A KC non-profit is trying to intervene in kids' lives before it's too late.
As the name implies, ArtsTech empowers young people through art and technology. The group partners with the city, COMBAT and the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Paseo Academy Graduate Felix Maull, who first came to ArtsTech when he was 14, is one of the program's success stories.
"I think literally when I began art, the first thing I wanted to do was draw a face," Maull said while sitting in front of one of his creations.
Faces figure prominently in his work, as do the vivid hues of a sunset. The eyes are often larger than life.
"This is me making eyes the way that I think they should look versus how they are," Maull explained.
When Maull started at ArtsTech, he was enrolled in the digital literacy program, where he learned about repairing computers. After mastering the technology side of things, Maull drifted to the arts.
