Youth Art Initiative
For the 2025–2026 school year, our Youth Art Initiative will be hosted at Red Bank High School (RBHS) and Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA). In partnership with Walnut St. Publishing (WSP), we’re providing an eight-week arts program at RBHS, featuring local artists from the Greater Chattanooga area. This initiative is designed to help students explore and develop their professional artistic aspirations through hands-on mentorship and creative collaboration. As part of the program, participating students will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a local coffee shop gallery, with guidance and curation support from our friends at WSP.
To add on to the fun, a local Chattanooga Illustrator and Brand Designer, Tiffany Hargis, is developing a hands-on curriculum for a group of students at CGLA, guiding them through every stage of mural planning and execution, from concept development and design to community engagement and installation. This mural will be placed at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park.
The Youth Art Initiative is proudly funded by ArtsBuild and the Tennessee Arts Commission, reflecting a shared commitment to empowering young creatives in our community.
To add on to the fun, a local Chattanooga Illustrator and Brand Designer, Tiffany Hargis, is developing a hands-on curriculum for a group of students at CGLA, guiding them through every stage of mural planning and execution, from concept development and design to community engagement and installation. This mural will be placed at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park.
The Youth Art Initiative is proudly funded by ArtsBuild and the Tennessee Arts Commission, reflecting a shared commitment to empowering young creatives in our community.
Youth Fundraising Initiative
We've created a six page fundraising guide focused on educating, equipping, and empowering youth to use their gifts and talents to help their community. For 2025, our focus is food insecurity as we help youth in our community use their gifts and talents to build a food pantry and clothing closet at Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy. Our goal is to connect youth to organizations in their community, fostering a sense of responsibility and empathy that will inspire a lifetime of philanthropic engagement and social impact.
Ambassadors of Change
Our goal is simple: Help equip a group of high school students to LEAD BTCYI Initiatives in our community. We want them to have a seat at the table when it comes to planning, organizing, and executing our projects as Sydney and Brayden start taking BTCYI back on the road. Our dream has ALWAYS been focused on educating, equipping, and empowering youth to become LEADERS in their community. We’re excited to be working with our next group of students this year as we enter into the third pilot year of our Ambassadors of Change program…
with their input!
If you want to learn more about what the 2025/2026 school year will look like for our Ambassadors, click HERE.
with their input!
If you want to learn more about what the 2025/2026 school year will look like for our Ambassadors, click HERE.
