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Public and community arts collective for teens Color Squad is a program of Creative Action. For more information, please visit creativeaction.org.

Color Squad is a Collective of young artists work under the guidance of professional artists to research, design, and install murals, sculptures, and installations aimed at transforming public spaces as well as produce an artistic portfolio of original work for each student. Creative Action, a nationally recognized youth development organization, serves more than 20,000 youth and families annually

in six area school districts. As the largest provider of creative learning programs in the Central Texas area, the nonprofit uses the arts to activate the academic, social, and emotional development of young people. Through interactive classroom performances, after school residencies and community based programs, Creative Action's team of professional teaching artists inspire youth to be creative artists, courageous allies, critical thinkers and confident leaders in their community.

12/07/2016

Color Squad did a volunteer shift last night at the Central Texas Food Bank. Our next mural of the year will be in their overflow sorting center. Afterward, we got a special behind the scenes tour to start our research.

08/18/2016

Color squad is doing our final call for applicants for the 2016-2017 school year. We are looking for talented teen artists who want to make a difference in their community. Develop your artistic skill, meet like-minded teens from all over the Austin area, get your voice heard, and get paid! Apply here http://goo.gl/forms/BFDKmJU4TTbuACa42 or email [email protected] for more info

08/08/2016

We had a ton of fun a couple of weeks ago at the Teens Convening @ Artpace . We did much discussing, fabric box making with Andy Coolquitt, and community building. Much thanks for the hospitality!

07/21/2016

Enjoying some Artpace rooftop views before we begin convening

05/13/2016

These last two weeks we have been working on activist portraits for our final project at Castle Hill

04/04/2016

We had so much fun at Flatbed Press last week inking and running out Lino cuts at a professional print shop

03/29/2016

Tonight, Color Squad, along with Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble and Youth Cinema Collective, will view the powerful Girl Rising documentary about the importance of educating girls world-wide here at our Creative Action HQ. Keep your eyes out for Color Squad's collective response piece in the coming weeks...
https://youtu.be/BJsvklXhYaE

From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, award-winning Documentary Group, Vulcan Productions and Intel Corporation comes Girl Rising - an in...

03/08/2016

In Honor of International Women's Day

03/05/2016

Staple! Independent media expo 2016

02/24/2016

Our finished stickers hot off the press. We will be selling these at Staple! The independent media expo next weekend. All our proceeds will be split between United Way of Genesee co (which serves flint and provides water filter and clean water services) and Austin Children's Shelter.

02/18/2016

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