studying genres with historical significance to our cities during annual Place-based Music Celebration workshop series, performance, and an album release. We do this to develop positive cultural identities in our students as city residents and as Black, Indigenous & Youth of Color (32% of Youth Volume).
making quality arts education accessible to families experiencing systematized oppression with grassroots student recruitment strategies and by maintaining a community-supported fund for financial aid. 32% of YV students receive financial aid.
striving towards racial and economic justice, both as a community of people and a non-profit, through our practices inside and outside of the classroom.
