Who We Are
Art from Ashes exists to empower struggling youth by providing creative programs that facilitate health and hope through expression, connection, and transformation.
What We Do
Art from Ashes (AfA) uses a nationally-recognized, award-winning curriculum that encourages creative transformation through the power of artistic expression. AfA is the first youth arts agency in Colorado to use a process of creativity to facilitate personal resiliency and self-determination among high-risk youth age 9 to 24 years old.
AfA’s art programs allow marginalized youth to tell their stories through poetry and spoken word (Phoenix Rising) and visual and tactile art (Drawing on Air). Two other youth empowerment programs using drama and creative play (Casting Shadows) and movement and dance (Wingspan) are in development. All of AfA’s programs provide a safe, non-judgmental space with caring adults and community artists for youth to share their dreams, hopes, fears and pain, as well as the opportunity to connect with their community, and transform their stories from trauma to self-empowerment.
