On Aug. 7, the sixth annual “summer programs” of the nonprofit ART 180 open at its Atlas Gallery in Jackson Ward. “[It means] protecting communities that are important to you,” explains former ART 180 student turned teacher Niyah McGee-Hawkins. ART 180 was co-founded by Marlene Paul and Kathleen Lane in 1998. Multimedia artist and ART 180 mentor Brian Cannady II organized the last youth showcase with McGee-Hawkins. … ART 180 gave me a community of friends and peers that is very special to me, like family.”