Created to Be Arts project is a BIPOC led creative art program that offers multidisciplinary arts education for youth and families.
Created to Be Arts is devoted to cultivating a safe space for youth and families to experience a collaborative, supportive home for creativity and be surrounded by a diverse community while they create.
Upcoming Workshops
Check out our current offerings below!
Current Offerings
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Holiday Ornaments + Crafts - Fall Art Class Series
Come out and create some festive ornaments and holiday crafts!
In this class, we will have a fun afternoon making holiday crafts. We will do a short lesson explaining each craft and have a few stations set up for artists to choose what they'd like to make. The materials included are a mix of clay, pencil, paper, acrylic paint, marker, crayon, glue, glitter, and more. All supplies included.
Special Note:
This work is funded in part by MHC with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
ages: 8-11+ for drop offs; Open to all ages - under 8 require parent supervision.
when: Saturday, November 30th ; 1-2:30pm
location: Brooklyn Park Library
Instructor: Jena Holliday
cost : FREE with registration. Limited class size.
Collage Portrait - Summer Art Class Series
In this workshop, we will explore the art of Alma Woodsey Thomas. Discover art elements of color, patterns and marking. We’ll also gather inspiration for our projects from Minnesota’s historical photo archives. Mediums included are pencil, paper, and paint (watercolor/acrylic). I cannot wait to create with you!
Special Note: This class is made possible by the sponsorship of Minnesota Historical Society
ages: 8-11
when: Tuesday, August 25th ; 1-2:30pm
location: Brooklyn Park Library
Instructor: Jena Holliday
cost : FREE with registration. Limited class size.
About
Created To Be Arts
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What is it? The program works to provide classes in multiple art disciplines and introduce students to a variety of creative mediums. Classes are led by BIPOC artists and teachers and foster a safe environment for youth, specifically BIPOC youth, to experience a collaborative, supportive home for creativity and to thrive through access to art resources and tools. Each workshop works to explore work from historic and current BIPOC artists.
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Why was this started? We have constantly received interest from parents that lack the tools to cultivate the creativity and artistic interests of their children. As a black female artist, Jena Holliday, did not have access to arts programming and resources as a child, so she desired to create a space where youth can come and feel safe to express themselves freely through art and creativity and be surrounded by a diverse community. Many BIPOC youth and children in local communities are often faced with challenges economically and socially that may not allow them the resources to participate in artistic expression, learning, or creative programming. CTBA was started to fill that gap.
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What is the vision for this program? In 2022, Holliday was awarded a grant from Minnesota Humanities Center to help pilot this program. As this project grows, Holliday dreams of opening a local BIPOC led center of arts that has classes that offer a variety of visual art and creative making classes in the northwest suburbs.