Art Factory - August Member of the Month

Art Factory is a creative skills development program, designed to increase access to both art creation and exhibition as career paths within the local community. A truly multi-media arts program held in its own building at 173 W. Norris St., Art Factory mentors youth in graphic design, dance performance, poetry, animation, drawing and video-making.

As youth develop technical skills, they also learn about the administrative and entrepreneurial side of the arts. These youth are becoming a new generation of arts administrators, teaching artists and youth leadership experts that are focused on the building up their local arts scene. While Philadelphia has thriving arts opportunities for adults, Art Factory is bringing the creative economy to its urban youth.

Art Factory has exhibited at several local gallery spaces and is actively seeking gallery partners. Also, youth program participants generate revenue by conducting arts-based workshops, performing and selling both art and art services such as website design and video creation. NSNP is continuing the development of Art Factory to be increasingly self-sustaining by generating income for youth participants and program operations.

To learn more about what Art Factory is up to, check out their Facebook page, Youtube channel, and tumblr!