Entries by AfAAdmin

Youngest Youth Poet

by Noa Stroop, volunteer On a warm Tuesday afternoon, Christian sat taping his knuckles for boxing practice. At 11 years old, he likes playing football, walking around the neighborhood, and playing […]

Drawing on Air

Art from Ashes has hit the ground running this year with the official launch of a new program offering Drawing on Air. Created as an extension of AfA’s signature Phoenix […]

Staff Updates

Spring is here, and so are new beginnings. We’ve launched Drawing on Air, our youth empowerment through visual art program, are introducing a new Director of Operations, are saying goodbye to […]

Manila Aityahia

3-Minute Poem by Manila, 15 Raindrops trickle down the page Flowing, falling slowly Like brush strokes As the sky changes color So does my piece A vibrancy of color Dark […]

Love Synesthesia

Love is the color gray, faded and old But still strong Love moves like a sloth Slow, without a care Gently moving through life Love is a sapling Small and […]

2016 NAHYP National Recognition

Each year, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and its cultural partners — the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of […]

A Look Back At 2015

Art from Ashes continued to make strides forward in our support of Denver youth in 2015, empowering hundreds more youth to find their voice and power. Some of the highlights […]

HIBAQ

Spotlight: Interview with Hibaq Osman, Youth Extraordinaire by Beatriz Tamariz, Volunteer I sat before a singular young lady. In fact I’d heard so many facilitators speak wonders about Hibaq, her […]