Youth workers are very passionate, dedicated, committed...and creative! Whether we create games out of the left one glove, two bats and half a ball, or are creating art out of found objects, we are always creating. This Arts Education Brown Bag will Inspire Change by helping youth workers define community-based arts education and identify best practices, connect with their inner creativity through workshops provided by Imagine Bus Project, Performing Arts Workshop, and Streetside Stories, and get youth workers connected to resources.

A little about our Sponsors:

* Imagine Bus Project helps break the isolation many inner-city children face by introducing them to the wonders of art. The Project keeps kids off the streets, helps build their self-esteem, makes them better students, and contributes to healthier families in more creative communities.  Check them out at: http://www.imaginebusproject.org!
 
* Performing Arts Workshop: For forty years, Performing Arts Workshop (“the Workshop”) has been a leader in arts learning pedagogy in the Bay Area. Today, the Workshop is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people develop critical thinking, creative expression, and basic learning skills through the arts. Our Teaching Artists are specialists in their art form, as well as skilled educators who deliver quality, age-appropriate arts learning. The Workshop is also a respected provider of arts learning to special student populations such as at-risk youth, immigrant/newcomer students, learning disabled students, and preschoolers.  Our three core programs include: Artists-in-Schools, Artists-in-Communities, and the Professional Development Program.  The Artists-in-Schools program provides process-oriented arts instruction to child development centers and K-12 public schools throughout the Bay Area. The Artists-in-Communities program offers tailored arts instruction in after-school programs, community centers, and county community/court schools.  The Professional Development Program trains artists and educators on the Workshop methodology and demonstrates practical techniques to engage young people in the creative process. Check them out at: http://wwww.pawsf.org!
 
* Streetside Stories: Through the power of storytelling, Streetside values and cultivates young people’s voices, fostering educational equity and building community, literacy and arts skills.  Check them out at: http://www.streetside.org!