Our OutLoud Voices program provides youth with access to artistic mentorship, creative tools, and a thriving community of support where young people grow together and emerge as changemakers.

Who needs to hear your voice? What do they need to hear you say?

Youth work alongside professional visual and spoken word artists, filmmakers, and photographers to create multidisciplinary storytelling exhibitions. Through their art, youth emerge as changemakers, using their voices to tell stories that move people to action.
%
of participants reported that they improved as storytellers and artists.
“THIS PROGRAM HELPED ME WITH CONFIDENCE, PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD, AND MY VOICE.”
“THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME LOOK AT THE PERSON I AM AND THE PERSON I AM BECOMING. IT HAS OPENED MY EYES TO MY GROWTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND AN ARTIST”
“THIS PROGRAM HAS GIVEN ME A FAMILY, A PLACE WHERE I CAN TRULY BE MYSELF AND THRIVE.”
“THANK YOU, OUTLOUD, FOR GIVING ME A PLATFORM TO SPEAK MY TRUTH.”
Young people from across the city create public installations about the issues that matter most to them.
Youth from
different zip codes served

