Self Help Graphics & Art respectfully requests funding to support our S.O.Y. (Summer of Youth) Artista Program to provide quality educational instruction in arts, technology and culture to youth during the summer months. The age range of the participants is 12 – 24 years of age. Our workshops educate, empower, promote social development among youth offering positive models for creative learning in a nurturing environment that is reflective of their lives and culture.
Self Help Graphics serves 30,000 community members and upwards of 100 artists annually through our programming. That includes:
-Our curatorial offerings: Our Exhibitions and Archive, the Professional Printmaking Program, the Barrio Mobile Art Studio, and the Beyond the Press Artist Residency program
– Free and low-cost arts education programming for youth, families and individuals
– Free community arts programs such as our Dia de los Muertos programming and Wellness Wednesdays

