As you may remember from the previous post on our latest exhibition, Agora Gallery’s current display of artwork is proud to include a piece by Art Start student Jamai. This seemed like a good opportunity to explain a little more about what Art Start is and what it does, so that you can appreciate just why Agora Gallery is so pleased to be supporting its valuable community work.

Art Start has been running since 1991, when a small group of artists in New York City got together and began preparing and holding regularly scheduled art sessions specifically targeted at at-risk young people around the city. The idea was to get the children and teenagers involved in something that was totally different to their everyday lives, and introduce them to art in a way that they would never otherwise experience.