Free Arts NYC provides under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs that help them to foster the self-confidence and resiliency needed to realize their fullest potential.

Weekly Mentor Program

 

Weekly Mentor Program (WMP) is an arts-based mentoring program that provides youth ages 6-12 with regular opportunities to express themselves creatively and engage with positive adult role models. Led by Program Facilitators, teams of volunteer mentors use Free Arts NYC’s theme-based curricula to guide small groups of youth through creating and discussing visual art projects – a process that serves as a catalyst to help them strengthen critical communication and social skills, and build positive relationships with peers and adults.


Program Structure


Every 90-Minute WMP group session is structured as follows:

 5 Min | Review Group Agreement (Code of Ethics)
15 Min | Visual Literacy Lesson (Discussion about a work of art, including vocabulary)
10 Min | Introduce This Sessions Project
50 Min | Art-Making
10 Min | Sharing Circle



Learn More About WMP:

CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION AND THEMES

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

CASE STUDIES




NOTE: If you would like to participate in one of our programs, you must be affiliated with one of our program partners.