MyARTS | Changing Lives Through the Arts

About

MyARTS has become a haven for at risk teens from every corner of the city: A place where they can explore and express their creative abilities, identify possibilities for continuing education, and most importantly, dispel the myth that the larger world is forever closed to them. At the heart of MyARTS is the belief that skills equal power and opportunity. MyARTS has three goals, which provide teens with...

Contact

Are you interested in volunteering or becoming a part of our program? We’d love to hear from you! MyARTS Downtown 1522 Holmes Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 461-0201 MyARTS East 315 N. Main St. Independence, MO 64050 (816)...

MyARTS Downtown

1522 Holmes Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 461-0201 MyARTS offers a safe learning environment for youth to explore their creative side while having positive effects on their academic achievement and social growth. MyARTS Downtown features fully equipped Visual Arts and Ceramics studios. In addition to youth programs, MyARTS offers services to individuals and organizations in the...

MyARTS East

315 N. Main St. Independence, MO 64050 (816) 254-4790 MyARTS offers a safe learning environment for youth to explore their creative side while having positive effects on their academic achievement and social growth. MyARTS East features fully equipped studios: Graphic Design, Ceramics, Visual Arts, Screen Printing, and Photography. Whether you are looking for an art program for your 12 year...

Press

Fox 4 News: “Local Program Helps Troubled Teens Find Success” [watch video here] Examiner: “MyARTS Facility to get Outdoor Venue” [download the PDF] Ink Magazine: “Salons Go Boutique” [download the PDF] Reaching 4 Excellence: MyARTS [watch the Windows Media video here] Kansas City Star: “Getting creative and getting real at MyARTS” [download the PDF] Kansas...

Services

The MyARTS Studios offer an wide array of useful services: business branding including logo and promotional material creation, large and small mural design and installation, mosaic tile design and installation for flooring, countertops, and walls, commissioned paintings, customized t-shirt jobs, photography services, and commissioned pottery. MyARTS has the experience and capabilities to bring your ideas...

Special Events

Special Art Workshops Fundraiser Events Youth Art Shows Community...

Studios

The MyARTS Program is an art entrepreneurial program for youth ages 15 – 19. The youth begin as an unpaid apprentice, in which each youth may either complete a foundations curriculum designed by the MyARTS staff, or work directly in one of our studios. During the apprenticeship program , the youth will be provided with services that fit their needs, i.e. educational services, socialization and life...

The MyARTS Store features one-of-a-kind artwork created by the MyARTS Young Artists. Original dark room photos, paintings, drawings, screen printed images, beautiful ceramics, greeting cards, and jewelry!

At MyARTS, our goal is to create work that celebrates our city's energy and spirit through our talented young artists.

To visit our store click here.

Welcome to MyARTS!

Metropolitan Youth Arts and Technology for Students is part of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Arts Initiative through the Anti-Drug Unit of Jackson County, Missouri.

MyARTS offers a safe learning environment for youth to explore their creative side while having positive effects on their academic achievement and social growth.

MyARTS features fully equipped studios: Graphic Design, Ceramics, Visual Arts, Screen Printing, and Photography.

We now have two locations to serve the community of Jackson County, Missouri.