Walker Teen Programs are also supported by the Surdna Foundation and a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
i saw this on Yahoo. He teaches at NYU Tisch and is going to have this tiny camera in the back of his head for a year. Whoa!
On October 14, 2010 WACTAC put on the annual “Student Open House: Street Level” at the Walker Art Center. There, we met famed street artist, Swoon, who is known for creating wheatpaste prints and paper-cut figures that have been seen all around the country. We got to sit down with her and ask her about what her Top 5 lessons learned from working outside of school were. Edited by Henry Willette, 2010 WACTAC member
Hey everybody! The Minneapolis Photo Center is having a photography competition called : Woman As Photographer: Picturing Life As A Woman Women have been involved in photography since the start but often do not get the recognition as many famous photographers. The exhibit is about showing a women behind a camera and celebrating women photographers The themes or issues that relate to the photographs can be anything that relates to women today (i.e. political issues, social, challenging or emotional) So if you are a girl and own a camera or (borrow your friends), this is a great opportunity and a [...]
An Online Teen Photography Contest Inspired by Lee Friedlander: America By Car Master American photographer Lee Friedlander spent a decade exploring the United States in ordinary rental cars, capturing the unique American landscape in a fascinating series of photographs on view at the Whitney in the exhibition America By Car. Now, Youth Insights Leaders invite you to share your own photographs of America, taken from any form of transportation—car, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, you name it! The Photography En Route contest is open to teens ages 13-19 anywhere in the United States. Submit your best shot by November 27, 2010 [...]
tonight at 6pm at the soo visual arts center there are two new shows opening: soft chaos + half awake. the show in the main gallery, ‘soft chaos’ is an installation by david bowen and it involves moving blimps and houseflies!! but i don’t want to tell you too much about it because i dont want to spoil it for you! the second smaller show has work from me, sarah. you can find more info HERE: http://www.soovac.org/shows. the shows will be up until jan 2nd. additionally below is a little video previewing my part of the show: hope you see [...]
The 2011 Thespian Festival is a good place to get feedback on your work as well as network with other theatre students. Check the flyer or the website for more info.
In July 2010, Eyedea and Abilities performed at Open Exposure, a free outdoor concert that mixed emerging teen bands with established local favorites. Nearly 2,000 people gathered on the open field during the course of this daylong festival in support of teen artists, and the draw was in no small part due to Eyedea and Abilities’ presence. It was a huge honor to be able to work with such an instrumental contributor to hip hop. Mikey “Eyedea” Larsen’s death is a tragedy deeply felt among the local and national music community. If you would like to show your support to [...]
Canvas put together a solid schedule of workshops for your winter woes. For the illustrators: Kara Newbauer will be leading a drawing studio every monday 6:30-8. For Poets, MCs and writers: Quante will be leading a workshop focused on better writing skills as well as how to deal with the business side of music and writing. They have a bunch more, so make sure you check Canvas’s website for full schedule. To register, email canvas651@gmail.com or stop by the canvas headquarters at 1610 Hubbard Ave. St. Paul
November is National Novel Writing Month. Yay! http://www.nanowrimo.org/ <– This website has more information on what “NaNoWriMo” is…. And on the subject of the wondrous literary arts, Open Book is having their 10th annual “Tellabration” on the 27th at 10am; a festival of stories where they have all kinds of people come and tell tales and anecdotes about stuff. this year’s theme is Myth and History. To know more, click here: http://www.openbookmn.org/events.aspx Also, the new Harry Potter Movie comes out on the 19th. i’m gonna be one of those people there at midnight. woot woot! Don’t forget about the PCAE [...]
Sarah Sudoff- At the Hour of Our Death Sarah Sudoff is a photographer who, at the age of seventeen, lost a friend to suicide. While visiting his home the day after the news, she witnessed a clean up crew steam cleaning the carpet in his bedroom. All physical traces of the past 24 hours had literally been wiped away. Her latest series, entitled “At the Hour of Our Death,” takes a long look at Phillip Aries’ observation that “death’s invisibility enhances its terror”. Her photographs capture swatches of bedding, carpet and upholstery marked with the signs of the passing of [...]