The KALA Institute is both a studio focusing on printmaking and an umbrella organization for a wide variety of programs, many of which involve at-risk youth. For example, working with the East Oakland Catholic Worker Shelter, KALA sponsors the Latin American Workshop, which focuses on printmaking, for political refugees and victims of torture. In ongoing, twice-weekly workshops, participants, most of whom are children and youth, are introduced to the basics of printmaking and are encouraged to tell their stories through their art. In addition, the Workshop invites guest artist/instructors to teach in other media or address social issues. The Mission Cultural Center recently opened an exhibition featuring projects from the Workshop and hopes that a book detailing the participantsÌ stories and work will be published soon.