Program: ArtReach
Year Started: 1987
Focus: Humanities
Youth Served: 6
Ages: 15-17
Budget: $16,188
ArtReach is a summer program for a small
number of Athens-area low-income teens. The
program is run by the Georgia Museum of Art in
cooperation with the Northeast Georgia Regional
Development Center using funds from the Job
Training Partnership Act. Students work with two
arts education instructors. They study art
history and research a wide range of related
topics, such as the architecture, music and dance
of the same period, as well as the daily lives of
the people who lived at the time the art was
produced. The teens learn research, computer
graphics and word processing skills. Their work
culminates with presentations at sites around
Athens, including nursing homes, day-care
centers, Boys and Girls Clubs and libraries. The
presentations are tailored to each audience and
include hands-on arts activities.
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