STUDIO LATINO

EXPOSING YOUTH TO NEW ART FORMS WHILE INCREASING POSITIVE SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS

STUDIO LATINO

Studio Latino and Regional Arts & Culture Council:
Expanding Artistic Opportunity Citywide

Thanks to a generous grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Studio Latino was able to hire Arts Instructors this past fall in order to provide after school art classes to Portland Public Schools students. Despite students being unable to attend school during much of November due to the teachers’ strike, Studio Latino continued our programming by offering classes online and even at a couple of community centers in Northeast Portland.

Thank you so much to the Regional Arts & Culture Council for being a valuable and continued partner to Studio Latino!

Check out this original music video by youth enrolled in Latino Network's Studio Latino program! Youth composed the music, wrote the lyrics, directed the video, and starred in the video! Thanks to Quincy Davis and Hector Salazar for mentoring and guiding the youth through the process.

Overview

Studies have shown that arts education can decrease youth participation in high-risk behaviors and promote educational achievement. Studio Latino, Latino Network’s arts and culture after school program, aims to prevent and reduce youth and gang violence and contribute to greater student success by providing students with opportunities they may not otherwise have.

Studio Latino offers youth a safe space after school to participate in arts & culture classes from Latino/a role models. The model exposes youth to new art forms while increasing positive skills and behaviors, encouraging academic success.

Program Details

Studio Latino serves all Latino Network sites and programs within our organization. Please note that this program currently only serves internal programs and is not available to serve outside organizations.

Local artists, musicians, and instructors, many of who are Latino/a, teach classes after school in community and school locations.

Contact Jessica Lagunas at jessica@latnet.org for more information.

Studio Latino seeks volunteer instructors to teach unique or interesting arts and culture classes. Spanish-speaking volunteers preferred

If you’re interested in becoming one of our volunteers, please enter your contact information in the form below:

Latino Network would like to thank our partners and funders the Oregon Department of Education, through Youth Development Council grant, Portland Public Schools, Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds School Districts, and United Way and Multnomah County Racial Justice Initiative.

“For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other”

Tony DeFalco - Executive Director

Our Values (ACCESS)

  • The key to advancement for all Latino children and youth

  • The empowerment, leadership development, and active engagement of Latinos in the decisions that affect their lives.

  • The organization and integration of Latino communities as a catalyst for equity and social change.

  • The commitment to excellence and results

  • The continued connection to our rich histories, languages, and diversity.

  • The power of multicultural, multi-generational, and cross-sector partnerships

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