Creative Coaches
Creative Coaches

Learning
to Create.
Learning
to Lead.

Art education is not simply about making things — it is about learning how to think, adapt, and lead.

What Art Education Builds

  • Art trains the creativity and critical thinking that no technology can replace.
  • Students learn to observe deeply and solve problems with genuine originality.
  • Studio experiences build the confidence to collaborate and communicate ideas powerfully.
  • Making art teaches students to navigate uncertainty and embrace iteration as growth.
  • Art becomes the vehicle for future-ready skills that serve students in every area of life.
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The Role of a Creative Coach

Creative
Coaches

Shaping what’s possible

Beyond instruction — creating the conditions for students to discover their voice, build confidence, and develop the inner resources to lead.

Artistic
Inspirational
Transformational

Three Dimensions of Development

01 · Artistic
Technical mastery as a foundation for expression.
Coaches guide students through drawing, composition, color, and material — building the craft skills that give creative ideas a form they can share with the world.
02 · Inspirational
Igniting curiosity, confidence, and creative courage.
Every session is designed to spark wonder — helping students see that their ideas matter and their voice is worth hearing.
03 · Transformational
Growth that reaches far beyond the studio.
Art is the method. Transformation is the mission — a student who thinks clearly, leads boldly, and meets uncertainty with resilience.
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Integrated Teaching Approach

One studio
Every lesson

Three layers
of growth

A single creative experience works on three levels simultaneously — building art skills, life skills, and transferable capabilities.

Cross-disciplinary
Integrated
Future-ready

Three Layers of Learning — Every Session

Layer 01 · Art Skills
How students create
Drawing & Observation
Seeing accurately, rendering with intention
Color & Composition
Deliberate visual decisions
Material & Making
Form, texture, and process
Critique & Presentation
Layer 02 · Life Skills
How students think
Resilience
Restarting without fear
Creative Confidence
Trusting instinct, taking risks
Critical Thinking
Questioning and refining
Emotional Intelligence
Art as inner language
Layer 03 · Real-World Transfer
How students lead
Problem-Solving
Original solutions, no formula
Communication
Ideas with clarity and conviction
Adaptability
Navigating change with composure
Leadership
Inspiring through vision
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Creative Coaches
Alexandra May
Alexandra May
Creative Coach · Visual Artist

Meet Your Creative Coach

Building creative confidence,
one canvas at a time

Drawing · Painting · Design Thinking · CSULB Fine Arts

Coach Allie uses drawing and painting as vehicles for developing the skills students carry into every corner of their lives — creative confidence, sharp observation, self-expression, and independent thinking. Through a balance of technical foundations and open-ended exploration, her students learn to communicate ideas visually, take creative risks, and grow stronger through each iteration.

As a largely self-taught artist with a Fine Arts background from California State University Long Beach, Allie brings a deep belief in student agency and the power of a personal creative voice. Her approach centers on growth mindset and adaptability — because the world students are entering demands both.

Drawing
Painting
Growth Mindset
CSULB Fine Arts
Coach Is Specialized in Teaching —
Drawing, Illustration & Concept Development
Painting (Acrylic, Watercolor, Oil, Gouache)
Collaborative Project-Based Learning
Portfolio Development & Presentation Skills
Students Leave Able To —
Trust their instincts and make independent creative decisions
Communicate ideas powerfully through visual language
Build resilience by embracing iteration as the path to growth
Lead with confidence, adaptability, and a personal creative voice
Transfer creative skills into every area of school and life
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Creative Coaches
Angela Buerano
Angela Buerano
Creative Coach · Animator · 3D Artist

Meet Your Creative Coach

From imagination to motion,
frame by frame

Animation · 3D Modeling · Creative Technology · MICA BFA

Coach Angela uses animation and 3D modeling to develop spatial reasoning, systems thinking, creative problem-solving, and visual communication. With a BFA in Animation from MICA and experience as a freelance gameplay animator and 3D artist, she brings real creative industry practice into every session.

Her approach helps students transform ideas into tangible outcomes through experimentation and iterative design — building the confidence and adaptability needed to thrive in a design-driven world.

