Adelante Arts Camp

In partnership with the Tuscarawas County YMCA, Puentes, and Comunidad Sol, Tuscarawas Arts Partnership (TAP) welcomes students to Adelante Arts Camp, celebrating six summers of intercultural arts programming. This summer, Adelante Arts Camp is excited to shift its creative focus and educational mission to offer an intercultural, collaborative mural class that explores creativity, cultural heritage, and personal growth.

Students will learn to create a mural under the guidance of teaching artist Francis Brogan. Throughout the class, up to 20 students in Tuscarawas County will learn how to create, design, and propose a mural for their “client,” collaborate with other students, and paint the finalized design on panels for a wall at the Tuscarawas YMCA. Students with cultural backgrounds such as Mayan and Latino, Appalachian, or other cultural identities are encouraged to participate.

Adelante Arts Camp will run on Mondays to Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:00 PM starting Monday, June 15, 2026, and wrap up with a final reception of the mural at the Tuscarawas County YMCA on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Students in Tuscarawas County (public school, private school, or homeschool) can register and interview to participate in the mural-making sessions for Adelante Arts Camp. Students are considered for the class after they submit their registration and are interviewed (10-minute interview) by the coordinators of Adelante Arts Camp and artist Francis Brogan.

Meet the Artist

From Dover, Ohio, Francis Brogan graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in sculpture from The Ohio State University. He has exhibited his work in Cincinnati at the Vice Versa show at the Tabula Rasa Gallery and in Columbus at the Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Projects Exhibition at the Urban Art Space. In May 2024, he painted the Zoar sculpture as part of the Love Tusc Sculpture Tour.

Want to support Adelante Arts Camp and future education programs? Donations are welcome to keep costs affordable or free for the youth in our programs! Select “Education Fund” in the designation gift section for online donations, or contact Wilma K. Mullet at wilmakm@tuscarawasartspartnership.org for more ways to give!