WHO WE ARE

The Young Artist Program (aka YAP) is a free Arts and Social Justice program centering BIPOC LGBTQ+ folks and our accomplices, ages 14-25 in Philly.

We help students identify social justice values and foster personal & communal growth through art making and creativity.

We host various events throughout the year as well, that are open to folks of all ages! To stay up-to-date with us, follow us on Instagram and/or sign up for our Newsletter.

We meet weekly at our studio that's located in the Northern Liberties area.

Program is hosted every week on Wednesdays to Fridays, 4pm - 6:30pm!

Get To Know Us

We're Accepting Applications

We accept applications year-round!!

Apply Now!

Check out more of our site to get to know us a little better :)

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CONTRIBUTE TO OUR FUTURE

In these times, it's even harder to secure funding, unfortunately. Please donate if you can and/or share our information with your communities to keep this safe space running! We thank you very much in advanced!

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AMAZON WISHLIST

If you want to support YAP, you can buy something from our

updated wish list!

We greatly appreciate it!

All supplies support us and our participants!

Wishlist!

WHAT WE DO

From collaborative to individual

art projects:

We host art exhibitions, skill-sharing workshops with guest teaching artists, gallery visits, outdoor hangs, and much more

Take A Peek

GROW WITH US

We're invested in carving a space where people can express themselves and reclaim agency via art-making:

Help us grow by contributing to our needs: supplies, studio furniture, stipends etc...

Donate

"When you find a group of people you feel at home with... that's when you realize you belong."

- Erika, YAP Participant