This month, Bates College Student Volunteers designed a project with the theme of “Roots.” They designed the project to support youth in expressing their family roots, where they come from, their identity, and identifying the people in their lives that support them. ArtVan staff encouraged youth to think about the root connections between each tree […]

Despite the dropping temperatures & shorter daylight, Youth are still showing up for ArtVan’s outdoor sessions at Kennedy Park in Lewiston, in collaboration with the Lewiston Public Library (LPL). ArtVan staff have been discussing how to bring more spontaneity into the group process during our programs, by meeting youth where they’re at and incorporating their […]

We asked youth artists, “If you looked through a magical window, what would you want to see?” Each artist explored this question by picking out a matte board frame to draw on with markers or oil pastels, with the option to hang string, wire, and decorative paper on the inside of their frame. Each youth […]