Elevated Grounds believes that an important aspect of its Arts Development Program is to provide disadvantaged youth with access and opportunity to obtain professional assessments for their artistic talents, as well as their capacity to grow and develop as artistes.
Their assessments will focus on four artistic areas:
1. Spoken Word (poetry/literacy/public speaking)
2. Dance
3. Drama
4. Voice (Music)
Elevated Grounds will utilize these assessments to identify and determine the nature and level of education/training that would be of benefit to a young artist who is pursuing college, university, privately-run professional education and training programs. Each Groundation participant will receive training and assessments from the following 4 mentors: