T.A.G. (Teen Art Gallery) is an organization that puts together gallery shows composed of works done by talented young American artists ages 12-19. The next show is coming up in 2012 and will take place at a New York City gallery. They are currently looking for submissions of art work from talented young artists across the country.  They’re open to a wide variety of arts including sculpture, photography, poetry, paintings, animation, comic-art, video art, installations, drawing, performance art, etc. Submission Deadline is February 1. For more info, check out their page on submitting .

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New York University Tisch School of the Arts is now accepting applications for the 2012 summer high school program! Current high school sophomores and juniors have an opportunity to spend four weeks in New York City, Dublin or Singapore.  Students earn six college credits and receive professional training in acting, dramatic writing, filmmaking, musical theatre, photography and imaging, or recorded music. Class time is coupled with the arts and culture of the host city, including visits to ethnic neighborhoods, museums, theatrical productions, concerts and screenings. Application Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2012 Program Dates: July 9-August 12, 2012 Need-based scholarships are [...]

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I spoke to Jenny Jenkins today who is looking for teen(or non-teen) volunteers to help out with a mural project in Powderhorn Park Neighborhood. Above is a picture of artist Richard Barlow’s past mural project in 2009 who is leading the project. Read below for the details!   Volunteers wanted to assist artist Richard Barlow with a graffiti abatement mural at Acme Awning in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood. Duties will include assisting artist with surface prep (pressure washing, priming); layout of design grid; and painting and clear coating of the mural design. Duties may include supply pickup and other errands [...]

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We, WACTAC, want to be your friend… and friends of your friends…and friends of their friends…we want to be everyones friend! Accept our invitation by registering to attend Friend Request! Check out below for details. Connect offline in an outdoor quest for the ultimate social networking site: a dance party for you and all your friends, complete with live music from local favorites! In this scavenger hunt based around social connections, teams complete challenges located in various stations near the Walker Art Center, collecting clues along the way to the final party. Register here to play, no later than May 6th. Activities are for teens [...]

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Swoon is a street artist from New York City. Swoon went to school in New York thinking she wouldn’t stay there long because she travels a lot, but she went because she couldn’t find a place that was dirty enough or loud enough. She felt like she needed to be in the center of the world, and that was New York City.  Swoon started doing her street art in 1999. She wheatpaste these prints around the city or anywhere she can.  Most of Swoon’s art consists of lines and cut outs of portraits of people she takes pictures of.  She [...]

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Every year up to 150 of the nation’s most talented 17-18 year old artists, spanning nine disciplines, converge in Miami for YoungArts Week. Selected from up to 7,000 applicants from across the country, this week long gathering provides gifted young artists with life-changing artistic enrichment experiences. Master classes with internationally renowned artists, workshops, interdisciplinary activities, performances and exhibitions, YoungArts Week has it all. It is designed to support students at a critical juncture in their lives, and encourage their decision to pursue a career in the arts. Benefits include: $500,000 in total monetary awards $10,000 Gold Awards, $5,000 Silver Awards [...]

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This Saturday and all Saturdays to come, me and some friends of mine from Main Street School of Performing Arts in Hopkis are planning music shows every weekend  in Minnetonka at the Living Waters Market. The Venue serves delicious food, including some of the best pizza I have ever tasted. Anyone can come and anyone can play. Admission is free to every show, and every show is an all ages show. We are going on our third week this week, and it has been a great success, all we need are musicians, so if you are interested email livingwatersmarket@comcast.net or call 952.938.1929 about details on [...]

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The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) presents the 2010 Student Open House: Street Level. Thursday, October 14 From posters and graffiti to stencils and wheat pasting, this year’s Student Open House draws on the open air galleries of the streets. Stop in to check out a film, artist talk, or to create your own mud graffiti at the Walker! Art-Making: Mobile Murals Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab, 5-9 Juxtaposition Arts, a non-profit arts organization for youth based in North Minneapolis, will be leading a graffiti-inspired activity with t-shirts and stencils. Come check out this cool organization, and take [...]

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Featuring Tapes ‘N Tapes, Eyedea & Abilities, and Total Babe Sunday, July 11, 1–9 pm Free Walker Open Field/Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Soak in the sun and take in the sounds of TAPES ‘N TAPES, EYEDEA & ABILITIES, TOTAL BABE, Justin Wulf, BubbleTeeth, and Wolf Mountain on the Walker’s rolling hillside. This daylong festival of music brings high school musicians into the mix with established bands, rappers, and performers. In addition to featured acts on the main stage, bring your best music mixes to trade in a MIX TAPE EXCHANGE (5:30 pm), create your own musical instruments in our ART-MAKING TENT [...]

