We wrote many songs…
Like this one! 😎👇
470
hours of mentorship
4
Rebel Song Academy programs
4000+
students
456
hours of free studio time
provided by The Lab
30
songs recorded at The Lab
16
live performances by RSA Alumni
A 85.7%
Of students said that they could express themselves more fully.
B 68.8%
Felt more comfortable speaking or performing in front of others.
C 95.5%
Said that their self confidence had increased.
D 85.7%
Have increased their ability to identify emotions in themselves and others.
“The Rebel Song Academy has been an awesome program to be a part of because it allowed me to learn how to work with musicians of different skill levels, different music interests and different backgrounds so now I’m able to adapt and work with any type of artist. It taught me how to take the lead on projects where I might have never wanted to before or thought I could, it taught me leadership.”
Malek Looney
RSA Alumni
CELEBRATE AMERI’KANA 2022
NOW WERE…
MAKING N.O.I.S.E.
IN 2023-2024
Meeting the Need
In 2022 we completed a needs assessment funded by H+R Bloch which led us to realize how much students are needing outlets. That is why we are committed to expanding the Rebel Song Academy to ten different schools in 2023-24.
Amplify the Message
You can support by becoming sponsor or donor to our Make N.O.I.S.E. campaign. There are many ways to help us amplify, you can sponsor our festival, events, media output and more. Help us take our TV and Radio programming national.
Support at: holler@artasmentorship.org
Serving the Whole Artist
We are launching “The Whole Artist” initiative to combat the mental health crisis teens are facing. Art as Mentorship is building a network of mental health support resources and working on innovative ways to serve our community.
Words From Our Peers
“This is the hardest time in human history to be a teenager. You have to be invested in the long term. Sure we need to pay attention to specific inputs. But we really need to take the long range, be aware of and address root causes.”
– Randy Lopez, KCK School Board President
Celebrating the success of our
MAKING
W.A.V.E.S.
Campaign
$250,000+ in funds raised!
Last year we set out on our MAKE WAVES campaign and asked the community to help us do three things:
- Move into a new programming space
- Build a recording studio for our students
- Launch a multi-cultural festival in Kansas City
We had no idea where we would land but we are so proud to announce that we have successfully accomplished all three of our goals! For those of you that participated in a big way to make this possible you are celebrated on our studio walls on Gold and Platinum Art as Mentorship records. We are so incredibly grateful.
Platinum Record
Donors
Dave Johnson
Lauren Merriman
Kathryn Crutchfield
Kevin Morby
Tim Lyons
Steve Revare
Terry Basham
Jason Dalton
Ben Tarwater
Mike Lyon
Gold
Record
Donors
Jeff Zigmant
Sandy Whitaker
Graham Zusi
Leo Valdez
Kevin Timmons
Rochelle Yangmi
Matthew Stotts
Joe Layne
Liz Fisher
Josh Sartino
Reese Fisher
Heather Gibbons
Nathan Reusch
Sara Gardner
Yvette Ramirez
THANK YOU
FUNDERS & SPONSORS
H&R Block Foundation
Levitt Foundation
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts
Francis Family Foundation
Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund
R.A. Long Foundation
THANK YOU
ALLIES & COLLABORATORS