As patrons of the arts, we were super excited when we found the organization Art-Start, based in NYC.
Starting in 1991, Art Start has become an award-winning, nationally recognized model for using the creative arts to transform young, at-risk lives. Art Start kids live in city shelters, on the streets, are involved in court cases, or surviving with parents in crisis. Through Art Start’s daily creative arts workshops taking place inside some of the city’s loneliest places, at-risk youth collaborate with local teaching artists and educators who donate their time and guidance to nurture the youth’s creativity and talents.
After a year of blessings and great clients in 2014, we decided to make a donation to this wonderful organization in the name of our own photographers, hoping it will help with education and programming. A big thanks to Johanna De Los Santos of Art-Start for helping us facilitate.
Check out a few of the great projects the kids are doing in the image below. More info, galleries, & ways to get involved can be found on their website: www.art-start.org
