The Cloud Foundation seeks teens (ages 14 – 19) attending Boston-area Public high schools who want to explore performance, visual art, film, and media and who are ready to try something new! Check out free after-school and weekend arts and performance opportunities for Boston teens… at the end of September!
We’re hiring! The Cloud Foundation’s Teen Curatorial Program gives teens attending metro-Boston public high schools a chance to critically consider their peers’ works of art, film, and performance, and to conceptualize and create a teen event series. The Teen Visual Art, Spoken Word, and Film Curators work with professional artists to create exhibitions, film screenings, and spoken word performances, and to design marketing and pro motional materials. The curatorial groups jointly design and coordinate the YouthFusion event series, which brings more than 300 young artists and perfo rmers and over 1,000 audience members to Cloud Place every year. All Teen Curators are paid a monthly stipend.
The Teen Visual Art Curators meet on Mondays from 3:30 – 6:00 at Cloud Place
The Teen Film Curators meet on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 6:00 at Cloud Place
The Teen Spoken Word Curators meet Fridays from 3:30 – 6:00 at Cloud Place
Learn more and apply.
Free art and performance workshops for teens led by local, professional artists in the Cloud Place studio, media lab, and performance space at 647 Boylston St. in Boston.
To apply, download an application form and email it to: info@cloudfoundation.org or fax it to 617.262.2848. Application deadline is September 29th.
Contemporary Dance
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30 – 6:00pm | September 23 – December 18, 2008
This semester-long class will focus on dance and movement as a means of self -expression. Each class will include a lesson in technique from various disciplines including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and modern dance with emphasis on understanding basic movement vocabulary.
Performance Art
Wednesdays 3:30 – 6:00 | October 1 – December 17, 2008
Don’t confuse performance art with theater! Performance artists create live actions using the body to promote (or provoke) a response from their audienc e. This workshop will look at different ways to approach an audience, and will explore creating work for different types of audiences: public, private,solo, and digital.
Art As Process
Saturdays 10:30 – 3:30 (lunch provided) | October 4 – December 13, 2008
A transformative visual art workshop for young people who want the challenge of investigating new and unique ways of making art and expressing their own ideas visually. The workshop explores painting, drawing, sculpture, and other media with an eye toward combining materials in unusual ways.
Digital Animation
Saturdays 10:30 – 2:30 (lunch provided) | October 18 – December 13, 2008
This 8-week workshop introduces teens to the principles of digital animation, from flipbooks, to pixilation, to stop-motion, to claymation and puppetry. Participants learn to use a variety of animation software platforms to create their own short animated films in the Cloud Place media lab.
If you have any questions about the Teen Curatorial Program or the Artists’ Workshops, please contact Cloud Place at 617.262.2949 or info@cloudfoundation.org.
The Cloud Foundation supports innovative programs that build confidence, ambition, and hope in Boston’s youth through artistic creation and cross-cultural communication.
A vibrant studio and performance space in the heart of Boston’s Copley Square, Cloud Place is dedicated to enriching the lives of urban youth by supporting Boston-area arts and performance groups through space grants and mutually beneficial partnerships.
For more information or to schedule a visit to Cloud Place, please visit www.cloudfoundation.org or call 617.262.2949. Cloud Place is located at 647 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
The Cloud’s art and performance workshops for teens and Teen Curatorial Program are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and by an Anonymous Foundation
Cloud Foundation | 647 Boylston Street | Boston | MA | 02116