The true value of our experience is that any
urban school can replicate it, as long as visionary
leaders are
empowered to use successful organizational strategies.
Emily Ustach is director of programs for New
Urban Arts, a free, community art studio for high
school students in Providence, Rhode Island, with the mission to build a vital community that
empowers young people as artists and
leaders to develop a creative practice they can sustain throughout their lives.