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Art Start uses the creative process to nurture the voices, hearts, and minds of historically marginalized youth. We offer a space for them to imagine, believe, and represent their creative vision for their lives and communities.

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SPRING RETROSPECTIVE
May 20-May 20

Milwaukee

Monday, May 20, 5PM - 8PM

710 W Historic Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204

Join us in celebrating our Milwaukee Emerging Artists Residents on their completion of the program and their personal, professional, and creative achievements in the eight months they have been with Art Start.

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2024 NYC EAR SPRING RETROSPECTIVE
28.05-28
Exhibition
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New York City

526 W 26th St., Suite 10B, New York, NY 10001

Join us in celebrating the personal, professional, and creative achievements of the 2024 Art Start Emerging Artist Residents in New York City

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Creative Collectives

Since 1991, we’ve held arts workshops with young people coping with challenging circumstances such as homelessness and the juvenile justice system.

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New York, Milwaukee
New York, Milwaukee
Creative Connections

Art Start’s Creative Connections program offers a continuum of spaces and pathways where teens and young adults can explore, learn, and grow into their own place in the creative arts industries. Join CCX //NYC// //MKE//

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New York, Milwaukee
Public Exchanges

Public Exchanges is a public platform for the voices and visions of the Art Start community of youth and families.

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October 25, 2023
October Creative Session MKE

Join us in our new location at Mitchell Street Arts (MiSA) for an evening of professional photoshoots, food, music, & socializing! Featuring special guest professional photographers: Nick Collura & CJ Foeckler.