Living in Bushwick, one can easily get get exposed to art. From Bushwick Open Studios to Beat Nite Gallery Crawl to Apostrophe’s impromptu subway art shows, it seems like around every corner and inside every building there is something going on. NURTUREart, one of Bushwick’s beloved galleries and a non-profit organization, has tapped into these resources and is using them to make young Bushwick children explorers – art explorers.

NURTUREart’s newest education initiative – The Art Explorers Club – is an after school program that takes 9 and 10 year old students from Bushwick Ave’s PS 147 school and brings them to local artist studios, galleries and other creative spaces, exposing the children to the creative energy that exists right in their neighborhood. The Art Explorers Club, its name actually thought up by the students themselves, has a mission to teach arts literacy all awhile introducing the students to their neighbors and potential careers in the arts, ultimately creating a place for the community to connect.