Living Arts ignites creativity in the lives of Detroit youth through the performing, visual, and media arts.
LIVING ARTS CORE PROGRAMMING
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As the Detroit Affiliate of the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Living Arts brings arts education and integration to Early Childhood Centers, pre-school classes, and local communities for children ages 3 months to 5 years and their families.
Living Arts’ Teaching Artists bring arts-integrated education to Detroit public K-12 and local charter schools. Arts-integrated activities support the core curriculum, and our Teaching Arts provide teacher training so that teachers are equipped to utilize art-integration techniques.
We offer a wide array of after school classes and workshops in dance, visual art, video animation & production, digital music, and open studios for teens. No one is turned away for inability to pay, as we offer discounts and scholarships to keep our programming accessible.
WHO WE ARE
Living Arts is a 501(c)3 Detroit nonprofit located in the heart of Southwest Detroit. Working at the intersection of art and learning, we provide a wide-range of arts experiences and arts-integrated education to students as young as 3 months (with caregiver participation) through 18 years. Our programming ranges from early childhood education to K-12 in-school artist residencies to robust afterschool arts classes, and more.
Living Arts centers our students and parents/caregivers in everything we do, and we provide ample opportunities for students to both lead and influence our programs. In addition to a formalized Teen Council, Living Arts also maintains a Parent Council. Parents and students are in the best position to articulate their specific needs and concerns, and our community-centric approach also includes Teaching Artists, staff members, Board members, and community members all of whom bring a wide-range of expertise to the organization.