Join us on Saturday, April 26th from 12-4pm for Open Saturday Studio for  art, music, writing, and more!  


Art Start monthly Open Studio Saturdays are free, open to all youth & young adults (ages 14-24), and have hands-on art making opportunities, music, snacks, and socializing among fellow young creatives.
No RSVP Required.

April Open Studio Saturday in NYC

Summer 2025 Creative Career Internship in Milwaukee

April Creative Session NYC

CALL FOR ARTISTS AGES 14-24:
PAID INDUSTRY PROJECT WITH KURT GEIGER

Call for Artists: Kurt Geiger Industry Project

"Every Person a Story': A Step-by-Step Zine-Making Workshop with Jade McDonnough 

April Creative Session MKE

Gallery Hopping with Art Start

You're invited to Art Start's See Me Because, Vol. 15 Exhibition and Book Release. 

See Me Because, Vol. 15 Exhibition and Book Release

March Saturday Studio NYC

Loud & Clear: Sharpening the Lyric Tongue with Imani Davis 

March Creative Session NYC

March Creative Session MKE

Cut Through the Noise: Build  Your Brand, Pitch Your Music & Get Paid

Clay Hand-Building Basics Through Bust-Making

February Creative Session MKE

Transparent Conductors: On Audience, Media, Community, and Authenticity

February Creative Session NYC

November Creative Session MKE

From Passion to Product: Marketing a Career in the Music Industry

November Creative Session NYC

Art Start invites you to our community ofrenda to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones passed! Join us as as we honor Dia de los Muertos and the Mexican folk art traditions tied to it.

October Creative Session Milwaukee

316 N. Milwaukee St., Suite #280, Milwaukee, WI 53202

See Me Because, Vol. 14 Youth Opening & Art Start MKE Reunion

Upcoming Grant Opportunities and Professional Development for
Artists and Creatives! 

Academic Advising Newsletter July 2024

Join us in our new location at Mitchell Street Arts (MiSA) for an evening of professional photoshoots, food, music, & socializing! Featuring special guest professional photographers: Nick Collura & CJ Foeckler.

October Creative Session MKE

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"Art Start brings creative opportunities to young people where they are, so they can explore their own potential and inherent talents while establishing a sense of consistency and safety with caring and supportive teaching artists and mentors." - 

Meeting with NGO Art Start

"Milwaukee, WI – With 30 years of award-winning creative youth programs under its belt, Art Start is pleased to present the 8th iteration of its annual SEE ME BECAUSE multimedia exhibition at the Harbor View Plaza, the first waterfront public park in Milwaukee’s South Side district" - 

Announcing the Art Start Portrait Project “See Me Because” Milwaukee Exhibition

"A new exhibition entitled "See Me Because" showing the final portraits is now on display at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea through June 26." 

"See Me Because" Portrait Exhibition Opens in Chelsea

"An art program is helping Milwaukee teens see themselves in their own light, rather than the narratives that surround them." - 

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