In today’s world of polarity, providing students with opportunities to explore new and diverse perspectives outside of the traditional classroom setting is more important than ever.
Art 4 Neuroscience is a youth-run organization dedicated to helping raise awareness about neuroscience through art, something we all love. We host several art exhibits a year and 100% of our proceeds go to organizations that further neuroscience research. Our first auction, the 2021 Neuroscience Art Auction, was a riveting success with us raising $1000 in total that we donated to the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium Foundation! Our second auction, the Winter Neuroscience Art Auction, ended in us recruiting a team of 15 people and raising $500 to be used as funds to register to become a nonprofit organization. We partnered with the City of Los Altos and hosted our event at the Los Altos Community Center during our third (and first in-person) event in January 2023. We were able to raise close to $2000, with a team of more than 30 high schoolers. We plan to donate these funds to PNOC as well. Our June 2023 art exhibit raised over $1000, bringing us to a total of around $4500 so far. We hope to raise at least $10,000 overall by hosting more auctions and events!
On a mission to share our knowledge and passion with younger generations, we have also decided to host a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) camp for 4th to 7th graders! This fall, we will be opening our first ever STEAM camp. We will link the interest form at the end of this article! This camp will play a transformative role in students’ educational journey, offering a unique blend of science and the arts, the physical and the intangible, the physical and the emotional.
We are currently on the lookout for general volunteers from all walks of life. We are a community of painters, botanists, actors, computer engineers, fiction writers, chemists. Core crew members at Art 4 Neuroscience can choose from several departments, from fine art and photography to public relations and web design. But you’ll never be limited to one role or task! Our team and initiatives are always growing, and Art 4 Neuroscience is the place where seemingly separate subjects meet and expand.
If Art 4 Neuroscience is an organization you can see yourself becoming a part of, you can apply for a core crew position by clicking here.
if you are interested in enrolling yourself/your kid in Art 4 Neuroscience’s STEAM camp, indicate your interest by clicking here.
We hope to see you soon!
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