Kulture Klub Collaborative

Capturing Homelessness: Shining Light on Our Perspectives Photography Project. 54 youth participated in this program which aimed to raise awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by homeless youth. Participants received instruction in photography skills and they explored their surroundings to capture moments that resonate with their experiences. They presented their work to friends, family, and interested parties sharing their personal reflections and thoughts in Kulture Klub's gallery space. This project was designed for youth experiencing homelessness, many of whom face historical trauma and limited access to the arts. KKC has sought guidance from local photographer Roosevelt Mansfield, who has his work displayed not only on the streets of Minneapolis, but around the globe

Creative Arts Therapy: This program was led by Pauline Moll, an artist and licensed Creative Arts Therapist. The goal of our Creative Arts Therapy program was to provide accessible, arts-based therapeutic practices that support our youth in building skills that help them manage their mental health and improve their life circumstances. Over the run of the program we have experienced consistent growth in attendance and positive outcomes. Because our programming is drop-in based, each week's Creative Arts Therapy programming day differed from the week before, bringing different youth together in community to participate in the day's activities. Each session was a mix of regular attendees and new attendees who participated in warm up exercises such as a question-of-the-day or a group game that relaxed the youth and built trust. Following the warm up, the youth worked on an art-based activity, either separately or as a group, then reflected and discussed their work and feelings and insights. Afterwards, youth were welcome to stay in our studio space and socialize, continue their art activity, or engage in another art-based activity. 125+ youth were able to benefit from Creative Arts Therapy.

Ongoing mission focused programming that engages art and artistic practice to provide enriching multidisciplinary opportunities for youth experiencing homelessness and artists to grow individually and to transform community