Changing Lives with Art

During his first week at Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center (CATC), Brandon Briggs stood up at a college fair and asked a tough question.

“Can I get into college even though I have a felony on my record?”

Brandon is 17 years old and began taking classes at CATC last fall after he was released from juvenile prison. He is one of 300-plus Cincinnati Public School juniors and seniors at risk of not graduating. CATC teachers use fine arts to encourage students like Brandon, who have often experienced a lot of failure and think of themselves as nonachievers.

Download the pdf at left to read the story originally published in our 2006 Annual Report to the Community.