ArtsWestchester

Arts Westchester will implement the Teen Leadership Through the Arts Program, designed to enhance civic engagement, develop communication and leadership skills, and improve self-confidence and self-expression for students in grades 7-12. The project will double the attendance in an existing Teen Tuesdays & Thursdays program, providing a series of 42 artist-led workshops each year relating to the current exhibitions over a three-year period. The museum will establish a more structured Teen Leadership Council for older teens by engaging them with artist-led workshops, docent-led tours, community-based art projects, and peer-to-peer presentations. The museum will partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester and five other youth organizations and local shelters to identify and involve youth in transition. A third-party evaluator will collect qualitative feedback to measure the museum's success in reaching and engaging this target audience.