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Come and support young musicians under the age of 20! THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 6-10 PM at the BEAT COFFEEHOUSE 6 pm Diving for Illusions 7 pm Cat & Fox 8 pm Wolf Mountain 9 pm Howler SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 6-10 PM at the DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE 6 pm Nice Purse 7 pm The Beloved Kings 8 pm Faith Boblett 9 pm BubbleTeeth SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 6-10 PM at ECLIPSE RECORDS 6 pm The Burn Aways 7 pm Sons of St. Francis 8 pm Enable Mind 9 pm Just Wulf

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DO YOU WANT PLAY WITH TAPES ‘N TAPES AND EYEDEA & ABILITIES? DEADLINE: Friday, June11 Send in your music for a chance to perform at three showcases (see below) around the Twin Cities. Three select bands will go on to play with Tapes ‘N Tapes and Eyedea & Abilities at the Open Exposure Festival at the Walker Art Center on July 11. To enter: email your MP3s or URL to teenprograms@walkerart.org. For more info call 612.375.7683. OPEN EXPOSURE SHOWCASE SERIES Leading up to Open Exposure, the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) is hosting three showcases highlighting some of [...]

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Don’t delay, fill out your WACTAC application today! The deadline has been extended to Monday, July 12!  Call 612.375.7683 or email teenprograms@walkerart.org if you have any questions.

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    Franklin Art Works, a visual and performing arts center in Minneapolis, is hosting 8 weeks of free Saturday photography workshops for local high school students ages 15 to 18. The courses are taught by 9 former McKnight Photography Fellowship recipients, including Xavier Tavera, Peter Haakon-Thompson, Wing Young Huie and Monica Haller, covering a topic of the instructor’s choice. Workshops take place each Saturday from 1-4pm starting June 5th through July 31st at a variety of locations across the Twin Cities. At the end of each workshop you’ll work with instructors to select one photograph that will be printed and framed [...]

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1. Apply for WACTAC 2. Call for High School Bands & Rappers 3. Open Exposure All Ages Showcases 4. Open Exposure Festival featuring Tapes ‘N Tapes and Eyedea & Abilities 1. WALKER ART CENTER TEEN ARTS COUNCIL (WACTAC) APPLICATION Application Deadline: Friday, June 4, 2010 WACTAC is a group of 12 high school students who work with the Walker to produce programming that connects teenagers to contemporary art and artists. Past projects have included: teen art exhibitions, performances, film screenings, artist talks, workshops, and events, marketing materials. Meetings are held weekly during the school year and last approximately 90 minutes. [...]

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Nice Purse updated their MySpace with four newly recorded tracks (recorded in studio with So TM records!) off their upcoming album “Black Medal” Go check it out! http://www.myspace.com/pantherbolt

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SPNN is looking for youth to apply for paid position. Students make videos and get paid to do it!

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Rainforest Action Netwrok (RAN) is sponsoring an art contest and exhibition featuring work that increases public awareness of General Mills’ use of socially and environmentally unsustainable palm oil sources. Clever spoofs and biting satire are encouraged. Through popular vote and an ultimate decision by jury, one piece in the exhibition will be featured by RAN in coordination with campaign action in a billboard or public installation. Other winners will receive awards in the form of gift certificates and tickets to local businesses.  Tarnish&Gold Gallery in Minneapolis hosts the exhibition reception May 1st. For more information on how to submit work [...]

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Walker Art Center Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6:30 PM April 6 -29 $35 (scholarships available) Open to high school students only. Don’t ask for permission, do it yourself! Start your own underground press during this month-long workshop for high school students at the Walker Art Center. The class will be taught by former Walker designer Alex DeArmond (http://alexdearmond.com). Students will make a zine, a small scale publication, and explore the world of independent publishing through self-created and repurposed content. To register send the following information to teenprograms@walkerart.org First Name: Last Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: Email: Age: School: Questions? Call [...]

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THIS IS NOT A WALKER EVENT, please email all inquiries to maiamaiden@yahoo.com ROOTED: Hip Hop Choreographers’ Evening An evening dedicated to Hip Hop dance and its’ roots; showcasing high school, emerging, and established choreographers! Calling artists in the following styles: African, Breaking, Chicago House, Krumping, Latin, Locking, New Skool, New York House, Old Skool, Popping, Step,Tap, and Much More! High Schooland College students welcome!! Auditions: Monday April 26 and Tuesday April 27, 7-9pm at Patrick’s Cabaret 3010 Minnehaha Ave S., Mpls, MN 55407 Applicants can also send a DVD to Patrick’s Cabaret 3010 Minnehaha Ave S. Mpls, MN 55407 Interested? More [...]

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WACTAC Alumni Jasmine Omorogbe is organizing a conference that features a ton of people that WACTAC has worked with in the past – performer/dancer Mark Bamuthi Joseph, writer/acitvist Bakari Kitwana, and Sha Cage from the Minnesota Spoken Word Association (MNSWA).  It a great line up and the best part is that it’s super cheap – $10!  Click here to register.

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