An original play calling attention to some of the mental challenges and dilemmas young people face in their daily lives. Written and performed by ART 180 teens, under the direction of The...
New exhibition coming to ART 180, featuring blind contour and gesture artwork created using observational drawing techniques, alongside poetry and video of step show performance art. The art, created...
Join us this Friday, May 4, to celebrate the opening reception of our new Atlas exhibition: little BIG! little BIG features selected works from The Really BIG Show, spotlighting spring programs from...
Young people from across the Richmond area will come together on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 1-4 p.m. for ART 180's annual celebration of youth voices and showcase of their visual and performing...
We're hosting an opening reception for Future Studio on April 13 from 6 to 9 p.m., an exhibition featuring artwork by high schoolers in the first Future Studio program of VCUarts' Department of...
New exhibition coming to ART 180, "Don't Forget to Breathe,” features artwork created by Chesterfield County Public Schools elementary students who participate in their schools’ Get Ready to Learn...
Young artists from ART 180’s fall 2017 community programs will be celebrated in January as they share their art, music, dance, and poetry with the public. Open Studio highlights visual &...
“My Reality” is re-opening in the SunTrust Center on East Main Street -- where the JLARC, the General Assembly's watchdog agency, is temporarily meeting while their main building is under...
Atlas Holiday Market is open to the public Dec. 4-14!! Just in time for the holidays, stop by to shop art and handmade crafts made by local artists, along with products developed by ART 180. Art will...
"My Reality", currently open to the public until Nov. 17, is a groundbreaking exhibition and virtual reality installation created by teens impacted by the juvenile justice system in Richmond, VA...
Join us for the 3rd Annual Juvenile Justice Parade on Friday, Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. to honor and celebrate the voices of youth affected by the school-to-prison pipeline. Artists, community activists,...
Volunteers and staff are continuing The Amazing Dream, ART 180’s annual giving campaign to engage grassroots supporters! Entering its second year, this campaign originated from the Amazing Raise, The...
"The Picture Book Project" originated by Richmond Young Writers - an organization that teaches creative writing to young people eight to 17 - features stories written by youth, and illustrations...
Harmony, an exhibition featuring watercolor paintings, repurposed fashion, album cover art illustrations, opens July 7, 2017 . The exhibit spotlights work produced by local teens through ART 180...
The teens in ART 180's summer theater program are putting on a play! Teens were encouraged to write and perform their own theater production in eight weeks . The play, titled Unseen. Unheard...
Harmony , an exhibition featuring watercolor paintings, repurposed fashion, album cover art illustrations, will reopen August 4, 2017. The exhibit spotlights work produced by local teens through ART...
Join us next week to celebrate the opening reception of our new Atlas exhibit coming next week for First Fridays, called little BIG! little BIG features selected works from the Really BIG Show,...
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.
