When was the last time you did something for the first time?

That’s the feeling we’ve held onto through 18 years of Designing Artists Academy.

While many children were off for summer holidays, volunteer artists gave their time to open up a different kind of camp, one built around creativity, curiosity, and trying something new. We also connected our arts program with technology by teaching IchigoJam, using a simple $15 monitor, $15 keyboard, and $15 CPU to help children take their first steps into coding.

This is what opportunity can look like, people showing up, sharing what they know, and making learning possible.

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