CLASSES
JOIN THE MADNESS
SUMMER SESSION: THE WEEK OF JUNE 24 – THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2024
~* 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. *~
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 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
PROGRAM FULL/APPLICATIONS CLOSED
WATTZ UP! Radio Program
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
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
YOLLO LAB
Yollo Lab ... Art Vending
Silvia Morales | Yollo Lab is a creative studio for young artists interested in beginning their artistic careers. Yollo Lab is equipped with different supplies, printers, paints, all to encourage your experimentation and art making. By the end of the six weeks, you’ll have finished paintings, art prints, stickers, and/or buttons that you will be able to sell at art markets and other vending opportunities. We hope to connect to a local fest in Little Village to give you the opportunity to vend!
MONDAY/TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 12:30-4:30 at Barrett Park 2022 W Cermak Rd.
AGES 16-22 (must be enrolled in CPS high school or graduated in the Spring of 2024 to apply)
FUNKY FOTOS
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)
PROGRAM FULL/APPLICATIONS CLOSED
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
APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED
YOUNG RUN CHI
Young Run Chi
Crystal Rosales | Young Run Chi is a journey of running, entrepreneurship and creativity.
MONDAY/TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 8:00-12:00 at the National Museum of Mexican Art: 1852 W 19th St.
AGES 14-15
PUBLIC ART
Public Art
Liz “Bel” Reyes | Learn from local graffiti and mural artist Bel! This is an opportunity to work on your personal art practice while working alongside other young artists. We will experiment with materials, have field trips to galleries and museums, learn from other local artists, and work in collaboration with each other✨
MONDAY/TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 12:00-5:00 at THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER 78 E Washington St
APPLICATIONS CLOSED