Hi-ARTS x CASA

Cultural After-School Adventures (CASA) is an after-school educational initiative that aims to provide arts programming to New York City public school students grades K-12, concentrating on underserved communities and populations.

In partnership with Mosaic Preparatory Academy, Hi-ARTS x CASA provides in-person interactive creative workshops that provide space for creative learning, expression, and exploration. One-hour workshops are developed in collaboration with and taught by instructors from the Hi-ARTS Alumni community and in accordance with Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) Initiative Guidelines and offer students encounters with professional artists in fields such as graffiti, graphic design, music, and more.

Karen Jolicoeur, Executive Director at Creative Art Works speaks on the Benefits of NYC’s CASA Initiative.

Spring 2025

Grades 3-5

Modules

  • Music & Song Writing

  • Dance & Music

  • Graphic Art


2025 Facilitators

kt madison, CRITICAL BREAKS ‘21
Music & Songwriting

Genesis Perdomo Santos
Dance & Movement

Gia Gutierrez of MODArts Dance Collective
Graphic Arts

Sarah Caska, Community School Director, City Year New York

Daliz Vasquez, Principal, Mosaic Prep Academy

Spring 2024

Grades 3-5

Modules

  • Music & Songwriting

  • Dance & Music

  • Graphic Art

2025 Facilitators

Katie Madison, CRITICAL BREAKS ‘21
Music & Songwriting

Sharon Moreno, MODArts Dance Collective
Dance & Movement

Gia Guiterrez
Graphic Arts

Program Highlights