ART 180's new teen art exhibit features self-portraits depicting our teens’ true selves, sustainable fashion, poetry inspired by notable artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, and a special selection of...
Join us Friday, June 7, 2019, from 4-9 p.m. for a neighborhood block party to celebrate youth voices and their visual and performing art at The 15th Annual Really Big Show ! On the night of the 7th,...
A powerful new exhibit comes to ART 180! In a society that constantly puts pressure on young people to present a polished, branded version of themselves through social media and “selfies,” our teens...
We're hosting an opening reception for Future Studio on April 19 from 6 to 8 p.m., an exhibition featuring artwork by high schoolers in the first Future Studio program of VCUarts' Department of...
Join us during RVA First Fridays to celebrate youth creative expression! We're inviting the community to recognize the incredible works of art created by talented young artists from Thomas Jefferson...
We had such an overwhelming response from the community for our Massive Resilience opening reception, so we’re throwing a closing reception on Friday, March 22 (6-8 p.m.)! Join us to see empowering...
New teen art exhibit opens at ART 180 showcasing a community history and interpretation project around Richmond’s role in the transatlantic slave trade For six months, ART 180’s Teen Leadership...
Help support ART 180 programs, enjoy some delicious wine, and recharge after a long week. We're partnering with Richmond Wine Station to host a Wine Tasting on Sunday, February 17 at 5-9 p.m.! What...
Join us during RVA First Fridays for our new teen art exhibit "This Is Me" featuring poetry about self-esteem and identity, beautiful watercolor creations created by youth in our mindfulness program...
Help us celebrate and support young artists from our fall 2018 programs as they work to create change in our community. Join us to see their work, hear their voices, and be inspired! Opening...
ART 180 is opening its 5th annual pop-up market featuring art, jewelry, crafts, and handmade goods by local artists just in time for gift giving season! Shop one-of-a-kind finds while dancing to DJ...
Over the summer, a group of uniquely talented teenagers gathered to share how our juvenile justice system is broken and the reality of what it is like for a young person to navigate the system...
Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out! is the newest exhibition and mixed-reality experience by Performing Statistics (a project of ART 180), that connects incarcerated teens with artists, legal experts, and...
ART 180’s annual grassroots giving campaign, The Amazing Dream, is coming soon! Help us sustain a platform for hundreds of young people across Richmond to express themselves, and to expand upon their...
From utopias where everyone is helped and welcomed, to moving poems, and artwork inspired by music...these are the intricate projects our young people have been creating all summer. Now their amazing...
Each young person is a valuable part of our community. We promise to offer a supportive and nurturing environment, which allows our young people an opportunity to bring into being the beauty that exists within their creative spirits.
We Believe in Creative Expression
Everyone will be free to be an artist who can give birth to a masterpiece, because we recognize that innovation is the heartbeat of growth.
We Believe in Communication
We seek to provoke ideas and stimulate conversation that encourages self-awareness and expression of diverse perspectives, remove barriers of fear, create a better understanding of humanity, and illuminate hope.
We Believe in Compassion
We advocate kindness to heal division and resolve conflicts, because everyone has a right to be heard, to experience love, and to be treated with dignity and mutual respect.
We Believe in Community
We value the importance of collaborative relationships, which celebrate diversity. We recognize that by sharing together we're capable of making even greater creative contributions that can enhance the well-being and quality of life for the whole.
We Believe in Change
We embrace change as a gift that empowers young people to transform our world through creative expression. It provides opportunities to be passionately engaged in a natural process of learning, challenging complacency and discovering opportunities to live a meaningful life.
