Launched during the pandemic in response to the reported isolation and disengagement experienced by high school students, Sing for Hope’s Careers in the Arts series is an online resource that brings students directly into conversation with arts leaders via Zoom. Focusing on a variety of creative industry paths, Careers in the Arts guests have included Rwandan women’s drumming ensemble Ingoma Nshya, Broadway star Kimberly Marable, the production team of The Drew Barrymore Show, and other leading creative practitioners. The program has reached over 2,000 students (the majority of them Title I and/or from under-resourced schools) and has employed artists across a broad range of creative disciplines including music, theater, television production, visual art, stage management, and lighting design. In FY23, the program expanded internationally to serve Sing for Hope students at Shanti Bhavan in India. Sing for Hope’s Paul Foundation Young Artist Resource Lab: Careers in the Arts Series is made possible by a generous multi-year grant from The Beatrice and Reymont Paul Foundation.
