Opening Doors of Opportunity
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Why This Matters: Our partnership with Mecklenburg County provides local high school students and neighborhoods free access to arts and cultural experiences.
‘Nature Matters’ in Tech-Filled Lives of Teens
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Why This Matters: Through discovering their sense of self in the natural world, teen participants in ASC’s Studio 345 Journeys program became environmental stewards and advocates. By Natalie Blundell ASC Davidson College Impact Fellow Technological advancements mean that kids don’t have to go outside anymore to find something to do. The upside is that kids …
Working Towards Equity in the Cultural Community
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Why This Matters: The work of ASC and the cultural community is vital in helping Charlotte address issues of access, equity, racism and structural exclusion. By Robert Bush ASC President The recent shooting and death of Keith Lamont Scott and the subsequent protests revealed deep-seated issues of access, equity, racism and structural exclusion that lie …
ASC Summer Camp Empowers Children Creatively
By David Fowler Communication Intern A love of learning and a love of school should be the same thing, right? However, many times our education system fails to reach every student and get the most of them creatively. There are restraints in terms of state-set curriculum and measuring achievement based on standardized testing scores. At …
Students Celebrate Studio 345 and Spread the Word
By David Currence Marketing Manager Exhausted from a full day of classes at West Mecklenburg High School and an unusually long wait for the bus, Jasmine Santos still has a warm smile as she exclaims “The bus was over an hour late,” to her patient-yet-anxious instructors at Studio 345. It’s an hour before the Mecklenburg County …