Arts Programs for Children, Youth & Adults with Disabilities

Use your imagination, express yourself, and have fun interacting with your peers and with local professional artists in Upstream Arts workshops. Programs are led by actors, dancers, poets, musicians, and visual artists who will give you the tools, the space, and the opportunity to experience and create your own art. Individuals of all abilities create together in a cooperative and social environment, and learn lessons that apply to everyday communication and social interaction.  Family members, aides and care providers are welcome to participate in programs — at no additional cost— to facilitate participants' involvement and to experience a new way and venue for interaction with their child, sibling or client.

For more information on programs for you or your family member, call us at 612.331. 4584 or click on the link for a schedule of upcoming programs.

Franklin Makes Friends

Franklin is lonely,
He is as lonely as a kangaroo without a joey.
Franklin has zero friends.
So he joins a basketball game.
Franklin is happy.
He is rich with friends.

-Written by Upstream Arts participants

“One of my favorite times was when we imagined that we saw a mountain, and we went up it. It was hard, and then we jumped off it with a parachute and came down, and untied the parachute. But I liked it best when we made it to the top of the mountain.”

–ChaTasia, participant

Program Schedule

Interested in attending one of our arts education workshops? Click the info button to see a schedule of upcoming programs.

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Contact Us

Upstream Arts, Inc.
1304 University Ave. NE,
Suite 306
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Phone: 612.331.4584
Fax: 480.393.5587
E-mail Upstream Arts