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wyoming cultural trust fund
civic ventures purpose prize
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and to all of our other foundations, individual donors, staff and volunteers
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The Bauen Camp, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit residential camp, began as one person's vision to teach youth how the arts can be used to build social creativity and responsiblity.

Bauen brings teen writers, painters, dancers, actors, photographers, storytellers and leaders together to

  • nurture artistic skills 
  • provide mentoring relationships with professional artists
  • connect them to nature and each other
  • network diverse peoples of all age, race and region
  • create "youth-led"  community art collaborations
  • ask questions about their lives, communities, the world
  • inspire honest dialogue and creative solutions

 

In 7 seasons, the Bauen Camp has touched the lives of over 300 young artists from over 100 communities and  countries.

Today, the Bauen Camp provides a beautiful and safe place for young people from around the world to grow their art and life skills for the purpose of building stronger communities and a better world. Our programs use artistic creation and collaboration as vehicles for leadership development, community building, and career development for youth from a range of backgrounds and perspectives. Over a typical session, young people are immersed in practical problem solving, critical thinking, appreciation of diversity, and celebrating the power of shared vision. We believe future leaders must have the skills and opportunities for reflective critical thinking in order to address the complex issues which face us. Bauen sets the stage for this kind of thinking, making it possible for students to address issues important to them and to express those issues through their projects. Bauen campers learn that if they can imagine 'other ways of seeing' then through their actions they can make a positive difference. This makes kids feel powerful, and they have fun doing it.

The unique environment of the Bauen Camp - its natural beauty, small size, adherence to play and service as integral parts of learning, its carefully selected professional staff and small camper to staff ratio, its diverse camper population, faith in the spirit of young people, and belief in providing campers with other ways of seeing' - provides a perfect setting for the learning we know is possible. Bauen is a big space, with big skies, big dogs and big ideas. Come join with us in the fun.