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The lights are off. Tall aluminum cabinets sit cracked open, teeming with brushes, markers and paper. Tubes of paint stand on tabletops, their caps screwed on tight. Folding chairs, stacked up like bricks, leave the two collapsible tables to stand alone in the middle of the floor.

The Art In Reality classroom, just weeks ago a mecca for artistic teens, is now vacant

AIR is a free program within the City’s Parks and Recreation Department that offers a variety of visual and performing arts classes to teens, ages 13 to 21. Opportunities range from aerosol art, to DJ School, to fashion.