PlatteForum

Specialties

PlatteForum offers art exhibitions and opening receptions that are fun, free, and open to the public several times per year. See our website for more details. We also offer a series of creative workshops called «make.» that are modeled after our Learning Labs, but designed especially for adults! make. workshops are open to the public and are fun, one-​night classes led by our professional artists. These workshops include materials, instruction, a complimentary adult beverage, snacks, and studio time. Join our email list at our website to learn more.

Our mission: Through the creative process, PlatteForum gives hope and direction to underserved youth who collaborate with master artists from around the world. This experience transforms the lives of the youth, the artists and the community.

ART MOVES youth. artists. communities.

History

Established in 2002.

PlatteForum is an award-​winning community arts center, artist-​in-​residence and youth-​development program that matches underserved youth with master artists in intensive, structured, and long-​term creative learning environments. Our work is grounded in a belief that the creative process nurtures discovery, self-​expression, development and growth, and each program is built upon the interconnection of the creative process and three vital elements: youth, artists, and community. Through PlatteForum’s programs that engage, educate, and enrich both youth and adults in our community, artists take their work to the next level, youth gain a sense of pride by learning what they can accomplish, and community grows richer from the expansion of the arts and contribution of youth as they build productive lives.

PlatteForum is the proud recipient of the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award and the 2006 Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts