LPTM is here at the 2024 Horizons Conference with our amazing longtime program participant, Brother Ricquan! We're so excited to share what we do with conference attendees! Together we highlight: "The Power of Us!" Many thanks to Jobs for the Future (JFF) for having us! #JFFHorizons
Life Pieces To Masterpieces
Education Administration Programs
Washington, D.C. 488 followers
We all enter life as a blank canvas. With love, security, and expression, we can each become a masterpiece.
About us
Founded in 1996, Life Pieces To Masterpieces is a year-round out-of-school-time organization that uses artistic expression to develop character and leadership, unlock innate potential, and prepare African American boys and young men to transform their lives and communities. Our vision is that LPTM gentlemen will be catalysts for positive change in their communities and the world. Life Pieces was the first arts-based program in the nation specifically geared toward African American boys (starting as young as age 3 & extending to young adulthood) and has been going strong for 25 years, impacting the lives of more than 2,000 young men.
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http://www.lifepieces.org
External link for Life Pieces To Masterpieces
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1996
- Specialties
- Education, Human Development, Arts, and Youth Development
Locations
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5600 Eads Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20019, US
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Charles R. Drew Elementary School
5600 Eads St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20019, US
Employees at Life Pieces To Masterpieces
Updates
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ZOOM! Last week, the older LPTM Apprentices went on a go-karting field trip! As you can see, they were pretty satisfied with the experience! Also, in case you haven't heard: Orange Barrel Media has joined LPTM in celebrating our 28th anniversary by providing electronic billboards for us to showcase our work throughout DC! We're featured directly above the Chinatown-Gallery Place Station and right by the Navy Yard-Ballpark Station! If you come across our billboards in your city travels, tag our account and/or the hashtag #LPTMinLights – the first 28 people to tag us with photos of our billboards will enter a raffle to win an original LPTM painting of their choice, OR a beautiful canvas print!
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Big news, LPTM friends and family: Life Pieces has a solo art exhibition opening TOMORROW (7/19) at 12:00 PM at the Tamar Hendel Gallery, with CREATE Arts Center Inc.! And EVERYONE is invited to come check it out! Click through to find the reception time and address! If you love our boys' beautiful artwork, we hope to see you there!
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"Giving," 2007 Life Pieces To Masterpieces Acrylic on canvas collage "I love to share and give." In case you haven't heard: Orange Barrel Media has joined LPTM in celebrating our 28th anniversary by providing electronic billboards for us to showcase our work throughout DC! Here's one of the paintings you can see on display on them! We're featured directly above the Chinatown-Gallery Place Station and right by the Navy Yard-Ballpark Station. If you come across our billboards in your city travels, tag our account and/or the hashtag #LPTMinLights – the first 28 people to tag us with photos of our billboards will enter a raffle to win an original LPTM painting of their choice, OR a beautiful canvas print!
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We're happy to announce that last week, LPTM's Finance and Operations Director, Tamba Murray, graduated from Leadership Greater Washington's Rising Leaders program! He joins several other LPTM staff as a graduate of this incredible program! Brother Tamba and all of LPTM are thankful to LGW, The World Bank, and Crimsonbridge Foundation for sponsoring and supporting this amazing opportunity. We're excited to see how Brother Tamba will take what he's learned from being a Rising Leader and apply it to his work at LPTM! 🏆 #lgw #leadershipgreaterwashington #lgwrisingleaders #risingleaders
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Guess what? Today is our yearly FAMILY ART DAY! LPTM's Apprentices (our program participants) will participate in a variety of fun arts activities, including rock painting, getting caricatures done, dancing, mask-making, and more! To make things even more exciting, the boys' families are also invited to participate in the activities with them!
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Hey, LPTM friends and family! Look closely at these photos...notice anything familiar? That's right, it's us: Life Pieces To Masterpieces, up in brilliant lights at the Metro! Orange Barrel Media has joined us in celebrating our 28th anniversary, providing electronic billboards to showcase our work throughout DC! We have billboards in two locations: right above the Chinatown-Gallery Place Metro Station, and at 1201 Half St. SE – right by the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station, and Nationals Park, on the Green Line! If you come across our billboards in your travels, tag our account and/or use the hashtag #LPTMinLights – the first 28 people to tag us with photos of our billboards will enter a raffle to win an original LPTM painting of their choice, OR a beautiful canvas print! We're so thankful to our friends at Orange Barrel Media for this fantastic opportunity!
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An IMMENSE honor from the National Center for Children and Families! We're so grateful!
For this year's HeART of Community Gala, we are delighted to highlight one of our special guests, Life Pieces To Masterpieces! Like NCCF, this organization is committed to providing artistic opportunities to underrepresented youth. Founded in 1996 by artist Larry Quick and co-founders Mary Brown and Ben Johnson, LPTM has grown from a small after-school arts program into a beacon of hope and development for young Black males in Washington DC’s Wards 7 & 8. Attending this year's HeART of Community Gala will allow you to see firsthand how Life Pieces To Masterpieces transforms the lives of its participants, also demonstrating the vast potential of art to enrich communities. Join us to experience the profound influence of art across our community! We included a video below to give you a glimpse of what to expect at this year's event. Sponsorships start at $75! Click here to secure your spot at the HeART of Community: https://lnkd.in/eevxtZ5x https://lnkd.in/eG_4EBFd
LPTM National Mentoring Summit Performance 2024
https://www.youtube.com/
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The Community Partner of the Year Award is such an honor - we are so thankful to Leadership Greater Washington for this!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday’s Annual Meeting and Summer Kickoff Happy Hour! And a special shoutout to Life Pieces To Masterpieces who received our Community Partner of the Year Award!
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LPTM's colorful halls and dedicated staff are ready for our biggest-ever summer program - and it's kicked off without a hitch! Our Connecting Communities Across the Globe Summer Program started this week. We are so excited to work, play, and learn with all of our 130 Apprentices this summer as we learn about the nations of Sierra Leone and South Korea!
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