Art @Work
Jubilee Arts and Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) are presenting the Art@Work for summer 2024!
About the Host Organizations:
Jubilee Arts (www.arts.jubileeartsbaltimore.org/) is a community program providing arts classes to the residents of the Sandtown-Winchester, Upton, and surrounding neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. Jubilee Arts offers programming in dance, visual arts, entrepreneurship, and ceramics in partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art, area artists and dancers. BOPA (www.promotionandarts.org) is a nonprofit/quasi-city agency, designated as the arts council for Baltimore City. BOPA addresses the needs of the arts community through arts and cultural activities, advocacy, and support. BOPA produces festivals, special events, and promotions for Baltimore City and develops and administers funds, grant programs and community workshops.
About Art@Work
Art@Work is a six-week mural artist apprenticeship program, operating under the YouthWorks umbrella; YouthWorks is the Baltimore City mayor’s office premiere workforce development program to create a meaningful paid employment opportunity that enhances youth job skills. The goal of Art @ Work is to introduce youth to career opportunities in the arts, offer gainful employment in a positive learning environment and to provide youth with the tools to express themselves through the arts, all while beautifying their community.
Art@Work’s 10 students and 6 staff will paint a mural in the Sandtown-Winchester community. Art@Work offers a combination of classroom instruction, outdoor mural painting, and community canvassing.
Questions?
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a one-on-one or group information session, please contact Twi McCallum, Community Engagement Manager at Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, tmccallum@promotionandarts.org.
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