Animation
3D Modeling
Systems Thinking
MICA BFA
Coach Is Specialized in Teaching —
Digital Illustration
Film & Animation Production
Sculpture & 3D Modeling
Fashion & Costume Design
Entrepreneurship Through Creative Projects
Students Leave Able To —
Think spatially and communicate ideas through visual structure
Solve problems creatively using iteration and experimentation
Approach challenges from multiple perspectives with confidence
Transform abstract ideas into tangible, well-crafted outcomes
Navigate a design-driven world with curiosity and adaptability
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Creative Coaches
Brittany Brevard
Brittany Brevard
Creative Coach · Illustrator · Storyteller

Meet Your Creative Coach

Every story starts with a single frame,
tell yours

Illustration · Visual Storytelling · Concept Design · GMU BA

Coach Brittany uses visual storytelling, concept design, and digital media to develop communication skills, imaginative thinking, and creative problem-solving. With a BA from George Mason University and industry experience across comics, storyboarding, animation, and game design, she brings real creative practice into every session.

Her approach helps students transform ideas into immersive visual experiences - Building adaptability, collaborative thinking, and the confidence to present original ideas in a world where creativity, storytelling, and technology intersect.

Illustration
Storyboarding
Concept Design
GMU BA
Coach Is Specialized in Teaching —
Visual Storytelling & Narrative Development
Comics & Sequential Art
Character Creation & World Building
Game Art & Concept Design
Students Leave Able To —
Communicate narratives with clarity and visual confidence
Think critically about visual structure and design decisions
Explore multiple creative pathways with adaptability
Present original ideas with conviction across all mediums
Prepare for a future where storytelling, art, and technology converge
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Creative Coaches
From the
Studio
Creative Coaches · Class Artwork
Alexandra May
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Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
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Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
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Alexandra May
Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
Pencil Sketching Realistic Animal
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Pencil Sketching Landscape
Pencil Sketching Landscape
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Alexandra May
Pencil Sketching Landscape
Pencil Sketching Landscape
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Watercolor Realistic Animal
Watercolor Realistic Animal
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Watercolor Realistic Animal
Watercolor Realistic Animal
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Alexandra May
Watercolor Realistic Animal
Watercolor Realistic Animal
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Acrylic Landscape
Acrylic Landscape
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Alexandra May
Acrylic Landscape
Acrylic Landscape
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Alexandra May
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Acrylic Realistic Animal
Acrylic Realistic Animal
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Alexandra May
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Alexandra May
Colored Pencil Mythical Animal
Colored Pencil Mythical Animal
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Alexandra May
Pencil Sketching Realistic Portraiture
Pencil Sketching Realistic Portraiture
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Alexandra May
Pencil Sketching Realistic Figure Drawing
Pencil Sketching Realistic Figure Drawing
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Alexandra May
Pencil Sketching Realistic Figure Drawing
Pencil Sketching Realistic Figure Drawing
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Angela Buerano
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Angela Buerano
Colored Pencil and Marker Costume Design
Colored Pencil and Marker Costume Design
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Angela Buerano
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Angela Buerano
Sculpture 3D Clay Modeling
Sculpture 3D Clay Modeling
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Angela Buerano
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Angela Buerano
Pencil Sketching Anime Portraiture
Pencil Sketching Anime Portraiture
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Angela Buerano
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Angela Buerano
Pencil Sketching Anime Figure Drawing
Pencil Sketching Anime Figure Drawing
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Angela Buerano
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Angela Buerano
Pencil Sketching Realistic Portraiture
Pencil Sketching Realistic Portraiture
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Brittany Brevard
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Brittany Brevard
Pencil Sketching Anime Character
Pencil Sketching Anime Character
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Brittany Brevard
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Brittany Brevard
Colored Pencil Anime Character
Colored Pencil Anime Character
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Brittany Brevard
Pencil Sketching Mythical Animal
Pencil Sketching Mythical Animal
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Brittany Brevard
Game, Coding and Animation
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THE FOURTH LAYER

Beyond
the Studio

Where art meets the world

Art doesn’t end at the finished piece. The fourth layer takes creativity outside the studio — into neighborhoods, communities, and the wider world. Because a brushstroke that changes only the canvas hasn’t reached its full potential.

