"AIR gives arts to all girls,
regardless of their race
and economic status."

"Through the arts, AIR provides girls with opportunities to develop creative strategies for reflecting on and expressing themselves, trying on and creating new identities, and shifting the ways in which they actively live their lives."
Holloway, Debra L. (2001). Authoring Identity and Agency Through the Arts, University of Colorado.

AIR provides teen age girls with enriching arts experiences in dance, poetry, singing and the visual arts.  Programs are led by professional artists with extensive skills in teaching.

AIR is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving the Greater Seacoast Area of New Hampshire.

In arts workshops, girls explore positive forms of self-discovery in a safe and supportive environment.  Through the mentor relationships that form among participants and artists, girls develop:

	creative and critical thinking skills
	literacy and communication skills
	motivation to engage in positive activities
	the ability to make healthy life choices
	cultural enrichment
	the ability to cooperate and collaborate
	self-respect
	commitment and focus

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