VALT (Visual Arts Literacy Training)

VALT participants are able to interview to become a JXTALabs Apprentice.

What is a JXTALabs Apprentice?
Through our workforce development program, youth and young adults ages 14-21 are employed in year-round apprenticeships in art and design. Apprentices are trained and mentored by adult practicing artists, designers, and architects in five revenue-earning production studios, or JXTALabs.
 
In JXTALabs, apprentices work on real projects for JXTA clients, customers, and our campus. Successful completion of one VALT session is required in order to be eligible to interview for a paid apprenticeship in JXTALabs. The starting wage is $16/hr and apprentices work an average of 9 hrs/week in the school year. 

 
While students from around the Twin Cities participate in our programming, employment priority is given to Northside residents.