SkyArt NFP

Project Third Space (P3S) is a year-long program for high school-aged youth and young adults from the ages of 14 to 24 who are serious about art and see it as a pathway into their future. The program is meant to be both a crucial bridge between high school and meaningful post-secondary educational and career opportunities as well as an encouraging environment for self-discovery, communication, and collaboration.

The Skyway, for youth ages 7 to 13, is an innovative approach to our studio programs that blurs the lines of formal art education and focuses on the art-making as an inherently educational experience. It is a pedagogy based not on lesson plans or set projects, but on more open and more deeply engaging created processes. Guided by a collaborative cohort of resident teaching artists, participants are immersed in a world of imaginative possibilities, invited to explore a broad variety of creating forms and activities.

SkyArt created Project Impact for youth ages 7 to 24 in response to the unprecedented need for mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants receive free individual and group art therapy with a licensed therapist. Art therapy can be especially effective for young people who may not have the vocabulary or experience to put their emotions into words. Through art therapy, SkyArt helps youth process trauma, isolation, depression, etc. Through Project Impact, we aim to help youth improve their overall sense of well-being, self-esteem, compassion and empathy for others.