Living Arts
Artists and WritersMichigan, United States51-200 Employees
Living Arts is a Detroit-based nonprofit that provides arts education across performing, visual, literary, and media arts for youth, teachers, and families. Each year, the programmatic work reaches more than 3,200 students from early learning through secondary school, aiming to boost academic achievement and cultivate leadership and artistic skills. Its offerings include the Detroit Wolf Trap program, affiliated with the national Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, and an Out-of-School Arts program at the Ford Resource and Engagement Center in Mexicantown Mercado. Founded in 1999 and based in Detroit, Living Arts focuses on transformative arts experiences to strengthen schools and communities. The organization engages a broad spectrum of learners and emphasizes educational impact through sustained participation in the arts.