ABOUT US
Who We Are
Empowered Arts Alaska facilitates healing and empowerment, and restores hope, resiliency and self-esteem in children in Alaska who have experienced abuse, domestic violence, neglect, poverty and/or homelessness through various forms of creative art expression.
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We provide an environment in which survivors can learn healthy coping skills, self-expression and social responsibility through the production and performance of art (e.g. creative writing, poetry, painting, photography, drawing), music, theater and dance.
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​​Empowered Arts Alaska delivers art programs to children through ongoing partnerships with homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, housing programs, after-school programs and schools serving disadvantaged children in Alaska.
Our Approach
Empowered Arts Alaska creates a safe environment where children can feel, understand and express their emotions and begin to recover and gain a sense of mastery and empowerment.
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We pair children with adult and youth mentors who serve as a positive role model with whom the child has a beneficial, rather than traumatic relationship.
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Empowered Arts Alaska's programs take children through a journey of empowerment, focusing on “Process over Product”. This means that art is a tool for restoring self-esteem, resiliency and hope, rather than teaching children to produce attractive or technically sound art pieces.
Art is used as a process to develop and cultivate leadership skills, self-esteem, resiliency, and a belief in a positive future.
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