How do today’s young people view their families, friends and their neighborhoods? How do they deal with meeting different kinds of people? How can a camera help kids learn a new skill and see the community around them with a fresh perspective?

The Arab American National Museum’s SURA Arts Academy – a 2008 winner of the prestigious Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities – helps local middle school students learn to interact with an increasingly diverse world. The free program offers the use of a digital camera, professional instruction, field trips and discussions conducted in a safe, welcoming environment, during academic-year and summer-camp sessions.

For more on SURA Arts Academy, call 313.624.0120.

In the Lower Level Gallery through Feb. 3, 2013; free with Museum admission.