Calling all NYC youth and young adult artists and creatives ages 14-24 - all art forms encouraged!



Got something to say? This is your space. Pull up, hit the mic, and share your music, poetry, or whatever you’re creating. Good vibes, real voices - no pressure, just real expression and a supportive crowd.



Facilitated by Art Start Teaching Artist Manny Gonzalez.


Art Start monthly Studio Saturdays are free, open to all youth & young adults (ages 14-24). Walk-ins are always welcome!



April 2026 Studio Saturday NYC

Summer 2026 Creative Career Internship in Milwaukee

We're Hiring: Director of Development

526 West 26th Street,
Suite 10A, New York, NY 10001

Summer 2026 Creative Career Internship in New York City

MKE Closing Reception: Ripples on Identity & Community

May 2026 Studio Saturday MKE

March 2026 Studio Saturday MKE

May 2026 Creative Session MKE

December 2025

A Message from the Board of Directors and Co-Executive Directors of Art Start. 

Leadership Transition:

2026 TCS New York City Marathon

February 2026 Creative Session NYC

February 2026 Studio Saturday MKE

This scholarship is designed to help NYC public and charter school seniors graduating in 2026 pay for post-secondary education.

NYC College Scholarship Opportunity

Call for Youth Art: Advocacy Zine

January 2026 Studio Saturday MKE

January 2026 Creative Session MKE

MKE College Tour: UW-Milwaukee: Peck School of the Arts

Call for Artists: The Artist Statement

Summer 2025 Creative Career Internship in New York City

January 2026 Creative Session NYC

December 2025 Creative Session NYC

December 2025 Studio Saturday MKE

November 2025 Studio Saturday NYC

November 2025 Studio Saturday MKE

December Creative Session MKE

December 2025 Creative Session MKE

NYC November Creative Session with Nkosi Nkululeko

November 2025 Creative Session NYC

November Creative Session

November 2025 Creative Session MKE

Carve Your Darkness: Prompted Arts Making

October 2025 Creative Session NYC

October 2025 Creative Session MKE

September Creative Session MKE

Sewing with Machines 101 with Khadijah Danielian

September Creative Session NYC

NYC Kickback & Create

September Studio Saturday MKE

Art and Community Organizing with A.B.L.E.

August Creative Session NYC

316  N  Milwaukee St #280, Milwaukee, WI 53202

August Studio Saturday MKE

See Me Because, Vol. 16 Exhibition and Book Release

Objects of Our Affection

July Creative Session MKE

June Creative Session MKE

June Open Studio Saturday in NYC

10 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217

New York City Emerging Artist Spring Retrospective

Milwaukee Emerging Artist Spring Retrospective

May Open Studio Saturday in NYC

May Studio Saturday MKE

May Creative Session NYC

April Open Studio Saturday in NYC

"Every Person a Story': A Step-by-Step Zine-Making Workshop with Jade McDonnough 

April Creative Session NYC

April Creative Session MKE

Gallery Hopping with Art Start

You're invited to Art Start's See Me Because, Vol. 15 Exhibition and Book Release. 

See Me Because, Vol. 15 Exhibition and Book Release

March Saturday Studio NYC

Loud & Clear: Sharpening the Lyric Tongue with Imani Davis 

March Creative Session NYC

March Creative Session MKE

Cut Through the Noise: Build  Your Brand, Pitch Your Music & Get Paid

Clay Hand-Building Basics Through Bust-Making

February Creative Session MKE

Transparent Conductors: On Audience, Media, Community, and Authenticity

February Creative Session NYC

November Creative Session MKE

From Passion to Product: Marketing a Career in the Music Industry

November Creative Session NYC

Art Start invites you to our community ofrenda to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones passed! Join us as as we honor Dia de los Muertos and the Mexican folk art traditions tied to it.

October Creative Session Milwaukee

316 N. Milwaukee St., Suite #280, Milwaukee, WI 53202

See Me Because, Vol. 14 Youth Opening & Art Start MKE Reunion

Upcoming Grant Opportunities and Professional Development for
Artists and Creatives! 

Academic Advising Newsletter July 2024

Join us in our new location at Mitchell Street Arts (MiSA) for an evening of professional photoshoots, food, music, & socializing! Featuring special guest professional photographers: Nick Collura & CJ Foeckler.

October Creative Session MKE

Gallery

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"Art Start brings creative opportunities to young people where they are, so they can explore their own potential and inherent talents while establishing a sense of consistency and safety with caring and supportive teaching artists and mentors." - 

Meeting with NGO Art Start

"Milwaukee, WI – With 30 years of award-winning creative youth programs under its belt, Art Start is pleased to present the 8th iteration of its annual SEE ME BECAUSE multimedia exhibition at the Harbor View Plaza, the first waterfront public park in Milwaukee’s South Side district" - 

Announcing the Art Start Portrait Project “See Me Because” Milwaukee Exhibition

"A new exhibition entitled "See Me Because" showing the final portraits is now on display at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea through June 26." 

"See Me Because" Portrait Exhibition Opens in Chelsea

"An art program is helping Milwaukee teens see themselves in their own light, rather than the narratives that surround them." - 

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