IFP collaborated with Minneapolis North High School Students to create this Public Service Announcement.
IFP MN’s Youth Media Program works with Minneapolis and St. Paul high schools. The mission of the program is to teach filmmaking as a means of engaging kids in their education—developing artistic, critical thinking, and career skills while examining issues in their own environments.
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Perpich Student: Pineda-Fischer honored with National Gold Medal (and $10,000 cash)
For more than 80 years, the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers – through their national awards program, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – has recognized and encouraged artists and writers such as Sylvia Plath, Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and... Arts High School senior, Abram Pineda-Fischer.
Pineda-Fischer is a 2009 National Portfolio Gold Medal Recipient. Only twelve students nationally achieved this top honor: five in art, two in photography, and five in writing. Each will receive a $10,000 cash award.
IN PROGRESS: David Sam & Joe Kroyer Going to Superfly
Congratulations to David Sam and Joseph Kroyer who were just accepted into the Superfly Conference. Come June 4th they will travel to Seattle Washington and then north to the Snohomish Reservation where they will spend four days making and showing videos.
The Superfly Workshop is an extremely artistic, creative, and stimulating form of filmmaking in which filmmakers and actors are able to showcase their skills, collaborate with other artists, and premiere their work at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)! Based on the incredibly short duration of time allotted to the filmmakers and actors, this process can be referred to as “on the fly,” hence the name: Fly Filmmaking.
8:30-10:00 Coffee reception, meet and greet with colleges and industry groups, educators, and professionals. 10:00-10:15 Welcome Ceremony 10:15-11:30 Screenings : To Be Announced 11:30-12:15 Panel discussions: Film Journalists 12:15-1:15 Lunch 1:00-1:45 Panel discussions: Documentary Filmmakers 1:45-3:00 Screenings: To Be Announced
Saturday, May 16th: @ St. Anthony Main Theater and the Mississippi Riverfront
10:30-12:00 Coffee reception, meet and greet with colleges and industry groups, educators, and professionals. 12:00-12:15 Welcome ceremony 12:15-1:30 Screenings: To Be Announced 1:30-2:15 Panel discussions: Minnesota Production People 2:15-3:30 Screenings: To Be Announced 3:30-4:15 Wrap Party: Live music, Free food and beverages, movies in the park after dark
June 15-26 (M-F, 5-9 pm) Learn the ins/outs of a production truck shoot. Train in the crew positions of: camera, audio, graphics, replays, switching, and even directing. Camp includes 2 truck shoots and 2 guest speakers.
August 3-14 (M-F, 2-6 pm) Learn how to edit a short film (5-10 minutes) using our editing software, Final Cut Pro. In 2 weeks, you will be able to take home your own short film. Camp includes the short film and 2 guest speakers.
The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) is looking for young photographers (ages 13 - 19) to participate in a photo contest examining the many faces of the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs. All photos submitted by May 8th will be exhibited at the California Building on Art-A-Whirl weekend May15 – 17.
Prizes: Top Prize: One photographer will be awarded a $1500 scholarship from Best Buy. Finalists: 5 photographers will receive a $100 Best Buy gift card. Runners Ups: 15 photographers will receive a $25 Best Buy gift card.
Guidelines: · Email your submission(s), name, age, phone number, and email address to WACTACPhotoContest@gmail.com · No more than 5 photos will be accepted per photographer. · Submissions must be titled by last name (example: smith_1.jpg). · Images should be saved in JPG format, at a high level of quality, 72 dpi, no more than eleven inches (or 792 pixels) along the image's longest dimension.
For a full listing of Rules and Criteria please visit http://teens.walkerart.org/at15photo
location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus date: June 14, 2009 - 5:43pm event description: Apply today for ThreeSixty’s intermediate journalism camp, a two-week residential camp held from June 14-26, 2009. Students will work with professional journalists and University of St. Thomas faculty to produce print, video, photo and audio stories. You can use the same application to apply for the introductory camp from July 6-30,2009, a day camp that introduces beginners to a range of journalistic skills. Every student chosen for the camps will receive a full scholarship.
Make a MOVIE in a week! TVbyGIRLS SUMMER Day Camp Girls ages 12 – 18
Spend a week with TVbyGIRLS: Be creative and have fun! Explore the tools to making a great video: Learn about the power of images, storyboarding, lighting, camera angles and editing. By the end of the week participants will have created a video short to share with the world through TVbyGIRLS website, facebook, youtube and our blog.
