Caldera Arts

Since 1996, Caldera has engaged more than 15,000 students through direct work as well as school-wide assemblies, performances, and exhibitions. We are the only organization offering no-cost, year-round Arts and environmental programs, alongside long-term mentoring, for underserved youth. Caldera is recognized as one of the nation's top youth Arts programs by the national Arts and humanities youth program awards and the president's council on Arts and humanities.continued on schedule o.in 2022, Caldera set out to uncover the invisible world of tools and resources that have fostered creative thinking and growth, making theimpossible more possible for 15,000+ learners over the past 26 years as one of the nation's top youth Arts programs by the national Arts and humanities youth program awards and the president's council on Arts and humanities.we started by imagining a destination for creative solutions and inspiration that could solve our communities' most pressing challenges, one learner at a time. We mapped out a three-year vision of measuring impact, evaluating programs and expanding our reach.we outlined our structured learning process that engages whole brain thinking that leads learners to access critical thinking and problem-solving skills they can apply in meaningful ways. The outcome: learners uncover the invisible world of tools and resources that foster creative thinking and growth and make the impossible more possible. We served 423 young learners, we employed 16 teaching artists and provided stipends and space for 20 artists, creatives and cultural workers to work on their craft and network.