Community
Entrepreneurship
Civic Engagement

LOCAL TO GLOBAL

Local Impact
Track 01
Local Galleries
Students pitch local businesses, restaurants & hotels to display their artwork in the community.
Track 02
Community Aesthetics
Students design vinyl wraps for electrical boxes, utility panels & public infrastructure.
Track 03
Neighborhood Connection
Students collaborate on community murals — permanent landmarks that reflect neighborhood identity.
Global Reach
Track 04
Creative Market
Students build an online hub to sell, auction & host other young artists’ work globally.
Track 05
Building Schools
Students design and facilitate art workshops for younger kids — becoming coaches themselves.
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BEYOND THE STUDIO · TRACK 01

Local
Galleries

The neighborhood becomes the gallery

Students spend weeks building a body of work in the studio. The workshop culminates in a real pitch — visiting local businesses, restaurants, or hotels in their own community to negotiate wall space and install a mini exhibition.

Entrepreneurship
Self-Advocacy
Community Impact

WHAT STUDENTS BUILD & WHERE IT GOES

Youth Art Month, Downtown Shop Windows, Ann Arbor, MI
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Core Experience
Pitch to local businesses, restaurants or hotels
Negotiate wall space, install a mini exhibition, write an artist statement, and see their work on a real wall in the community.
Intergenerational Art By Middle Schoolers, Tarrytown Senior Center, Tarrytown, NY
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Extended Impact
Hospital & senior care facilities
Art in waiting rooms and common areas — studies show it reduces patient anxiety and brings warmth to difficult spaces.
Youth Art Gallery, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
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Extended Impact
Libraries, community centers & transit hubs
Rotating student gallery exhibitions with a real opening night curator experience. Cities like LAX and Chicago Transit Authority actively seek youth art.
Student Art Gallery at a Title I School Hallway
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Extended Impact
Title I school hallways
Students donate artwork to under-resourced schools in their district — making spaces feel cared for and inspiring younger students.
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BEYOND THE STUDIO · TRACK 02

Community
Aesthetics

Turning overlooked spaces into works of art

Students work within a real design brief from local governing authorities — designing vinyl wraps for electrical boxes, utility panels, and public infrastructure permanently installed in public space.

Design Thinking
Civic Engagement
Environmental Impact

WHAT STUDENTS BUILD & WHERE IT GOES

ColorSLC — Elementary Student Artwork on Utility Boxes, Salt Lake City, UT
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Core Experience
Vinyl wraps for electrical boxes & utility panels
Work within a real civic design brief, navigate approval processes, and leave something permanently installed in public space.
Design-a-Bus-Wrap Student Art Contest, Laketran, Lake County, OH
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Extended Impact
School bus wraps
Students design full bus wrap artwork for their district’s fleet — seen by thousands of people daily across the community.
"Drain Mural" by Hoboken Students, Hoboken, NJ
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Extended Impact
Storm drain murals
“Only rain in the drain” watershed protection art painted directly on storm drains. Cities actively recruit young artists for this.
Crosswalks to Classrooms, Knight Creative Communities Institute's (KCCI), Tallahassee, FL
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Extended Impact
Crosswalk art & wayfinding signage
Cities like Denver, Portland, and Austin commission painted crosswalks. Students submit designs through a real civic process.
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BEYOND THE STUDIO · TRACK 03

Neighborhood
Connection

A wall that tells a neighborhood’s story

Students collaborate on a large-scale community mural — from concept to design to execution. Every student contributes. The finished mural becomes a permanent landmark that the community walks past every day.

Collaboration
Community Identity
Legacy

WHAT STUDENTS BUILD & WHERE IT GOES

Let's Feed Our Neighbors Mural for Central Texas Food Bank, Center for Creative Action, Austin, TX
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Core Experience
Large-scale community mural project
Translate individual ideas into a collective vision. Execute at scale across multiple sessions and leave something that outlasts the classroom.
Map your Roots, Chestnut Neighborhood History Mural, Center for Creative Action, Austin, TX
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Extended Impact
Cultural heritage murals
Students research and paint a mural documenting their neighborhood’s history, immigration story, or cultural identity.
Veterans Mural by Seguin High School, American Legion Post 245, Seguin, TX
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Extended Impact
Memory & portrait projects
Collaborative portraits of community elders, veterans, or local heroes installed in community spaces as a tribute.
Students painting a group mural, Kenya
Students painting a group mural, Kenya, enlarged
Rays of Hope Mural, Our Future Prize, Kenya, Africa
Extended Impact
School-to-school global exchanges
Students in different cities or countries collaborate on corresponding murals — one wall in Austin, one in Kenya — connected through Our Future Prize’s network.
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BEYOND THE STUDIO · TRACK 04

Creative
Market

From artist to entrepreneur

Students build and manage an online hub where they sell and auction their artwork — and invite other young artists to list their work too. They write their own listings, set their own prices, and learn what it means to build a creative economy from the ground up.

