UPCOMING
EVENTS
Summer Showcase ​
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM (3:00 PM Check-In)
Location: St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, 3847 Enright Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Presented by the Family Court-Juvenile Division and Prison Performing Arts
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​Learning Through the Arts provides year-round performing arts classes for youth and young adults at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, Hogan Street Regional Youth Center, and St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center. Our classes include Creative Writing, Dance, Theatre, Visual Art, and West African Drumming, all taught by a multi-talented team of teaching artists.
The Summer Showcase is an exciting event where participants at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center share their learning experiences with a live audience of Family Court Staff, family members, and PPA supporters.
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ONGOING
PROJECTS
Learning through the Arts
Weekly theatre, dance, and creative writing classes for youth at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center, and Hogan Street Regional Youth Center.
Threshold Writers Workshop
Weekly online workshop with the Alumni Theatre Company.
Spoken Word
Weekly writing classes at WERDCC and NECC.
Arts & Healing
Weekly writing, visual art, and theatre classes at the Transition Center of St. Louis.