When a 10-year-old reluctantly attended an improv workshop by the Art Prevails Project with her mom, she was so shy she barely spoke. Two years later, her mother reached out to thank the organization and shared an update: That same girl is taking acting classes and is thriving in school.
Stories like this, says Darius V. Daughtry, founder and artistic director of Art Prevails Project, embody the mission of the Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit that provides arts education and exposure to students and families.
“Most of our students are not going to be future artists, that’s not necessarily going to be their path. But the skills that they get from being connected to the arts are going to be in their lives. These young people become lifelong lovers of the arts, but also, they just become better people,” says Daughtry…