign to celebrate 25 years of art start with four professionally-produced videos featuring different people over the years who were a part of art start. These production services were donated.