Pre-College Art News and Events

AIB has partnered with Raw Art Works to award college credit for the R2R course held in Lynn, MA. Using personal stories and experiences to draw from, students in R2R are asked to explore who they are, exposing their identities to the world. Students learn all aspects of professional filmmaking, gaining skills from storyboarding to directing. This is an excellent, yearlong course to build your portfolio and to take your skills to the next level; films from the program will be entered into festivals across the country and around the world. No experience necessary. For more information, contact Chris Gaines at chris@rawartworks.org.

AIB pre-college summer Mural Project on display during First Friday.  The mural will be shown in conjunction with The Happy Post project during SOWA First Friday on October 7, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  Location: Marian Dioguardi's studio (#223-B), SOWA art studios, 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118.

AIB pre-college mural graces artist community. "High school students in The Art Institute of Boston's pre-college program have resurrected a bit of the iconic Revere Beach, creating and hanging a new mural depicting summer fun in the Revere of old." More...

Local teen featured on WGBH expresses how The Art Institute of Boston's Pre-college program helped fulfill his passion for art. "Ivan Gombya is a teenager playing many parts in life—loving son, football running-back, dedicated student—but as far as he is concerned, Ivan's title role is artist." More...

AIB pre-college student wins poster contest. Pre-college student Ken Meaden was awarded "Best Poster from a High School student" at Boston University's World AIDS Day presented by the Global Health Initiative. More...

Local Resources and Opportunities for Teens

The Urbano Project

URBANO empowers urban teens and professional artists to effect social change through visionary works of art and performance. 

The City of Boston

Boston Youth Zone connects teens throughout the Boston area, providing resources for sports, activities, employment, homework help, and more. Apply to the Boston Neighborhood Network InFocus Youth Program for hands-on training in digital video and studio television production using the latest, state-of-the-art equipment.

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

During ICA Teen Nights, teens run the show, hosting everything from dance parties and artist talks to collaborative projects and workshops. If you're passionate about the arts and curious about the museum world, go behind-the-scenes by joining the Teen Arts Council. The ICA also offers innovative art workshops and programs specifically designed for teens; for qualified students, the Fast Forward digital media program is offered free of charge. What's more: admission to the ICA is always free for those 17 and younger.

Additional Opportunities:

• Artists for Humanity
  employment, classes, and apprenticeships
• City Stage Co.
  theater workshops and playwriting
• Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts
  classes, public art projects, events, and parades
• Hyde Square Task Force
  youth leadership opportunities and public art projects
• Raw Art Works in Lynn, MA
  creative support, film and fine art workshops
• Teen Voices
  a publication created by and for teen women.
• The Marble Collection
  A magazine of the arts for and by Massachusetts high school students
• The Gallery Collection
  The Gallery Collection's 5th Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest has a deadline of January 14, 2012.
• Art Science Prize
  The ArtScience Prize is a year-long afterschool competition through which high school students develop innovative art and design ideas informed by concepts at the frontiers of modern science. The 2011-12 ArtScience Prize theme is Virtual Worlds.

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