OneArt
20 NE 39th StreetMiamiFL33137
305-576-7447

Program: Kids Off Streets Year Started: 1979 Focus: Multidisciplinary Arts Youth Served: 125 Ages: 9-16 Budget: N/A OneArt is a nonprofit cultural and educational organization whose primary focus is to provide free access to cultural programming for underprivileged children living in high-risk communities in Miami. Five days a week, the Kids Off Streets program provides youth with a variety of free after-school classes at schools and at the OneArt studio. The school-based program is focused primarily on dance. A former Joffrey and American Ballet Theatre dancer leads classes using contemporary music and traditional dance forms. The dance program acts as a feeder to the studio program, where participants work individually and in groups with artists on painting, photography, drama and dance projects. Monthly student exhibitions and performances coincide with neighborhood gallery openings held regularly on the second Friday of every month. "At OneArt, we are dedicated to crime prevention by fighting crime before it even begins," says Executive Director Alexander Prado. "Get children interested in the arts at an early age, and the love of learning develops a sense of pride and skills." OneArt is building a 12,000-square-foot center, which will allow the organization to include programming in music, photography, filmmaking, computer training, tutoring, college counseling, work experience and more.