After-School and Youth Enrichment
We provide year-round enrichment for Binghampton youth through vibrant after-school programs, spring activities and summer camps. Participants engage in painting, sculpture, mural-making, music, dance, garden-based projects and collaborative workshops that develop artistic skills while building teamwork and inspiring confidence.
2026 Spring After-School
Register today! Spaces still available!
January 13 - May 14
The Carpenter Art Garden’s Seeds of Peace after school program is the major component in carrying out our mission. This program serves the Binghampton community through art, mindfulness, urban farming workshops, and youth entrepreneurship. Our program creates a safe and supportive environment where participants can engage in meaningful art based activities that promote personal growth, community bonding and sustainable living.
This year we are offering many new and amazing opportunities through themed programming days:
Arts Tuesday - Photography workshops taught by a professional photographer will be included.
Work It Out Wednesdays - Chaperoned bike riding on the Green Line returns!
Performance Art Thursdays - Ballet classes at Collage Dance Collective and drumming have been added to our mix of enrichment opportunities.
Youth Workforce Development
Carpenter Art Garden offers youth hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, product development and sales through our vocational and apprenticeship programs. We also offer youth paid hourly position that support or facilities and program operations, as well as teen art apprenticeships that provide meaningful paid work and practical skills.
Makers Club
Registration Open - Programming starts January 21, 2026
Students in in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade who are interested in art and creativity can put these skill to work by learning how to market and sell the pieces they make. Students will also help and earn income from making the unique Grizz Hearts yard signs that are see throughout Memphis.
Teen Job Hub
The Teen Job Hub employs Art Garden youth who are prepared for more responsibility. When we ask applicants why they want to work at the Art Garden they say they want to work with people they love, be in a space where they feel supported, and do work that is fun and that they feel is important for the neighborhood.
Some of the opportunities have been grant-supported work — including the design and production of artwork for Mosaic Garden and Orchard, the Welcome to Binghampton Mural and the Tillman Sculpture Park,
For upcoming opportunities, please contact the CAG administrative office at 901.249.3577.
Community Gardens
Our gardens offer hands-on skills training and education, meaningful community building, and a welcoming space where families can access fresh, health food. We harvest and sell produce through out the Binghampton neighborhood and the greater Memphis Community, with the goal of expanding to supply local restaurants and famers’ markets.
Community Outreach
Through initiatives sponsored by the Carpenter Art Garden, like holiday meals, neighborhood festivals and family art programs, we provide meaningful experience, build relationships and meet immediate community needs. Our community outreach events and programs serve more than 1,000 Binghampton residents each year.
Events in 2025 included a Neighborhood Night Out, the Harvest Festival, a Paint and Chill party, the Holiday Hampline Parade, and a Turkey Give-away.
Cheers to all who participated in the 2025 Holiday Hampline Parade
More than 200 families received turkeys and side items for their Thanksgiving meal