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 continue to develop designs for a mural in the Brighton Park neighborhood, which would be completed throughout the session. This design will be based on the environment, community, and a continuing exploration of their identity as artists. Young people will develop their painting skills, and at the end of the session will be able to say they completed a mural!

MONDAY/TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 8:00-12:00 at Yollocalli Arts Reach 2801 S Ridgeway Ave

AGES 14-15

Wattz Up! Radio Program

Charly Garcia, Emmanuel Ramirez, Brian Cruz | ATTENTION ALL MEDIA MOGULS!!! “Wattz Up!” aims to create a media team to venture around Chicago and cover musical and cultural events around the city! You can focus on reporting and interviewing, audio/video producing and recording, or story telling and content curation!

 

This program will meet virtually and in-person.

SCHEDULE AND LOCATION TBA

AGES 16-24

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Youth Council

Whitney Ross | Join us this summer to take over the Courtyard of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Create an installation for the Day of the Dead exhibition ✨

MONDAY/TUESDAY 12:30-4:30 in person at Yollocalli Arts Reach, THURSDAY/FRIDAY 1:30-4:00 Virtually

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

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Funky Foto- A Visual Narrative Through Photography

TBA | 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/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 12:30-4:30 at Yollocalli Arts Reach 2801 S Ridgeway Ave

AGES 16-22 (must be enrolled in CPS high school or graduated in the Spring of 2024 to apply)

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

 

 

APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Public Art

TBA | Work in collaboration with a local artist and other young people to design and paint a mural in the community!✨

 

SCHEDULE AND LOCATION TBA

APPLICATIONS CLOSED