Teen Arts + Tech
The Art Of Trying
High school senior Jamarius Cozzart is comfortable and confident walking the halls of University Preparatory Academy every day. He’s talkative, and everyone knows his name.
Teen Arts + Tech Program
Our Shared Work
The “WMCAT Effect” : A Culture of Opportunity
At the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology we witness what is called the “WMCAT effect.” It’s the transformation that happens when students develop
Student Stories
Making Beats, Making Connections
Only halfway through his high school career, Harry Wepman-Wabeke is all-in on his creative endeavors. He’s a student at Ottawa Hills High School, attends My
Student Stories
I Belong Here
After school, Kiara walks into WMCAT and knows she belongs to a community. “When I come inside, I see everybody chilling in this calm space,
Our Shared Work
Investing in Confidence
Do you consider yourself confident? How has confidence influenced your life? At the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology, we know confidence doesn’t just
Student Stories
Taking Learning into Her Own Hands
Fashion inspiration can be found anywhere for Union High School student Zoë Jackson. Wanting to turn inspiration into action, she began putting ideas to paper
Student Stories
The Freedom to Create
High school senior Abby Siguenza-Zoleta envisions a future in which everyone has access to “the resources they deserve.” Beyond meeting a community’s basic needs, Abby
Student Stories
\”I Found My Passion Here\”
Marcos Barrera jumped at the opportunity to try something new at WMCAT. After the high school senior practiced the basics of photography in his Teen
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Leveraging Creativity for Community Health
In a kingdom (not so) far, far away, lives a puppet princess who has a big decision to make. This is the plot of a
Ideas
Showing “Who I Am” Through Art
For Billie Beresford, the fashion design studio in WMCAT’s Teen Arts + Tech Program isn’t just a place to try new styles or experiment with