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August 1st — The Urban Arts Gallery buzzed with excitement as Spy Hop students took over a section of this incredible local spot to showcase their creativity for Pixel Gallery. The main event for the evening? The debut of a brand new video game, Dig! Shovel! Go!, which the Power Up! students have spent the last year bringing to life through

On the warm evening of July 18th, Soundwell was packed with community supporters, family, and friends, all eager to cheer on young musical artists for their final performances as part of the Resonate and Musicology programs at Spy Hop. This show, Heatwave, was the final hurrah and celebration of the album releases from two exceptional music groups: SLC F8 and

Spy Hop has been selected to receive a $325,000 grant from the NBA Foundation for programmatic support and to strengthen Spy Hop’s Amplify Black Youth Voice Initiative. The initiative increases Black youth and young adult engagement with Spy Hop’s free media arts mentorships in film, music, audio, and design and leverages Phase 2 Productions, Spy Hop’s video production company, to uplift Black-owned businesses and community partnerships.

Reel Stories is Spy Hop’s longest running film program! Students in this class spend three weeks writing, planning, and filming their own short films that speak to who they are and what they’re interested in. This class culminates in a community screening at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Check out this year’s films, read a bit about each filmmaker, and

Spy Hop has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This prestigious recognition will support our Sending Messages program, which has been empowering at-risk youth and those in the juvenile justice system to tell their stories creatively through podcasting since 2010. Amplifying Youth VoicesSending Messages is a perfect example of our mission in action:

Spy Hop is always thrilled to attend SheTech! This year, Mercedes and Liz, Spy Hop’s design teaching artists, held an animation workshop for students to attend. Check out the GIFs they created as they learned about creating backgrounds, building characters, designing movement, squishing and shaping, and adding fun detail to bring their animations to life!  You can also watch each

We are super psyched to share an exciting update about summer 2024 at Spy Hop! This summer, we’re expanding the free teen programs we offer (ages 12 – 19) and we’ve extended our summer camps to be 2 weeks long (ages 9 – 12)! FREE TEEN SUMMER PROGRAMS (AGES 12 – 19) Registration for any of our free teen summer programs opens