Four Boys & Girls Clubs implementing high-quality art skill development classes for tweens and teens experimented with five different virtual approaches that hold promise for expanding programming. This brief describes three approaches that reach young people when they can’t be at the programming location and two that expand the reach of on-site art programs. It also shares six key lessons about implementing virtual art programs.
Virtual Approaches Hold Promise for Expanding Afterschool Art Programming
Wendy McClanahan , Tracey A. Hartmann
Date: December 2023
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