“Mentoring inner-city youth, building self-esteem and job skills with a focus on academic and community service through art workshops, exhibitions, and public art projects.”

Yo Art Inc, a 501 (c) 3 , was founded by Gene Furchgott in order to teach children media arts which will better enable them to handle both their academic studies and life’s challenges. The emphasis is on one to one mentoring that helps the boys and girls to see and understand the unlimited opportunities that are available beyond the bounds of their local neighborhoods and establish goals that they can strive to achieve. The Yo Art Project is  partnering with the Charleston County School District and works in eight Title One schools.

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NAHRO, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials recognized Yo Art  for its innovative creative after school programming. In 2009 only two non profits  were awarded this honor in  South Carolina.

Nickelodeon awarded Yo Art in 2010 with “The Big Green Help” grant for its education in environmental stewardship with its children  through the arts.

Americans for the Arts, along with Josh Groban’s Find Your Light Foundation in 2011 recognized the efforts of the Yo Art Project for our hard work and dedication towards enriching the lives of children though art and creativity within our community.