City Lights uses the arts and humanities as a platform for amplifying young voices, promoting civic engagement, and increasing college access opportunities through school/university collaborations.
Since 2014, we have delivered free arts education programming to more than 7,000 students, ages 10-18, in Greater Boston.
PROGRAMS
City Lights Writing Collaborative
Our writing programs connect high school students with undergraduate near peers, professional writers, and local artists, exploring themes of identity and community through various narrative forms.
Boston Shakespeare Project
Our after-school programs offer middle school students exciting encounters with Shakespeare in text and performance.
YOUTH VOICES
WATCH THE VIDEO
Narrative Crossings: Exploring Identity and Voice with Local Youth
Click below to see the student work featured
in our Voices journal.