ART After School: A successful way to
reach youth in your neighborhood is based on over 13 years of real-life
experience with after-school art programs for primarily disadvantaged youth in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. ART After School was written as an inspiration and guide to
develop and/or incorporate arts program-
ming into after-school programs for children and teenagers, especially those
considered to be at-risk.
Why art? The arts provide another dimension to
help reinforce academics, teach problem solving techniques and inspire creativity while
giving kids a chance to have fun and just be kids.
ART After School is a
blueprint on how to integrate arts programming into an on-going after-school program.
MIDWEST INDEPENDENT
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
2002 Merit Award Winner
ART After School shows how to
take after-school activities beyond the walls of the program by illustrating how to
involve neighbors, businesses and schools from kindergartens through universities. By
involving all segments of the community, an after-school program presents children with
rich and dynamic experiences to bridge businesses, community leaders and college students
from a variety of disciplines to families who would otherwise have no access to these
opportunities.
ART After School gives
concrete suggestions and pitfalls to avoid when writing grants as well as other
fundraising ideas to help a program operate with a balance of funding sources.
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