Ages 14–18
Healing. Expression. Creativity. Community.
Art is a pathway
Create.
Express.
Heal.
Art Heals empowers Boston youth through emotional wellness, trauma-informed learning, mentorship, leadership development, and pathways to future careers.
A canvas for every voice
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connect
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01 / Why we exist
Art is more than something we create. It’s how we heal, grow, and discover who we can become.
Art Heals creates a safe, supportive space where young people can express themselves, strengthen their emotional well-being, build confidence, and discover their potential. Through creative expression, mentorship, trauma-informed learning, and career exploration, youth gain the tools, relationships, and opportunities to heal, grow, and envision a future filled with possibility.
02 / Programs
Find Your Voice.
Discover Your Strength.
Ages 7–13
What We Explore
01
Emotional Wellness & Resilience
Build emotional awareness, healthy coping strategies, confidence, and resilience through guided activities and supportive conversations.
02
Leadership & Life Skills
Develop communication, decision-making, teamwork, accountability, and leadership skills that prepare youth for school, work, and life.
03
Career & Workforce Readiness
Explore career pathways while developing workplace skills, professionalism, goal-setting, interviewing, and preparation for future opportunities.
04
Acting & Film
Build confidence, communication, and storytelling skills while exploring performance, filmmaking, and careers behind the camera.
05
Dance
Develop confidence, discipline, teamwork, and self-expression through movement while exploring dance as a tool for wellness and connection.
06
Visual Arts
Explore creativity and self-expression while building artistic skills, emotional awareness, and confidence through hands-on projects.
07
Fashion & Design
Combine creativity, entrepreneurship, design thinking, and career exploration.
08
Photography
Learn photography and visual storytelling while developing observation, technical skills, creative confidence, and career interests.
09
Robotics & Technology
Explore engineering, technology, and coding through hands-on robotics projects that build problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork.
10
Podcasting & Media
Find your voice through storytelling, interviewing, and content creation while building communication, technology, and digital media skills.
11
Creative Writing
Use writing to explore experiences, emotions, and ideas while strengthening self-expression, communication, reflection, and storytelling.
12
STEM & Innovation
Explore science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on learning that builds curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork.
Get involved
Volunteer
Your Talent
Have a skill, talent, or experience that could inspire a young person?
Art Heals welcomes artists, professionals, mentors, and community members who want to share their talents, introduce youth to new career pathways, and help young people discover their own strengths.
Volunteer with Art Heals03 / Our impact
A Place to Be Seen, Heard, Supported and Empowered.
200+
youth served since launch
5+
years investing in Boston youth
Multiple Pathways
Wellness • Leadership • STEM • Careers
Boston
community rooted
“Art Heals has helped me find confidence in my voice and reminded me that my creativity has the power to connect and inspire others. Art Heals has helped me become more comfortable in expressing myself and has shown me the power it can have on people’s lives. What I’ve learned through this program goes beyond the stage. It has given me confidence, discipline, and a stronger belief in myself and at the same time constantly pushing me to do even better, and that is something I can carry into my future as an artist and outside of that.”
04 / Created by our youth
Art Heals
in action.
Step inside Art Heals and see our youth learn, create, lead, and grow. Through hands-on workshops, mentorship, emotional wellness, STEM learning, and career exploration through art, young people build confidence, discover new possibilities, and develop skills they can carry into their futures.
Summer 2026 recap
A season of movement, making, and belonging.
Visual arts workshop
Young artists turning ideas into color and form.
Public speaking with Eli
Finding confidence, presence, and a voice of your own.
Youth bonding
Community grows through shared experiences.