The
Children's Museum, Seattle 
Harrison Street
SeatleWA98109-4695
206-441-1768, ext. 260206-448-0910
 Program:
Experimental Gallery: Arts Program for Incarcerated Youth Year Started: 1992 Focus: Multidisciplinary Arts Youth Served: 700 Ages: 10-19 Budget: $108,000 The Experimental Gallery was founded at the Washington State Capital Museum, a branch of the Washington State Historical Society, in 1992 to provide learning opportunities for youth experiencing problems in their lives. The goal of the Gallery is to teach responsible citizenship through the arts and the humanities. The Gallery developed the Arts Program for Incarcerated Youth in partnership with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration. Youth in six juvenile detention facilities voluntarily take part in the 1-year to 18-month Arts Program, developed to conceptualize and mount a traveling exhibition. The youth choose the themes and manage the process. Community arts professionals, including curators, visual artists, videographers and writers, as well as graphic designers and carpenters, serve in a consulting capacity to provide expertise and guidance. The Program pairs recently released youth with artist/ mentors in their home communities. The Washington State Historical Society, Capital Museum will be developing a museum school in one of the maximum security facilities over the coming year. |