Posts tagged youth voice
Don't Be Afraid to Start Something
Don't Be Afraid to Start Something

“I think that a lot of people are scared to start. I know a lot of people here were scared to start painting, because they were afraid to mess up the mural, because this was a project for the people. But I think it's okay to try new things. And it's okay to just let yourself have fun while working. You always want to make sure that you're doing a good job, but you can still have fun and not stress yourself out so much. I feel like you should do something that you actually care about, because you get more out of it, just emotionally and mentally and physically. You enjoy it more.”

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Scott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerThe CrossingLMRelationships, LMStrongerCommunities, LMDevelopmentPartners, youth apprentice, youth voice, youth employment, youth development, creative art works, creative youth development, CAWorks4NYC, creativeartworks, summerjobs2021
Hear Some Art
Hear Some Art

Students in Creative Art Works’ Digital Design class at PS/MS 278 took a deep dive into manipulating images and text. Students worked in Pixlr, a free software similar to Adobe Photoshop. Each project focused on a specific aspect of digital design, including collage, masking, and manipulating type. The results were beautiful, surreal, funny, and often thought-provoking. Presented within is a selection of artwork along with some recorded statements by the artists themselves.

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public speaking, out-of-school time, OST, middles school, graphic arts, cartoons, CASA, after-schoolBrian RicklinPS/ms 278art education, Art, engagement, CASA, ost, out-of-school, youth development, youth voice, publicspeaking
Finding an outlet for her creativity and her big imagination
Finding an outlet for her creativity and her big imagination

“My art doesn’t always need to be perfect; however, it always needs to have some type of meaning behind it. I work with many types of mediums. I don’t like sticking with just one. I love using markers because they make my drawings more vibrant and colorful. I also love using watercolors because painting with them is fun and interesting to use. I take my time with each drawing. I like to include a lot of details, colors and value into each art piece. I like my art to be eye candy and to appeal to others.”

— CAW Character Design Intern Tiffany Depeña

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characterdesign, cartooning, cartoons, empowerment, graphic arts, high school, out-of-school time, videogamesScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerCreative Art Worksart education, intern, character, design, youth voice, creative youth development, caw4kids, caw, creativeartworks
Student Voice Revealed
Student Voice Revealed

“Equality is my main thing.”

Maria Castro is in the seventh grade at Hamilton Grange Middle School and a participant in Creative Art Works in-school digital art program, where she has been creating posters that promote social justice issues that matter to her. Maria says her opinions have been shaped by her family and her teachers, but she has also been influenced by the social upheaval happening around the world in recent years.

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empowerment, graphic arts, in-school, middle school, mixed media, Multimedia, public speaking, social justiceBrian RicklinCreative Art Workart education, Art, arts, girl power, DOE, Harlem, interview, youth development, youth voice, BLM, in-school, HGMS, Hamilton Grange, middle school, Mark Levine, student, student voice, pixlr, remote, arts education