>>> Join us at this Friday, May 19th, for Art Party, our best event of the year.

>>> College Visions announces college acceptances for New Urban Arts' seniors.

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Art Party this Friday!

Join us this Friday from 5-7 pm to celebrate the end of the ninth year of New Urban Arts' nationally recognized after-school arts mentoring program. The Art Party, our best event of the year, features:

• an artist mentor and senior recognition ceremony,
• the fan-favorite fashion show,
• new unplugged, original songs performed by Adrienne Adeyemi,
• the new release of the second edition of "Flip," the zine,
• six large format collaborative murals in the back alley, including one which will be created that evening,
• blown-up polaroid manipulations,
• the back-by-popular-demand portraits of this year's students by Erik Gould,
• and other inspired new works.

Join us for a jam-packed celebration of the creative, illuminating voices of some of Providence's most courageous and prolific young artists. You might laugh, you might become teary. You'll definitely walk away heartened and inspired.

What could be better after 10 days and 17 inches of rain? Don't miss it.

If you can't come to the Art Party, don't worry. The show will be on view in the gallery, weekdays, 3-6 pm from May 19th to June 2nd.

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Announcing College Visions College Acceptances!

New Urban Arts partners with College Visions (CV), an exciting and intensive college preparatory program, to provide free and comprehensive post-graduation support for New Urban Arts' students. Now is the special time of year when College Visions and New Urban Arts celebrates with these seniors for their recent acceptances and college choices. (see below)

The College Visions' experience is rigorous and relationship-based. Students enter CV in spring of 11^th grade and, as members of a college bound community, actively engage in a skill-building, benchmark-driven curriculum. Group meetings occur 2-3 times per month and cover essential topics such as demystifying college options, researching post-secondary institutions, college essay writing, resume creation, crafting applications, and navigating the financial aid system. CV also provides an invaluable array of accompanying activities and services. These include multiple out of state college visits, regular one-on-one meetings with a college advisor, admissions and financial aid workshops for families, a listserv publicizing college opportunities, and fee waivers for standardized tests and applications.

CV’s effectiveness is unparalleled in the Providence area. Despite facing many obstacles that are closely linked to low levels of educational attainment, 90 percent of graduates are currently enrolled in post-secondary programs, including Eugene Lang College, Holy Cross, Pine Manor College, RIC, RISD, URI, and Year Up. Gaby, a CV graduate who earned a four-year full tuition scholarship to RISD, wrote about her CV experience, “Honestly my mom and I talk about this all the time, I don’t know if I would have been so confident or even applied to college. But thanks to College Visions,I have done so much work in such a short time.” And Jose, a 12^th grader who will be the first in his family to attend college, says, “I’m more focused on preparing for the right college than a lot of my friends. CV feels like the upper hand. I feel more ready to apply to college.”

New Urban Arts would like to congratulate seniors who participated in College Visions this year and are headed to college in the Fall:

• Randell Dauda, who was accepted to eight colleges, chose Northeastern University. She was a Torch Scholars finalist and accepted through the Ujima Scholars Program.
  
• Francis Batista, accepted to five colleges, will be attending Manhattanville College in the fall through the Manhattanville Advancement Program.
  
• Dennes Garcia will be attending Rhode Island College through the Preparatory Enrollment Program (PEP).
  
• Jose Batista was accepted to seven colleges and has chosen Bryant College.
  
• Adrienne Adeyemi was accepted to eight colleges and will be attending Clark University.
  
• Luz Rivera, who will be attending University of Rhode Island had seven college acceptances from which to choose. She will be participating in the Talent Development (TD) program at URI.
  
• Mike Moretti, accepted to five colleges, has chosen CCRI.

Congratulations seniors! We are proud of you.

Also, for those who want to support College Visions, get on the good foot for a good cause! Come out for a night of good music and dancing to benefit College Visions. DJ Mike Hoska will be spinning an eclectic mix of funk, soul, house, hip hop, reggae, and pop.

Sunday, May 28 (Memorial Day Weekend)
8PM to 2AM
at the Red Room
1 Fox Place, Providence
21+
$4 donation at the door
drink specials
free food from 8-10

For more information about College Visions, contact Simon Moore.

To hear a WBRU piece on CV online, visit: http://www.archive.org/details/collegevisionswbru.

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Thank you to Citizens Bank and NBC10 for naming us a Champion in Action!

Also, proudly supported by:

The Providence Shelter for Colored Children
The Dexter Commission
The Providence After School Alliance
The City of Providence, Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
The Rhode Island Foundation

And many generous individuals like you.

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About New Urban Arts
New Urban Arts is a nationally recognized arts studio for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, Rhode Island.  Our mission is to build a vital learning community that empowers young people, developing creative practices they can sustain throughout their lives.  We serve 125 high school students and 15 emerging artists through after-school and summer programs each year.