Youth Workshops
The Asian Arts Initiative hosts a series of ongoing yearly
youth workshops. By providing art-making opportunities and a safe
space for Asian American teens, we hope that teens will have a chance
to explore and express their experiences and connect with others in
their community. Projects over the years have included theater, spoken
word, poetry, writing, documentary video, narrative film, short video,
drawing/painting, mural making, hip-hop dance, DJ techniques, and many
more. Most of the youth workshops run after school or on weekends
during the academic year from September through June, generally with
three ongoing weekly workshops and occasional one-day workshops.
Through these workshops, we hope that teens will:
- Develop greater understanding of their own and each others
experience
- Be able to express their personal stories and how they
relate to a larger social context
- Develop critical thinking skills through dialogue
- Find ways to incorporate their experience and understanding
into their art
- Demonstrate improvement in specific artistic skills
- Pursue further opportunities for community-based arts in
the future
Current Programs
VIDEO-EDITING
APPRENTICESHIP
Application deadline: August 10
Get the application here.
The Asian Arts Initiative is seeking 4 youth apprentices to edit and
finish a video project in summer 2009.
Under the supervision of a professional filmmaker, the apprentices will
engage in an intensive weeklong video-editing workshop from August 17
to August 21. Projects will include PSA videos, short videos,
and possibly a short documentary. In return, the apprentices
each will be provided with a $100 stipend. Video-editing
experience and storytelling skills are strongly preferred.
Applicants must submit a short statement explaining their interest. For
more information, please contact Toni (toni@asianartsinitiative.org or
215.557.0455).
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The Asian Arts Initiative hosts
in collaboration with the
City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program:
Big Picture:
a year-long mural-making
workshop for youth
July 6 to August 14, 2009
Monday to Friday: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
This workshop is free and open to all interested youth ages 10-18.
Register Now! Contact Toni at
215.557.0455
toni@asianartsinitiative.org
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Youth Lounge
July 7 to August 13, 2009
Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2 - 5 p.m.
Located at the Asian Arts Iniative
1219 Vine St., Philadelphia PA
For more information, contact Toni at
215.557.0455
toni@asianartsinitiative.org
Past Programs
Chinatown Youth Radio Philadelphia
July 28th - August 15th, 2008
Join Chinatown Youth Radio Philadelphia as they embark on their second
session of ChYRP programming! Engaging young people with radio
production, ChYRP seeks to inspire a new generation of student
journalists to think more critically about their community and the
world around them and to become more effective and informed leaders of
tomorrow, while filling in the longstanding gap of mainstream
media’s coverage of the Asian American community.
http://chyrp.wordpress.com/


Youth-Produced Videos
View clippings of the videos produced by the teens involved in the
Youth Arts Workshop. Most of these videos were produced as part
of workshops which taught teens how to use video cameras and
editing software, providing them access to another media to document
their stories and the Philadelphia communities.
Please download
Quicktime Movie Player to view these video clips.