Youth Engagement
Welcome to Youth Engagement, a look at how WhyArts engages with elementary and middle school students across the metro during the school year. WhyArts teaching artists provide a diverse array of meaningful arts activities for 30 metro elementary and middle schools through Collective for Youth as well as students at the NorthStar Foundation, Mandela Charter School, Kids Can and Completely Kids.
Take a look below:
Color, Movement, Imagination Showcased in “Tales from the Sea”
Brightly colored schools of fish. A yellow submarine the Beatles would be proud to call their own. Jellyfish that emitted … Read More
The Monster Project: Making Movie Trailers at Marrs and McMillan
Imagine being imprisoned for something you didn’t do. Then imagine retelling your experience in the form of a film for … Read More
Introducing The WhyArts Story Bag
WhyArts teaching artists have a new tool at their disposal this fall – The WhyArts Story Bag. The bag is … Read More
Scenes from the 2019 Teacher Artist Training
With the 2019-20 school year just around the corner, members of the WhyArts teaching faculty gathered at UNO last month … Read More
Summer Fun at Gomez-Heritage Elementary School
Students at Gomez-Heritage Elementary School are embarking on an African adventure this summer, and WhyArts teaching artists Stephanie Anderson and … Read More
For The Birds: Audubon Society of Omaha’s 2019 Art Show
WhyArtist Teaching Artist Kim Darling worked with students from Monroe and Morton middle schools during a series of spring workshops … Read More