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Art Empowering At-Risk and Opportunity Youth: A Case Study of artworxLA

Art Empowering At-Risk and Opportunity Youth: A Case Study of artworxLA

Denise A. Gray
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522517276|ISBN10: 1522517278|EISBN13: 9781522517283
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch015
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Gray, Denise A. "Art Empowering At-Risk and Opportunity Youth: A Case Study of artworxLA." Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art, edited by Leigh Nanney Hersey and Bryna Bobick, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 320-338. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch015

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Gray, D. A. (2017). Art Empowering At-Risk and Opportunity Youth: A Case Study of artworxLA. In L. Hersey & B. Bobick (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art (pp. 320-338). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch015

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Gray, Denise A. "Art Empowering At-Risk and Opportunity Youth: A Case Study of artworxLA." In Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art, edited by Leigh Nanney Hersey and Bryna Bobick, 320-338. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch015

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Abstract

artworxLA is an arts education organization with the mission to combat the epidemic high school dropout crisis. Based in Los Angeles where nearly 16,000 high school students drop out each year, a key strategy in re-engaging at-risk and opportunity youth is through art. Through partnerships with Los Angeles County schools and with the region's key cultural institutions, youth are motivated to learn and stay in school through the use of progressive teaching and learning methodologies that have proven to be effective for this community. The teaching methodology of artworxLA uses a concept-based curriculum with inquiry discussion and other interactive participatory modes of learning. The key principles of experience, engagement, relevance, and authenticity guide teaching artists to leading dynamic learning experiences that empower youth to become more civically engaged and to reclaim their futures.

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