Innovation Lab 2025
OMG Studios Innovation Lab is an interactive and evolving music, art and literature immersion project that will function as a cultural content creator hub. Participants will create a wide array of multimedia, inspired by the Twin Cities’ rich music and art culture.
Mission Statement
To provide a creative outlet for youth for music, art and literary expression, development, and education.
OMG Studios Cultural Sustainability Promise
Our work is centered around building cultural sustainability and community, where music and art are essential to human survival and development. We are driven by love for humanity and a desire to empower, nurture, and improve the health and wellness of youth and families in under-invested communities.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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2024 Innovation Lab Year In Review
We have so much to be grateful for this year! From opening our doors in February, to graduating our inaugural Youth Innovation Lab cohort. From releasing our fifth cultural film, to beginning production on the sixth (coming Juneteenth 2025). An unforgettable Celebration of Culture and Community at the Minnesota State Fair, including performances by Ludacris and T-Pain, Chance the Rapper, and Becky G. A special thank you to our partners and supporters for making the work we do in our communities possible, especially the investment in our youth. Which is why we are here at our 2025 Holiday Wrap Party to recognize the success of our Innovation Lab youth and to celebrate our beloved community who came along with us on this incredible journey.
Innovation Lab Programming
Registation Criteria:
This project will serve pre-teen and teenage youth (12-24) living in marginalized communities in the Twin Cities (MSP) metropolitan and throughout Great Minnesota online. These programs target children who need after-school activities and compensate for the lack of music and art education in many public schools. This project also addresses the arts’ succession crisis, specifically the deficit of mastery knowledge that should be passed down from generation-to- generation.
We have a few positions open for youth creative coaches (18-25) that will support and encourage youth throughout their creative journey.