Socioeconomic Flexibility: Neighborhood Education

What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? Socioeconomic flexibility should not define whether a student has access to explore art. Eliminating art from the majority of public school curricula positions art as a luxury available only to a few. I accept the responsibility of imparting my passion for art to students who lack this opportunity because I know how visual communication affirms identity.
I taught art every week for the past four years in low-income neighborhoods with the intention to link visual voice with personal narrative. My work with Neighborhood Arts to establish after-school art programs in six elementary and middle schools ultimately advocates for the public funding of the arts.
Every year,