Arts+Design Co-op

Ian Torney - Mt. Washington from Iron Mountain Trailhead, oil on board, 20 by 10 inches, 2016

The Mission of the Arts+Design Cooperative is to support paid apprenticeships for underserved youth in the Mt. Washington Valley, through contemporary art and design projects, and with a particular focus on Social Justice.

The Arts+Design Co-op will teach young creatives the technical and conceptual art and design skills of drawing, painting, digital photography, digital film/moving-image, graphic design, web design and/or three-dimensional design, and will support continuing education and professional careers in the Arts.

Students will develop their own artwork and build a portfolio, and will create commercial design projects for local businesses and municipalities for a fee, and will sell their artwork through the Arts+Design Co-op Gallery.

Students will be mentored by Artists and Design professionals.

The Arts+Design Co-op is a non-profit enterprise, funded primarily via Grants and fundraising/development, and supplemented with proceed of student and staff artwork via gallery sales and through commercial design projects within the community.

Learn more about Arts+Design Co-op Founder and Director Ian Torney via his Biography and his own Art at these links - see www.iantorneyart.com

The Arts+Design Co-op is modeled after Artists For Humanity in Boston - see www.afhboston.org