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Young Artists at Work 15th Anniversary Kickstarter Fundraiser

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:00:18 +0000

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ybca/the-anniversary-print

Support a week-long printmaking master class that celebrates 15 years of Young Artists at Work and produces limited edition silkscreens for our backers!

The Story
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco developed a youth arts program fifteen years ago to give arts education opportunities to talented teen artists from underserved and disadvantaged communities. The program, called Young Artists at Work (YAAW), offers youth a hands-on experience in curating, art-making and media activism. The basic idea is simple: identify public schools where the arts programs have suffered the most, find students/budding artists at these schools who would benefit from the program, provide support and skills training to encourage the inner artist to flourish, and connect them to their immediate artistic community with a summer internship. Since the programs inception, over 300 young artists have participated in this program and they, in turn, have expanded the impact of the program to provided peer education to over 7,500 youth.

The Project
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the youth arts program, we would like to create a limited edition silkscreen print as part of a week-long master printmaking class for current and past YAAW students who have shown promise in the medium. These 15 students will use the state-of-the-art facilities at Kala Art Institute (www.kala.org) to further their design and printing skills. Each student will produce one 15×18 self-designed silkscreen as part of the class in addition to a limited edition 15×18 anniversary silkscreen in collaboration with artist and teacher, Josefina Jacquin (http://josefinajacquin.com/). Our goal is to raise $7,000 to pay for the artist and studio time, as well as the materials used in the printmaking process, transportation costs and shipping fees.

About Our Collaborators: Kala Art Institute and Josefina Jacquin
Kala Art Institute, founded in 1974 by Archana Horsting and Yuzo Nakano as an international workshop and forum for ideas, provides exceptional facilities to professional artists working in all forms of printmaking, digital media, photography, and book arts. Located in the former Heinz ketchup factory in West Berkeley since 1979, Kalas 8,500 square foot facility houses an extensive array of artmaking equipment, as well as a public exhibition gallery, an art library and an extensive print archive.

A native of Santa Marta, Colombia, Josefina Jacquin obtained her BA at San Francisco State University (1995), and her M.F.A. at The San Francisco Art Institute (1997). Josefina has consistently exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically at The de Young Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Museum of the Legion of Honor and in numerous institutions both in the United States and overseas. Her work has also been included in permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and The Museum of Modern Art in Cartagena, Colombia.

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Saturday Night Breakfast Nov. 22

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:00:17 +0000

I would have kept going if they weren’t so rude, tried joing/starting a convo and all I’d get is rooling eyes and walking away, I guess if ya don’t play you are disliked, nice people.

The Saturday Night Breakfast on Nov. 22nd, at the Ocean Side Community Arts Council in Parksville BC.
Sorry if I got some names wrong.

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CAP Saturday Music Program ’06 (Part 2)

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:52:14 +0000

The Community Arts Partnership’s Saturday Music Program, part of it’s Santa Clarita Valley Arts Partnership (SCVAP), meets every Saturday on the CalArts campus. Classes are taught by upper-class and graduate students from the CalArts School of Music. The program has fall and spring sessions, and it is open to junior high and high school students. And best of all, it’s totally FREE! This documentary is from the Spring 2006 Culminating Event at REDCAT Theater in downtown Los Angeles. For more information please go to calarts.edu/cap (Part 2 of 2)

Duration : 0:6:17

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People’s CORE Youth Media Arts Project 2nd Class Hi-Quality

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:43:58 +0000

For the last 10 years People’s CORE, a not-for-profit, community based organization, has been serving the communities of Los Angeles and the South Bay through the following programs: Community Health and Environmental Justice Advocacy, Resource Leadership Development Institute for the Youth, Immigrant Rights and Social Justice, Culture and Arts Enhancement, and other Special Projects. People’s CORE also initiated and continues to support the Filipino WWII Veteran’s struggle for justice and equity.

Duration : 0:2:56

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Y Art?

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:43:56 +0000

Prop Fest by Propel Youth Arts WA
The Hero Project worked with 15 young people and five youth arts workers at Propel Youth Arts WA in Perth to enable them to learn digital media and video production skills. This newly formed team created a short film in only four days to address an urgently needed service: a youth arts centre for Perth, to support young artists in the community.

Y ART?
That is the question for two Gen Y’ers who set out to prove that Perth doesn’t need a youth arts centre. This tongue-in-cheek documentary reflects on Perth’s vibrant youth arts scene, how to revitalise galleries and museums, and of course mining, monster trucks and shopping…

The Hero Project
The award-winning Hero Project empowerment program offers hands-on digital video training, resources, workshops, a community media festival & interactive website.
The training program is also available on DVD. Please visit www.directingthehero.com

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UWWS Community Connections Highlights 2006-07

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:43:22 +0000

The UW World Series is committed to the enrichment of our community through artist residencies and education activities. Each year the Community Connections program impacts thousands of children and adults, broadening arts access and understanding throughout our region. We offer Free Youth Matinees on the Meany stage, Pre-Show Conversations, Community Arts Forums and Lectures, Music In Schools and Master Classes for our campus and local community.

Duration : 0:5:26

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CAP/Plaza de la Raza Dance Program ’07 (Part 1)

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:33:18 +0000

This CAP program takes place at our partner site Plaza de la Raza located in Lincoln Park – 3540 N. Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031. For more information, please go to calarts.edu/cap or plazadelaraza.org or call 661-222-2708 Duration : … Continue reading →

CAP Saturday Music Program ’06 (Part 1)

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:36:29 +0000

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CAP/Plaza de la Raza Dance Program ’07 (Part 2)

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:23:12 +0000

Doorway – “A Place To Stay”

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:23:04 +0000

Urban Street Dance Video created by Young People supported by Doorway, a homeless charity in Bedworth, in conjunction with Community Arts Workshop.

Raising awareness of the realities of youth homelessness and challenges attitudes of those who believe it must be there fault.

Find the Doorway website at: http://doorway.org.uk/

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