Scout's KC Visit - Photo Gallery - Art as Mentorship

Scout Tufankjian visited KC last July as a part of our participation in the Arts for Every Body initiative. She captured RSA’s Ignition Camp at Harmony Project and performance at Vine St. Brewing. She also captured Enrique’s endevors around the city visiting partners and allies of Celebrate AMERI’KANA and Art as Mentorship.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp Summer Youth Concert at Vine Street Brewing/the Spot in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits the BAC music office to meet with Mike "Horn Doctor" Coriggan, one of the world’s leading designer and builder of brass instruments.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits the BAC music office to meet with Mike "Horn Doctor" Coriggan, one of the world’s leading designer and builder of brass instruments. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

The 18th and Vine district in Kansas City is the birthplace of Kansas City jazz, although the crossroads itself was destroyed as part of an “urban renewal” program that razed historically Black and brown neighborhoods.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — The 18th and Vine district in Kansas City is the birthplace of Kansas City jazz, although the crossroads itself was destroyed as part of an “urban renewal” program that razed historically Black and brown neighborhoods. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musicians Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield (of the band Waxahatchee) visit Enrique Chi as he films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musicians Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield (of the band Waxahatchee) visit Enrique Chi as he films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musicians Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield (of the band Waxahatchee) visit Enrique Chi as he films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musicians Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield (of the band Waxahatchee) visit Enrique Chi as he films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi films a music video for his translated cover of Kevin Morby’s This is a Photograph at the Police Athletic League’s boxing gym, inside of an old church in Kansas City, KS. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Making Movies drummer Duncan Burnett visits the students and local Kansas City musicians taking part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp along with his young son. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun).

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun). The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun).

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun). The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun).

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits Andy Rieger at Rieger Distillery (and goes down the slide for fun). The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Kids and families play in Kansas City’s historic Northeast’s Concourse Park, the site of the July 27th “Celebrate AMERI’KANA” festival. The neighborhood is enormously diverse, with residents coming from all over the world and speaking dozens of different languages. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students and local Kansas City musicians take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi eats at Bo Ling’s a dim sum restaurant in Overland Park after visiting the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi eats at Bo Ling’s a dim sum restaurant in Overland Park after visiting the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits the LAB, a music studio in Overland Park owned and operated by Art as Mentorship, a youth music program based in Kansas City, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with RL Brooks at Seen Merch, a Kansas City based screen-printing shop, design house, promo merch distributor and fulfillment center, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with RL Brooks at Seen Merch, a Kansas City based screen-printing shop, design house, promo merch distributor and fulfillment center, along with Arts as Mentorship fellow J Buch. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi walks around his neighborhood, Kansas City’s Northeast, a historic and now extremely diverse neighborhood, with dozens of different languages spoken by the residents. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi attends a concert with students from the Harmony Project, which is the hosting location for this year’s Ignition Camp, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and guest artist cellist Yo Yo Ma. Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was also in attendance. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with the Reyes Brothers at the Green Lady Lounge to hang out and play some jazz. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi eats pho at a Vietnamese restaurant in Kansas City.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi eats pho at a Vietnamese restaurant in Kansas City. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Students take part in Arts as Mentorship’s Ignition Camp. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal.

Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Musician Camry Ivory engages the Ignition Campers with her Coloratura, which she calls a "system of musical paintbrushes." The Coloratura has bushes connected using wires to a circuit board that sends a signal to her computer and music production software to create different notes when they are touched to fabric spread across a metal easal. Ignation Camp is a week long summer music camp in Kansas City open to a wide range of young artists—from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. During this week-long bootcamp, students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Summer Youth Concert. The camp is run by Arts as Mentorship, and is completely free to all participants. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi gets his locs tightened at Nature's Way Beauty Salon in Kansas City.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi gets his locs tightened at Nature's Way Beauty Salon in Kansas City. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi visits with Frank Hicks of the Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads Saloon during a Sarah Jarosz concert. Hicks was an early believer in Making Movies. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members of Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Tyler Mark of Connect Neurofeedback hooks up Enrique Chi for a brain scan. The two are collaborating on studies to show through science, the benefits of engaging in the arts on the brain. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.

Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy.

The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come. — Enrique Chi meets with Scott Jolley, whose studio was the first site of the Rebel Song Academy. The Kansas City project is led by Enrique Chi and the other members ion Making Movies, Yonas Media, and Art as Mentorship, a nonprofit using arts education and songwriting as a tool to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Together, they will host “Celebrate AMERI’KANA,” a music and arts festival bringing together national, local and youth performers in a celebration of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and Latino musicians and the diverse Kansas City arts community. This festival will include a mercado, an international open air market, that will showcase local artists, creators, growers, and small businesses. Celebrate AMERI’KANA seeks to foster health and well-being through creative expression, impacting the fabric of the community for years to come.