Creative U: Arts for Empowerment

                                                                     - Creative U Student, age 13

In partnership with Orlando Repertory Theatre, this afterschool program for middle school students incorporates visual art, dramatic arts, and creative writing to explore identity, empowerment, social issues, and community. The program culminates with a showcase of the visual art, poetry, and theatrical work created by students during the residency for family, staff, and school faculty. 

Last year, 96% of our Creative U participants said that after attending the program they were better able to express their emotions, share their point of view through art, and felt a greater sense of belonging. Creative U provides a safe space, both emotionally and artistically, for youth to reveal “what is really going on in their lives.”