The Purpose Lounge – February 2009

Reconstruct Art, sektor 6 kommunikations and BreakThrough Technologies have partnered to create The Purpose Lounge, an empowering and exciting arts education program to train, mentor, and inspire people 18 to 35 years of age. By using visual arts studio sessions and training as a fulcrum to balance life mentoring and job skill preparation, The Purpose Lounge provides a positive alternative destination for people whom have traditionally been underserved with limited artistic resources and options. This program also goes beyond the traditional facility model to bring arts education and life mentoring directly to the places it's needed, such as, recreational centers, playgrounds, schools, common spaces in public housing, community events, correctional facilities and public/private spaces throughout the city.

 

Our debut series of events will feature documentary video screenings, speeches, mixed-media exhibits, interactive panel discussions and plenty of give-a-ways you'll want to have. This exciting month of events during February's Black History Month celebration is an introduction to our program that will launch in June 2009.

 

We combine artistic and social empowerment to help people think more critically about the creation of art, technology and the we planet live on. The Purpose Lounge creates an artistically framed dialog between artists and concerned citizens about the issues of the day with the goal of establishing a greater sense of societal ownership and involvement. In addition to our creative artistic focus, we enable and motivate people to use their skills to help others in the form of mentoring.