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.

  • Grades 3-5

    Modules

    • Music & Song Writing

    • Music & Singing

    • Graphic Art


    2026 Facilitators

    kt madison, CRITICAL BREAKS ‘21
    Music & Songwriting

    kt madison, CRITICAL BREAKS ‘21
    Music & Singing

    Gia Gutierrez
    Graphic Arts

    Daliz Vasquez, Principal, Mosaic Prep Academy

    Dallas Hill, Community School Director, City Year New York

  • Grades 3-5

    Modules

    • Music & Song Writing

    • Dance & Music

    • Graphic Art


    2025 Facilitators

    kt madison, CRITICAL BREAKS ‘21
    Music & Songwriting

    Genesis Perdomo Santos, MODArts Dance Collective
    Dance & Movement

    Gia Gutierrez
    Graphic Arts

    Sarah Caska, Community School Director, City Year New York

    Daliz Vasquez, Principal, Mosaic Prep Academy

  • 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 Gutierrez
    Graphic Arts

Program Highlights