Art-In-Action
Summer Camp

Since 2003, the Art-In-Action Camps continue to open and build communication within the community through social awareness and artistic collaboration.  A.S.T.E.P. (Artist Striving To End Poverty), professional artists who have graduated or are attending universities through out the United States such as, Juilliard, University of Miami, and New York University (to name a few) come to Homestead for two months in the summer and volunteer as teachers for our summer camp students.  The camp is intended to recognize and foster local young talented children by opening up opportunities for their future, providing avenues of self-expression, and stimulating thoughts about issues of social impact. The Camp encompasses a diverse and intense curriculum of Music, Dance, Poetry, Visual Arts, Drama, Film and Photography.  Originally, the program lasted two weeks for middle school camp and two weeks for the high school camp, but now due to successful expansion, it has become a three week camp for both.
Two roof-raising performances are created at the end of each camp by students with the assistance of the volunteer teachers.

 Art-In-Action
Throughout the Year 

 Art-In-Action has grown to be a very special program for our community. The students have become leaders in their schools by encouraging other students to express themselves through the arts, participating in after school activities, and seeing diversity as a positive and necessary key to thrive amongst others, instead of a conflict. These students continue to work on many projects throughout the school year, such as raising funds for the American Red Cross, Creating a Mural for Hands on Miami, creating an extremely inviting Haunted House for the Community to attend, etc.

 Out of School Art Program

The Out-of-School Art Program is a collaboration between eight agencies: Centro Campesino, enFAMILIA, GALATA, H.O.W, Little Kingdom, South Dade Weed and Seed, Sweet Vine, and WeCare as the Lead Agency, funded by The Children’s Trust. These agencies provide a free after school program to the students of the Deep South area, assisting them with homework, tutoring, and physical fitness. enFAMILIA’s responsibility to the Out-of- School Program is to provide the Art component (Out-of-School Art Program) for these local agencies that are active with the partnership. enFAMILIA’s, Art, Drama, Visual Arts, Dance, Fashion Design and Music teachers travel to the After School Centers, twice a week, and at the end of each semester, the students have the opportunity to exhibit their work and perform for their families and community members. The first performance is in December called “ A Multi-Cultural Event” and the second, “The End of School Year Celebration.” Students have the opportunity to exhibit their work, create a fashion show, and perform dance, sing and perform dramatic monologues.

Group Leaders

Group Leaders are mentors who have participated in “Art-In-Action Summer Camp”, and are presently in High School. These students are role models to our younger campers. They play two major roles in the Art-In-Action experience, one is to continue communication through out the school year and second to provide services for the community in the field of performance, fundraising, and education awareness.