Offerings
Creative Apprentice Program
Carbondale Arts Creative Apprentice Program (CAP) supports youth development by providing paid opportunities for youth (14-19) to work with local creative professionals on projects of community value. Our projects focus on youth development by creating spaces where youth of all backgrounds are given tools, skills and a platform to voice their perspectives.
After-School
Our after-school programs partner local artists with local schools to provide expanded access to creative opportunities for youth of all ages and backgrounds. Our after-school programs create a safe space for students to show up as who they are and explore without fear of failure in order to grow social-emotional well being and creative thinking skill sets. Often times after-school programming exposes students to a range of artistic methods and materials and gives students an opportunity to try new things.
Summer Camps
Our summer camps range from half-day to full day camps that are a few days to a few weeks long and are available to students from 7-14 years old. We offer camps in the visual and performing arts that range from painting, songwriting, hip-hop dance and music production and more. During these camps students get a chance to work with a local artist to develop new skills and meet a diverse group of people.
The summer camp schedule is typically released in early spring. Stay tuned!
We believe arts education should
be accessible to all.
Current Programs
Carbondale Arts offers education programming in partnership with local schools and organizations. We offer our community and its youth opportunities for creative development through after-school, in-school, summer programs and paid teen apprenticeships. Below is our list of current and upcoming program offerings.
Meet Rosybelle
Image by Hamilton Pevec
Rosybelle is a 1992 International school bus that has been retrofitted and transformed into an interactive and mobile arts classroom equipped with 8 workstations, solar power and a wi-fi hotspot. Programming on Rosybelle includes subsidized after-school classes, collaborations with schools and non-profits in the Roaring Fork Valley and all of Garfield County.
In addition to program offerings, Rosybelle is available for rental by schools, non-profits and other organizations as well as for special events. For more information contact our Education Director, Michael Stout.
Education is at the heart of Carbondale Arts. Whether it be arts education for students, continuing education for teachers, bilingual programming or simply furthering a passion, Carbondale Arts wants to make sure arts education is available to all in our community.
