The Healing Power of Art Therapy for Teens and Adults
MISSION STATEMENT
At Manifest Destiny Inc, our mission is to educate, inspire, and bring healing through cultural arts. We aim to be a beacon of artistic empowerment in marginalized Atlanta communities, offering innovative programs and creative wellness for all ages.
Numerous local audits have found that schools serving low-income students often provide no arts education or lack an arts teacher.
Source: Rabkin and Hedberg, Arts Education in America
Though white students have experienced virtually no declines in arts education since the mid-1980s, African American students have experienced reductions in arts education of 49 percent, and Hispanic/Latinx students have experienced reductions of 40 percent
Source: Rabkin and Hedberg, Arts Education in America
Meaningful Work. Unforgettable Experiences.
ART EDUCATION
Manifest Destiny, Inc will provide tutorials on painting, sculpting, and
crafting. The tutorial classes shall be in-person and virtual. We are committed to
providing artists of all skills levels accessible and up-to-date instructions on techniques
that will allow artists to take their creative abilities to the next level.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we work with children and adolescents on writing poetry, novels, plays, speeches, storytelling and provide a space to express their feelings. Creative writing will educate on the four main writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Our workshop will motivate the youth to tap into their imaginative and innovative talents, inspiring them to be more confident and explore limitless possibilities.
PERFOMANCE ART
At Manifest Destiny Inc, we are dedicated to stepping up our efforts in performance art. We offer theater classes to students to gain a sense of creativity, self-confidence and help them to develop a career path with the performing arts. Our team will teach skills such as voice control, engaging with the audience, performing in front of a camera, and reading scripts