Our youngest learners—full of energy, curiosity and always eager to play—were engaged by our teaching artists to activate their imaginations and immerse themselves in a world of discovery beyond their current reality of sitting in front of a screen. Underlying every arts experience was the goal of supporting our children as art-makers and helping them collaborate and share with classmates, key ingredients of ArtsConnection’s successful arts programming, in-person and, no less so, remotely.

The creativity and engagement of our teen advisors, artists, writers, curators, and audiences cannot be stopped! Technology is second nature to them, and so the transition to virtual programming was one of the most seamless parts of our programming year. With only a week’s turnaround in ArtsConnection’s switch to a remote format in the early spring, we are proud of—and also learned a lot from—a generation of young people who were enthusiastic about staying involved, building a community and forging their pathways to their next steps toward college and career during these difficult times.