"Bringing New Life to Today's Future" Embrace Diversity & Creativity
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New Generation Community Art Center — a place where creativity, community, and purpose come together. We are honored to welcome youth, families, friends, artists, and supporters into an environment designed to inspire imagination, build confidence, and encourage positive growth through the arts.
About Us
Purpose of the Organization
New Generation Community Art Center exists to empower youth, families, and communities through the arts, education, mentorship, leadership development, and creative expression. The organization seeks to provide safe, inclusive, and culturally responsive opportunities that inspire personal growth, emotional wellness, academic achievement, and community engagement.
The center will offer multidisciplinary arts programming including visual arts, theater, dance, music, creative writing, leadership workshops, counseling-informed social-emotional learning activities, and community outreach programs.
Background History
New Generation Community Art Center (NGCAC), founded in 2006 and officially launched in 2016 by Cassandra L. Crosby, is a creative Christian-based community arts organization now proudly relocated to Atlanta from Milwaukee, WI. NGCAC was established to provide youth and families with free opportunities to explore visual and performing arts, build confidence, develop leadership skills, and experience positive mentorship in a safe and uplifting environment. Through creativity, faith, education, and community engagement, NGCAC continues to inspire and empower the next generation through the arts.
Visual and Performing Arts
Through visual and performing arts, New Generation Community Art Center is dedicated to empowering youth by teaching, supporting, mentoring, and encouraging them to develop quality artistic and creative expression while inspiring hope and purpose for today’s future generation. NGCAC provides a safe and uplifting environment where young people can discover their talents, build confidence, and use the arts as a positive outlet for self-expression, healing, leadership, and personal growth. Through a variety of creative arts programs and services, we strive to bring new life, inspiration, and opportunity to every young person we serve.
About Us
Our Vision
To become a leading community arts organization that transforms lives through creativity, inspires future generations of artists and leaders, and strengthens communities through education, culture, and the arts.
Our Mission
New Generation Community Art Center is dedicated to empowering youth, families, and communities through creative expression, arts education, mentorship, and leadership development. We provide safe, inclusive, and transformative experiences that nurture artistic talent, emotional wellness, academic growth, and community connection.
Core Values
Creativity
We believe every individual possesses unique creative gifts that deserve to be nurtured and celebrated.
Community
We value collaboration, unity, and creating spaces where people feel welcomed, respected, and supported.
Empowerment
We encourage youth and families to discover their voices, develop confidence, and pursue purpose-driven lives.
Inclusion
We are committed to serving diverse populations and creating equitable opportunities for artistic and personal growth.
Excellence
We strive to provide high-quality programming, instruction, leadership, and community impact.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, professionalism, compassion, and accountability.
SERVICES: NGCAC will provide art classes and instruction in.
Visual Arts
"Bringing New Life to Today's Future"
Basic Drawing
Develop and strengthen artistic skills by learning and practicing the creation of both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional artwork using a variety of artistic mediums, including pencils, colored pencils, crayons, charcoal, pastels, and markers.
Mixed Media Art
Learn and practice creating unique works of art by combining a variety of materials and techniques, including paints, papers, boards, glue, buttons, fabrics, found objects, photographs, polymer clay, and other creative elements to design original mixed media art pieces.
Basic Painting
Learn and practice basic painting techniques using a variety of tools and materials. Students will explore how to apply color to surfaces such as paper, canvas, wood, and glass while working with different types of paint and brushes to create their own painting pieces.
Ceramics
Have fun creating with clay! In this class, students will learn how to shape, mold, and decorate clay using simple tools and techniques. They will explore making fun and creative pieces like bowls, animals, and sculptures while learning how clay transforms into finished artwork.
Performing Arts
"Bringing New Life to Today's Future"
Dance Team Beginner/ Intermediate
Learn and practice a diverse range of dance techniques designed for beginner and intermediate dancers. Students will build confidence, coordination, rhythm, and stage presence while learning exciting dance routines, including praise dance, stepping, urban hip-hop, and cheerleading.
Theater/Acting/Drama
Learn and practice the fundamentals of acting by developing skills in memorizing lines, facial and body expressions, emotional expression, and character development. Students will explore creativity and storytelling through speech, gestures, mime, music, dance, sound, and visual performance while building confidence on stage.
Poetry Team
Learn how to create original poems while exploring the work of diverse poets and meaningful poetry styles. Students will identify the key characteristics of poetry, strengthen their creative expression, and develop the confidence to write with detail, purpose, and originality. This class encourages students to express their thoughts, emotions, experiences, and personal voice through poetry.
Singing
Learn and practice the fundamentals of singing while building confidence, creativity, and stage presence. Students will explore vocal techniques such as breathing, pitch, tone, rhythm, projection, and harmony while singing a variety of uplifting and engaging songs. This class encourages teamwork, self-expression, and the development of each student’s unique voice through fun performances and musical activities.
"Bringing New Life to Today's Future Through Art"
New Generation Community Art Center
Thank you in advance for your support!
Life is an echo--what you send out comes back (unknown)
So,
If you want happiness for a second, smile
If you want happiness for a minute, dance
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap
If you want happiness for a day, go to the bank
If you want happiness for a year, support others
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help
New Generation Community Art Center
Support the youth
Ways to Help
Middle and High School Poetry Teams
Middle and High School Poetry Teams
Middle and High School Poetry Teams
Being Creative and Specific
Visual Art
Middle and High School Poetry Teams
Middle and High School Poetry Teams
Basic Drawing/Mixed Media/Basic Painting