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ACC is an initiative designed to help Chelsea galleries reach out to the local community.

We encourage artists to involve local teenagers in the planning and realization of creative projects — projects that become art, in and of themselves. These collaborations last for a full year.

It’s evident that partnering with artists — rather than simply being “taught” by them —provides a uniquely empowering experience for the participants. The artists leading these projects employ a variety of media to show students the diversity of expression available to contemporary creatives.

In the fall, the Clinton Middle School kids began collaborating with a group of promising young artists from the School of Visual Arts, in New York. In January 2010, middle school kids from Clinton and high school kids from Liberty High teamed up to collaborate with a group of established professional artists.