Boys and Girls Club of Morristown
P.O. Box 1461MorristownTN37816
423-586-2331423-587-6610


Program: Challengers Art and Music
Year Started: 1993
Focus: Multidisciplinary Arts
Youth Served: 200
Ages: 6-18
Budget: $27,000


To enhance at-risk youth's quality of life through a greater appreciation of their cultural heritage, the Boys and Girls Club of Morristown created an after-school, drop-in arts program with classes in ceramics, oil painting and watercolor, sculpture and sign-making. Participants work individually in media that interest them with the help of volunteers. In the Fine Arts Room, more structured and advanced classes and workshops are offered, including acting, clogging and choral singing. Community artists work 1 to 2 days a week helping students with art projects which they exhibit locally, regionally and nationally through Boys and Girls Club competitions. Recently, the Morristown Club had seven first-place winners in the national competition. Performances of youth-written plays on issues such as domestic abuse are given for the community. The Club is open every day from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and membership is $8 a year. Other Club services include citizenship/ leadership development, health, physical education and recreation programs.