"When Words Don't Work, Paint Does."
"When Words Don't Work, Paint Does."

Art is such an immediate way of communicating, because it bypasses language and gets to the essence of an idea. During the second week of the CAW Summer Public Art Youth Employment Program, our Youth Apprentices explored the power of symbols to tell a complex story.

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Programming, Public Art Youth Employment ProgramScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerCreative Art Worksyouth employment, youth development, creative youth development, education, Art, aprrenticeship, public art youth employment program, SYEP, summer, multimedia, student photography
A Portrait of the Artist as a Youth Apprentice
A Portrait of the Artist as a Youth Apprentice

CAW returns to our roots in the heart of East Harlem. This neighborhood, also know as El Barrio, has a long tradition of expressing its vibrant culture through public art. Youth Apprentices will be painting a large-scale mural on the east-facing exterior wall of the Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA). But before they start on the wall, they will participate in a number exercises to sharpen their skills.

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Public Art Youth Employment Program, Summer Programs, Multimedia, ProgrammingScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerRenaissance School of the Artsart, stud, summer, apprentice, aprrenticeship, public art youth employment program, SYEP, youth employment, youth development, creative youth development, education, multimedia, self-portrait Comment
Looking at the World from Both Sides of the Camera
Looking at the World from Both Sides of the Camera

The Creative Art Works Multimedia Team is in a unique position. These young people - along with their teaching artists - are charged with telling the authentic stories that emerge from our  Public Art Youth Employment Program and to observe and interpret what develops from the interplay of art-making, youth employment, and community engagement. But since the Multimedia team is a CAW employment program in its own right, these Youth Apprentices will be telling their own stories as well, through photography, video, reporting, and blogging. 

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Public Art Youth Employment Program, Multimedia, Summer Programs, ProgrammingKaren JolicoeurAtrium Shops and CafésArt, youth development, creative youth development, SYEP, multimedia, student photography, summer, education, youth employment, public art youth employment program, apprentice, aprrenticeship Comments