Digital Commerce
Curation
Global Community

WHAT STUDENTS BUILD & WHERE IT GOES

Artsonia, World's Largest International Online Gallery of K-12 Student Art Portfolios, Selling Custom Keepsake Gifts
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Core Experience
Online hub to sell, auction & host other artists
Value, price, and sell their own work. Become a curator and platform builder, not just a creator. Build a global community of young artists.
$276K Record-Breaking Painting, 2025 Rodeo Art Auction, Houston, TX
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Extended Impact
Art fundraising for causes
Students donate a percentage of sales to a cause they choose — making each sale an act of both commerce and values.
Commissioned Business Logo Designs by Willamette & Churchill High School Students, Eugene, OR
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Extended Impact
Commissioned work from local businesses
Local businesses commission student artists for logos, packaging designs, and social media graphics — real paying clients, real briefs.
Art Cards for Scholarships, Seattle World School, Seattle, WA
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Extended Impact
Art licensing & scholarship fund
Student artwork licensed for greeting cards, tote bags, or merchandise. Proceeds fund art supplies or scholarships for students in underserved communities via Our Future Prize.
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BEYOND THE STUDIO · TRACK 05

Building
Schools

Students become the coaches

Students become the coaches — designing and facilitating art workshops for younger kids in their community. Teaching demands a kind of self-awareness solo practice never requires — students must reflect on their own learning process in order to guide someone else through it. That metacognitive shift builds mastery, leadership, and communication skills all at once.

Leadership
Communication
Peer Impact

WHAT STUDENTS BUILD & WHERE IT GOES

A Paint-full of Promise, from YouTube Videos, to Faridah's Art Crafty Corner in Her Garage, to a Full Nonprofit Mentoring K-6, Founded by Faridah Ismaila, Malvern, PA
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Core Experience
Design & facilitate art workshops for younger kids
Students plan their own lesson, gather materials, and lead a real session with younger learners — in after-school programs, libraries, or community centers.
Students holding up their artwork during an online coaching session, Kenya
Students holding up their artwork during an online coaching session, Kenya, enlarged
Our Future Prize's First Online Art Coaching Session, Kenya Classroom
Extended Impact
From Local to Beyond Border
Students practice coaching in a real classroom within Our Future Prize's global network — the same lesson they built at home, now taught live to students overseas.
Students celebrating with art materials, Our Future Prize regional network in Africa
Students celebrating with art materials, Our Future Prize regional network in Africa, enlarged
Regional Reach in Africa, Our Future Prize Network
Extended Impact
Regional Reach, One Community at a Time
With that practice behind them, students start training their peers — passing on what they've learned across Our Future Prize's growing network of 200+ communities in Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya.
Collage of students in India, Nepal, and the Philippines participating in art coaching sessions
Collage of students in India, Nepal, and the Philippines participating in art coaching sessions, enlarged
Global Reach to the Rest of the World: India, Nepal, and the Philippines
The deeper outcome
Global Dream, from Country to Country
From there, students join the global movement itself — helping onboard the next wave of coaches as the network reaches beyond Africa, into India, Nepal, and the Philippines.
Creative Coaches

Our Belief

Every child carries
a creative voice —
and a world waiting
to be changed by it.

Creativity is not a talent.

It is a capacity — and when

it's developed well, it doesn't

stay inside. It builds something.

Our Mission in Practice

One unified approach

Every Creative Coaches session works across four layers at once — building the skill, shaping the person, preparing them for the real world, and empowering them to use art as a force for change in their communities. The studio is where it begins. The neighborhood, the city, and the world are where it lives.

A growing team, one dream

Our coaches are working artists and industry practitioners — each one chosen not just for their craft, but for their ability to motivate, connect, and see the potential in every student. Different backgrounds, different mediums, different stories — all guided by the same belief that a young person with a creative voice can change the world around them.

Coach Allie · Drawing & Painting
Coach Angela · Animation & 3D
Coach Brittany · Illustration & Story
“We don’t just teach art.
We develop the artists, the citizens, and the leaders art makes possible.”
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