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NEVER LET KIDS DO THIS

Apparently, letting kids put their hands in paint is a pretty bad idea. Especially when you're dealing with 30 or 40 kids.

Too late...


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It's all about the kids

SPROUTS! is about the kids. It is about delivering substantial, high quality arts education to kids in a bad neighborhood in East Dayton.

For these children, Arts education is virtually nonexistent in the school system.

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SPROUTS!

I'm the Executive Director of The Dunbar Institute, Inc. the non-profit arts org that presents SPROUTS! each year. It's a free arts ed program for at-risk kids in East Dayton, presented in partnership with a faith-based organization called KIND (Kids In New Directions). KIND ( www.kinddayton.org ) has provided food, sanctuary, recreation, transportation, dental care, and a host of other critical services to East Dayton youth for more than 22 years. The Dunbar Institute provides the arts education component (SPROUTS!) in partnership with KIND. This partnership between a faith-based social org and a secular arts org is reaching kids in one of the most distressed neighborhoods in our community.

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A few more pictures from SPROUTS!

Here are a few more images from the SPROUTS! field trip to SUMMERSPACE, an arts studio in Dayton, OH run by artist Mike Elsass.

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Dunbar Institute SPROUTS! summer arts program

The Dunbar Institute, Inc. is presenting SPROUTS! in East Dayton for at-risk kids K-6th. Kids learn about music, visual arts, and literary arts from some of the finest arts educators in Dayton. The curriculum includes field trips, hand-on arts experiences, nutrition, transportation, and recreation....and it's free!

ALL PHOTOS BY DAVID COLEMAN. Also see http://davidcolemanphotography.blogspot.com/