RHAP is a non-profit free arts tutoring and mentoring program in Red Hook, Brooklyn (we work in the visual arts and music, and we offer homework help).
Red Hook Art Project, Inc. (RHAP) is a free arts tutoring and mentoring program in Red Hook, Brooklyn. We offer free classes and tutoring in the visual arts and music on the weekends and free homework help to our art and music students Monday through Thursday. RHAP is funded by charitable contributions. We are a 501(c)3 organization. All of our tutors are volunteers - sharing their knowledge and experience from their hearts.
RHAP's purpose is to provide Red Hook children and youth who have a serious interest in the arts with the opportunity to develop their self-esteem and creative powers through the development of their artistic skills and an ongoing mentor relationship. We believe that mentoring built on a shared interest in and love for an art form creates a deep bond between mentors and students and builds a strong community of support within our organization.
RHAP is made up of students between the ages of 8 and 17 years old and volunteer mentors (professional artists, arts administrators and parents).
RHAP has helped our oldest students (the First Generation) apply to colleges (one is at SUNY-Oswega and another is headed to SUNY-FIT in the fall of 2015) and to prepare portfolios with which they have gained acceptance at the Fiorello LaGuardia School of the Arts, the High School of Art and Design, the Edward R. Murrow High School, the Brooklyn High School of the Arts and the Freedom Academy of Brooklyn – all prestigious high schools with special programs in the arts.
We believe that it is very important to keep our working groups small and ongoing - based on a sports team model - to ensure that the students and volunteer tutors can develop a real mentoring relationship.
RHAP is always in need of financial contributions, donated supplies and volunteer help. If you are interested in helping us out, please contact us at our email: [email protected]
RHAP's mission is to give Red Hook children and youth a positive and optimistic sense of self and the opportunity to develop their creative skills and vision through ongoing classes and mentor relationships.
"RHAP organizes working professionals and educators to volunteer a few hours a week on an ongoing basis giving free homework help, visual art lessons and music lessons to children and youth between the ages of 7 and 18. Our classes follow our pedagogy, classroom guidelines and curriculum. We build a unique community of adults and children that reaches beyond the confines of school-based education. We provide opportunities to develop community, leadership, teamwork,discipline, social justice and economic life learning skills."
