CLASSES

CLASSES

CLASSES

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SPRING SESSION: THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26 – THE WEEK OF MAY 11, 2023

~* Email us at yollocalli@nmmart.org for more additional info and questions. Sign up for programs below! All programs are FREE, and most youth who are enrolled in our programs are PAID a stipend for their participation and completion. *~

SONIC VIBES

Sonic Vibes- Radio & Video Series of Live Music

Charly Garcia & Emmanuel Ramirez | Sonic Vibes participants will become radio and video production experts! They will engage in different interview approaches, learning how to interview local and international artists and have the experience of working with technology and audio/visual equipment. Participants will have hands on experience with behind the scenes magic on video, radio, and music event production . During the session teens will visit spaces and speak with special guests and artists; learning from their knowledge and experience with video production and radio. They will then use their gained knowledge and creativity to create fun and engaging radio and video content that will be shared through the platforms Lumpen Radio and Lumpen TV

 

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 4:30-7:30 @ YOLLOCALLI 2801 S RIDGEWAY AVE

AGES 14-18

STREET ART STUDIO

Street Art Studio- Visual Art Applied to Public Art Projects

Mario Mena | ‘Street Art Studio’ program participants explore a variety of street art styles, learning the historical context of diverse street art aesthetics through documentaries, photographs, field trips, and conversations with guest artists. Teens will explore their own art style in context to themselves, the environment and social issues; learning techniques such as wheat pasting, sticker making, graffiti lettering and mural making. Participants will learn how to work in a studio environment, from organizing the space, to best practices in the studio, along with skills that lead to a mural design. Youth will learn how to work with clients’ expectations for a project, creating mural drafts and ultimately designing a final sketch for a mural in the community. Youth will also be visiting local artists to see how these professional artists maintain their studios and to learn from their process in creating designs for projects/murals. Field trips to museums, galleries, and mural tours will help teen inspiration in their designs.

MONDAY/TUESDAY 4:30-7:30 @ YOLLOCALLI 2801 S RIDGEWAY AVE

AGES 14-18

GRAFFITI MURAL PROJECT

Graffiti Mural Project- History, Culture, Creation of Public Art

Liz ‘Bel’ Reyes | ‘Graffiti Mural Project’ program participants work alongside a local graffiti artist to develop their own graffiti letters and style. Throughout the session, participants will learn about graffiti mural making, watch documentaries and read text related to the art form. Teens will work individually and collaboratively on projects such as canvas paintings; learning and developing graffiti letter styles and techniques through the use of sculpture, markers, acrylics, and spray paint to help produce a graffiti based mural

 

 

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 5:00-7:30 @ The Rauner YMCA 2700 S Western Ave

AGES 14-18

YOUR STORY, YOUR WAY

Your Story, Your Way- Journalism & Radio Production

August Abitang & Brian Cruz | Have something to say? Gain hands-on technical experience in script & creative writing, produce your own audio story, become an indie reporter, learn audio & radio production, and hear yourself LIVE on the radio!

 

This program will meet virtually and in-person.

TUESDAY/THURSDAY 5:00-7:00 @ VIRTUAL

AND SATURDAY 10:00-2:00 @ IN PERSON, LOCATIONS VARY

AGES 14-24

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

FUNKY FOTOS

Funky Foto- A Visual Narrative Through Photography

Alfonso Monroy | Calling all funky photographers! 📸 Funk Camera Flex participants are taught alternative process and experimental photography skills such as camera obscura, cyanotypes, among others. Participants will also learn about digital cameras, advanced photo/video editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and using studio lighting equipment and techniques in their photography. Throughout the session, teens will visit galleries, explore museums, have conversations with guest artists, and develop their own style of capturing images

MONDAY/TUESDAY 4:30-7:30 @ YOLLOCALLI 2801 S RIDGEWAY AVE

AGES 14-18

YOLLO LAB

Yollo Lab ... Art Vending

CLAÜ (she/her/ella/ellas) | YolloLab has open studio days and workshop days!

YolloLab program description pending

SCHEDULE PENDING @ YOLLOLAB LOCATED IN THE BARRETT PARK FIELD HOUSE 2022 W CERMAK RD, PILSEN

OPEN STUDIO | NOT PAID | AGES 14-24

YOUTH COUNCIL

Youth Council- Teen Night and Art Market

Whitney Ross |  Youth Council is out of session for now, as we are planning for our Anti Valentine’s Day event happening February 9 at the National Museum of Mexican Art. For more information about this event and tickets, click HERE

We will be back soon!

 

Email: whitney@nmmart.org for any questions or concerns!