This winter, The Westslope Collective in conjunction with BAM! (Business Art Mentorship), is collecting new or gently used art supplies for underserved teens in western Colorado in. BAM! is a local non-profit that empowers youth through art and business mentorship. While BAM! provides art supplies at their weekly art club meetings at the Clifton Community Hall, they have found that many of these kids have lack resources to continue their creativity at home. Teens involved in BAM! are met with diverse challenges including mental health, poverty, and broken family systems. These supplies will be directly distributed to individual youth, to allow them to get creative at home. Supplies will be collected at The Middle Wellness Center, 546 Main Street. Donations will be accepted up until December 23. The Westslope Collective is a group of over 1200 artists in Western Colorado. You can find The Westslope Collective and BAM! Business Art Mentorship on Instagram for more information.
Article by Lori Ruiz
Photography by Kimberly Crist
Originally published in Grand Junction Lifestyle