Arts Corps provides weekly classes in graphic design, visual arts, dance, and spoken word at King County Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention – Juvenile Division at Clark Child & Family Justice Center (CCFJC) to youth in secure detention. The classes happen on a weekly for ages 11-17 for all levels of experience and ability, meeting the students where they’re at artistically, emotionally and developmentally. Through the student’s participation in Arts Corps classes the students develop critical thinking skills, increased focus, problem solving skills, and a deepened awareness of who they are and their capacity to learn. 

Program Offerings

Graphic Design and Visual Arts:

An interactive graphic design and creative youth class. Students explore different mediums thru technology such as drawing, graffiti/muralism, acrylic & watercolor painting, stencil design, and digital art with iPads; utilizing different creative tools for emotional intelligence, decision making and thought process that can be applied to daily creative life. Youth will showcase their artwork and learn finance, business, and entrepreneurship skills throughout the process of building their creative self & artwork. This class is for all levels of ability. No experience is needed.

 

Hip Hop Dance, The Art of Movement & Spoken Word: Taught by Shakiah Danielson and Heather Harris:

As a group, students get to explore and develop their creative expression through dance and spoken word. Hip hop is the peak of self-expression. In this fun and dynamic class, students will explore movement styles and self-expression through a warm-up, across the floor movements and dance combinations. Students will then get to deep dive into the art of movement! Students will explore the movement styles of Jazz, Afro-Brazilian, contemporary, lyrical, and improvisation. The class combines technique, rhythm, and expressing personal style. Exercises focus on increasing flexibility and strength, rhythm, movement isolations, and creating dance combinations as a group.  The spoken word class will include artist inspiration through writing, interpretation of lyrics, and the exploration of rhymes, schemes, cadence, figures of speech, and overall execution of hip-hop lyrics. These classes and art styles are for all levels of ability. No experience is needed.