David Dvorchak

AS220 Summer 2026 Intern - Darian! Mural by AS220 Youth Media Crew & Kendel

From June to August of this year, AS220 was honored to host an iProv Summer Fellow through the Swearer Center at Brown University. We could have not been happier with our student, Darian! He was a pleasure to work with, tackling everything from social media…

In the non-profit world, it can be easy to focus on tracking statistics and numbers. Numbers provide an easily-digestable way to try to share an organization’s impact – the positive effects that our work has on the community – and to prove that we’re a cause worth investing in. One non-profit consultancy website lists no less than 25 different metrics that an organization should be tracking: number of people served, percentage of budget spent on programs, email open rate, board engagement, etc.

I…

Cooking Crew member Fenelys (front) plates sticky chicken under the supervision of Chef Bean (rear)

Running a restaurant isn’t easy. AS220 has offered a variety of food options since the ‘90s, from a cafe counter to a sit-down eatery. In alignment with the values of our youth program, our kitchen also offered entry-level jobs and training to young people. Even in the best of times, it…

Since the beginning, artists have gathered and organized at AS220 in order to create the world they needed to exist. This spirit of collaboration to bring about new realities remains crucial to the AS220 community today. One of the many ways we support this spirit is by offering affordable studios that allow artists to sustain their practice and take part in a creative ecosystem. 

That’s why we’re excited to announce the Creative Justice Lab: a group of neighboring studio spaces for artists and…

AS220 Co-Executive Directors Anjel Newmann (L), Shauna Duffy (R).

I am writing to you today with both bittersweet and exciting news for the future of AS220. 

AS220’s Co-Executive Director, Shauna Duffy, has informed the Board of Directors that she will be stepping down from her role after 11 years of service. Shauna has been…

Alex Simmons (left) rocks the Black Box while Aidan Simmons screams. Photo by Liz Tierney.

I had the pleasure of hosting Alex Simmons as an intern at AS220 for two semesters when he was a student at The Met High School in 2024-2025. Simmons family history with AS220 runs deep. Alex's father has been…

Marc Leclair (left) teaching a guitar pedal workshop at SynthCube. Photo by Rob Flynn.

For the past couple years, Marc Leclair of CRAM Audio Technologies has taught DIY music electronics workshops at AS220 (and in other places around New England), helping folks build guitar pedals, hand-held…