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TruArtSpeaks is a Saint Paul based nonprofit, founded in 2006, that investigates the intersections of arts, civic engagement and youth development and the impact that intersection has on our global community.Our MissionTo cultivate literacy, leadership, and social justice through the study & application of Spoken Word and Hip Hop culture.Our VisionTo eradicate inequity, inequality, and discrimination through narrative strategy, the arts, cultural production and community building.

TruArtSpeaks

An affordable professional development series for artists, organizers and community leaders.

Level Up Workshop Series Presented by TruArtSpeaks

Augmented Reality and the Next Generation of Artists led by Adam Davis-McgeeWith Meta, digital currency and hybrid work options the future really does appear to be online and through our devices. This workshop is designed to provide you, the artist, with a bit more information about how to tap into that world, especially those of you are visual artists, performers, photographers and filmmakers. Focusing on Augmented Reality, NFTs and Virtual Reality this workshop is designed to walk you through the way your work can trasnfer into the digital and virtual space and the ways your work can become more expansive and accessible because of it! Sign up now and tell a friend too!Adam Davis-McGee aka &quot;ADM&quot; is a Director and Producer with a background in traditional and immersive digital storytelling and content creation. In 2016, ADM launched “AXS GRNTD”, an Atlanta, GA based tech start-up focused on extended reality (XR) solutions within the art, education, and entertainment space. In 2018, He was selected to create an AR experience about the “Old Cedar Bridge”, making it Minnesota’s first Augmented Reality installation with a historic landmark. In the wake of the 2020 uprisings, ADM partnered with GRX Immersive Labs and Oculus to direct and produce “IN PROTEST” a VR journalism series highlighting grassroots stories from the frontlines. ADM is currently Director of Partnerships at Art House, an LA based augmented reality company. He also produces digital content with WIRED and co-hosts a social-tech podcast, “Innovative Monsters” available everywhere. General Program OverviewLevel Up is a more accessible space for you to continue your development and education as a professional and/or practitioner in your respective area of interest, at an affordable price.Facilitated by artists, arts leaders and professsionals from within the TruArtSpeaks network, there will be a new lead facilitator and topic each session, so please visit the website for the full schedule and come as you need/desire. If you are an artist, organizer or anything in between and are looking to gain skills in grant writing, lesson planning, using social media to shift the narrative about your community, or if you are seeking to learn best practices as a community organizer or more— this space is for you.Sliding scale admission is available; please pay what you can and join us as we invest in our community.For questions or more information, please visit www.truartspeaks.org

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