Here is one of the more unique art projects we have seen @ The Emanuel Project. Crisp students @ Crisp RY in Cordele, GA made pillows. They dyed the fabric after making the design…rather like a batik. Last week they stuffed them. The students said “It was fun” and we sure enjoy their art work.

Our 3rd Annual National Art Contest is off and running! Congratulations to Moorehead YDC for kicking things off and being the 1st to submit some fabulous entries! We are eagerly looking forward to seeing the art these talented youth will submit. For more information, art contest rules and entry forms, please  click here  

Audubon YDC in Louisville, KY is getting back in the swing of the school year with a couple of great after school projects. Special thanks goes to Lynn and The Preston Arts Center as well as the Carter’s who run the after school program in GA. Here are pictures from the tie dye and air… Read more »

Everyone will soon be getting ready to go back to school… The students @ Delta Academy in El Paso have decorated some really nice donation boxes for school supplies:

Muscogee YDC’s Afterschool Program in Columbus, GA is still going strong! Here are some acrylic mountain scenes and drawings from the talented youth there. We hope to see them in our annual art contest!

El Paso always has something going on! Here are the pictures of the latest gourd art. Thanks to Ms. Rosie and the El Paso Youth for sharing some color with the world! Which is your favorite?  

Mark your Calendar! The Official Announcement is not until August 1st but we want to send a reminder out early for the Emanuel Project 3rd Annual National Art Contest open to ALL At-Risk Youth across the U.S. The dates are: August 1st Official Announcement September 5th Art Contest Submissions Opens October 14th Contest Submissions Closes… Read more »

The end of an era will pass as the announcement has been made… Ms. Hayden will be leaving Fayette JDC to take on another position. She will missed by the Emanuel Project and her students! Here are the last school project art pictures she sent from Lexington:  

So Ms. Nora has been busy in GA with the after school programs at Muscogee YDC and Crisp RYDC. Check out the cool art being created. From water color painted on maps, totem poles with creatures depicted (wolf, owl, and eagle) represent strength, wisdom, and freedom — important ideas and concepts for the maturation of… Read more »

The Emanuel Project “After School Program” in GA conducted by Nora Carter at Crisp RYDC and Muscogee YDC was recently in the GA DJJ news. See the story below: http://www.djjnewsandviews.org/whatsnewatdjj/viewnews.asp?newsID=521