TPA Fest 2021 (Fundraising Benefit for The Performers Academy)

Fri Jul 09 2021 at 06:00 pm to Sun Jul 11 2021 at 02:00 pm

The Performers Academy | Jacksonville

Ebony Payne-English
Publisher/HostEbony Payne-English
TPA Fest 2021 (Fundraising Benefit for The Performers Academy)
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TPA Fest is the benefit event for our Sweet 16 fundraiser. It is an outdoor mural festival held July 9th-11th celebrating 10 years of TPA.
About this Event

According to the Florida Department of Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals 10 to 34 years of age. The Performers Academy has specialized in arts programming as behavioral intervention and mental health resource to the youth of Greater Jacksonville for the last 10 years. It costs a mere $16 for us to provide an hour of arts programming for one "high risk" youth. We offer our teens concentrated exposure to artistic experiences as healthy coping mechanisms and platforms of free expression. Our goal is to raise $16,000 to provide 1,000 hours of TPA programming for the 2021/2022 school year.

TPA Fest 2021 is the benefit event for our Sweet 16 fundraiser. It is an outdoor mural festival held July 9th-11th celebrating 10 years of TPA programming for teens who are coping with PTSD, addiction, and/or depression. TPA Fest grants the public the opportunity to tour our 10,000 square foot facility, witness firsthand our methods, engage with our teaching artists, and meet our leadership team.

TPA Fest will feature a 3 day interactive 12 mural project spearheaded by Nicole "Nico" Holderbaum; masterclasses from teaching artists Love Reigns, Dr. Shaun Powell, Travis "TravELight" Thomas, and Amalia Rivera; performances from Executive Director Ebony Payne-English, Guest Artist Jeremy Ryan, Award Winning Songwriter MJbaker; and a keynote address from Visual Artist and Executive Director of Any Given Child: Allison Galloway-Gonzalez.

Stardust Indie Walls Featured Muralists:

Halsi

Weerdo

Martin Torres

Ingrid Yuzly Mathurin

Christopher Clark

Tatiana Kitchen

Nicole “Nico” Holderbaum


Cosmic Crystals Collaborative Walls Featured Muralists:

Gabriela Corley

Perla Reyes

Addie Gibson

Barbara Hionides

Dejáne Anderson

Tabitha Skye

Elena Ohlander

*All proceeds from this year's Sweet 16 fundraiser will go towards the cost of transportation to our Squad Goals Teen Studio afterschool program for teens attending alternative schools in the Duval County Public School district. For more information please visit www.jaxtpa.org.*


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 16.00

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