About the Exhibition and Program

Our signature youth education program pairing student artists with professional artist mentors to explore, create and empower. The Creative Mentorship Program empowers high school students to discover and develop their creative voices and artistic skills through 20 weeks of dedicated work with a professional artist at Golden Belt. It also involves students with the local arts community through monthly group field trips and workshops, and provides the opportunity for a month-long exhibition in the DAG Gallery at Golden Belt.

About Student U

Student U is a college-access and success organization that believes all students in Durham have the ability to succeed. In order to make this dream a reality, Student U creates a pipeline of services to support students through middle school, high school, and college. By providing direct services during out of school time in the summer and after-school, and advocating for students and families within schools, Student U works to ensure that students develop the academic skills and personal well-being needed to beat the statistics and succeed in college. For more information about Student U please visit www.studentudurham.org.