Art Start Incorporated

Creative connections provides teens and young adults access to artistic exploration and career readiness opportunities in the creative arts industries. Creative career exploration activities included paid artist residencies and paid career development internships with over 100 participants, ages 16-24; creative career exploration travel to madison, wi, chicago, il and new york, ny; and numerous practical learning opportunities with arts and media industry partners, including: fashion, music, skincare, film production, record labels, museums and auction houses, and more.

Art start's see me because/public exchanges program served as a public platform for the voices and visions of art start participants. In 2024, the see me because/public exchanges program exhibited art start works free to the public at one indoor exhibition at sothebys, throughout several nyc subway system stations on a public transit campaign, and one outdoor exhibition in partnership with peak initiative in milwaukee public parks, viewed by thousands.