The Northern Horizon Cultural Arts Program provides arts programming to the young people of the Cabrini-Green/ Near North neighborhood of Chicago, a community with high rates of unemployment, gang violence and other social problems. Youth participate daily in a variety of performing and visual arts activities, some of which center on the African and African-American heritage of the residents. Artists have developed comprehensive curricula for drama, choir, dance, fine arts, arts and crafts and African folklore and rhythms. The artist/instructors are assisted by teenagers from the community. Classes are held in churches, community centers, parks and residential centers in the neighborhood after school and on weekends, year-round. All classes meet once or twice a week, are organized around issues that affect the community and include quarterly performances and special events. A 2-day summer festival of the arts celebrates the accomplishments of students in the Program.