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Art Ready is a mentorship program designed to give high school students the opportunity to experience firsthand what it is like to be a professional working in a visual arts discipline. From October through December, participating students gain exposure to diverse art fields and meet a range of artists through studio visits, field trips to arts and cultural centers, art-making workshops, and a portfolio review. In the spring, students select artists to serve as their mentors, with whom they meet weekly from January to May on hands-on projects. Art Ready culminates in an exhibition of student work created during the program in Smack Mellon’s gallery space.
Students who complete Smack Mellon’s Art Ready program are well-informed, educated, and prepared to make decisions about their future in the arts.
Smack Mellon’s Education Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler, and with support from Select Equity Group Foundation, Exploring The Arts, an Anonymous Donor, and Smack Mellon’s Members.
Smack Mellon’s programs are also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of The New York Community Trust, Jerome Foundation, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Inc., and Smack Mellon’s Members.
Space for Smack Mellon’s programs is generously provided by the Walentas Family and Two Trees Management.
In-kind donations are provided by Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education, Royal Talens Foundation, Blick Art Materials, Artist & Craftsman Supply, Wegmans, Costco, and Trader Joe’s.
