TEEN LEADERSHIP & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

RAW’s Talent and Purpose programming consists of four groups that offer opportunities for teens to build workforce skills through paid employment at RAW. Two of these groups are public art muralist groups, Womxn Art Muralists (WAMX) and Good 2 Go (G2G). The third group is Artists in Action, a civic engagement group focused on creating social change and positively impacting our local community through the arts. The fourth group is RAW Chiefs. RAW Chiefs is one of RAW‘s longest-running programs and is a group in which teens learn to become transformational leaders by working alongside RAW’s art therapists and teaching artists in our elementary and middle school art-making groups. They have a platform at RAW to create opportunities for younger youth to be seen and heard. RAW Chiefs meet weekly as a cohort with senior staff, to build their leadership competencies, and tackle issues that impact them and their community.

WAMX (Womxn Art Muralists)

Instructor: Senior Expressive Art Therapist Alison Miller

WAMX is made up of a team of young women, trans, nonbinary, and artists of marginalized genders who work together to create positive change in their community through public art. Artists who have developed some art skills and are enthusiastic about working on a collaborative creative team are encouraged to interview for this group.

Contact Alison at alison@rawartworks.org for more information.

Good 2 Go (G2G)

Instructor: Senior Expressive Art Therapist Bruce Orr

G2G is made up of a team of young men who work together to create positive change in their community through public art.

Contact Bruce at bruce@rawartworks.org for more information.

Artists in Action

Instructor: Community Engagement Manager Michelle Richardson

Artists in Action is a civic engagement group focused on creating social change and positively impacting our local community through the arts.

Contact Michelle at michelle@rawartworks.org for more information.

RAW Chiefs

Instructors: LEAD Expressive Art Therapist Jason Cruz + Art Therapist Leslie Herger 

RAW Chiefs is a leadership development program where teen leaders help facilitate RAW’s visual arts groups for younger artists. They will also contribute to RAW and city-wide community-building efforts.

Contact Jason at jason@rawartworks.org for more information.