Pick a week… or two… and join us for media fun! July 20th – 24th 9AM – 5PM July 27th – 31st 9AM – 5PM August 3rd – 7th 9AM – 5PM
Special focus workshops: August 10th – 14th Documentary focus August 17th – 21st Spoken word/poetry video August 24th – 28th Music video
$375 plus $50 material fee for one week of great fun and learning. Pre-register by May 15th, 2009 www.tvbygirls.tv info@tvbygirls.tv
What is MN Stories? MN Stories is a video sharing community just for Minnesota. It's easy for videos to get lost on the big video sites. Here, you can see what's happening in your community and contribute your own stories. From art openings to high school sports, gardening to weird weather, there's a place on MNstories.com for your video.
* Show off your favorite videos to your neighbors, and the world * Blog the videos you take with your digital camera or cell phone * Securely and privately show videos to your friends and family * Embed MN Stories videos on your own blog or web site
SPNN CTC VISTA POSITION ~ Promote National Youth Media
Application Deadline May 15th
Saint Paul Neighborhood is seeking a CTC VISTA member to work on the National Youth Media Access Project. NYMAP is a partnership among public access television centers from across the country committed to expanding services to young people. NYMAP seeks to nurture the right of free speech , to strengthen the much-needed presence of alternative and youth voices , and to connect young mediamakers from diverse backgrounds. NYMAP links youth media programs at public-access TV centers around the country. Partner sites use digital file sharing methods to share their youth-produced media , which each site then airs on their public-access station(s). The NYMAP project aids SPNN and our partners in increasing visibility of the media created in our programs , thus deepening its social impact and strengthens Public Access by increasing the amount of grassroots media on it's channels. A CTC VISTA member working on the NYMAP project will work with partner organizations to expand project membership , secure project sustainability , and increase youth involvement in the project. Ideal candidates will have experience and/or strong interest in some or all of the following: community organizing , fundraising , media production and web development (especially drupal).
Friday, May 8 Howland Symposium with Lasse Siurala Friday, May 8 Quality in Action Community Bus Tour Thursday, May 21 Successful Strategies for Working with Latino Youth
NEW DIRECTIONS WEBINAR Time to Learn: A Conversation Between Chris Gabrieli and Gil Noam May 12th, 2009 10:30am-2pm Please join us for a conversation with Chris Gabrieli to discuss his recent book, "Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents and Safer Neighborhoods"(2008) The book, which he co-authored with Warren Goldstein, claims that the current school day-6 hours and 180 days per year-is obsolete. Using an additional one to two hours, the new school day reworks the schedule so that children can master core academic subjects, receive individualized instruction and tutoring, and be exposed to a broad array of topics such as the arts, music, drama, and sports.
Registration is free but mandatory, so register today by going to http://www.pearweb.org/webinars.
MRAC is pleased to announce our winter schedule of training opportunities. Click on the workshop title for more information and to register for the event. These events are free, but we ask that you register in advance.
May Workshops
Wed., May 06, 2009: Small and Strong! Building Durable Nonprofits with Anne Howden 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
Thursday, May 07, 2009: Are You Accessible? Exploring ways to ensure that your arts events reach people with disabilities 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
Thursday, May 14, 2009: Advanced Project Development and Management with Holly Johnson & Associates 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
In Progress was honored to have a research team from the University of Wisconsin Madison spend time observing our staff, artists and programs as part of an extensive research initiative geared towards identifying how youth media arts organizations work with youth around issues of identity.
Recently E Learning Publications presented the first of what we hope will be more articles that provide insight into how youth produce media. This article in particular highlights how In Progress works with artists within their own communities to become digital storytellers.
Perpich Center for Arts Education: Classes for Art Educators
Digital Photography Basics: Concepts, Craft and Curriculum This course will introduce educators to teaching methods using creative and technical processes of digital photography including aesthetics, elements, genres, and multiple image structures.
July 27 – July 31 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Friday class ends at 2:30) Instructor: Nancy Norwood $250 – CEU’s offered or earn 3 graduate credits through Bemidji State University ($300 additional). _____
Taught by Perpich Center faculty, the following three courses are being offered in partnership with the College of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. To register, contact: Di, (612) 625-1088.
Art Media Techniques CI 5049 | 84956 (2 graduate credits) Geared towards pre-service teachers seeking initial licensure in K-12 Visual Arts. Focus on teaching methods for simple animation, photo manipulation, and design.
May 18 – 28; June 1 – 4 (M, Tu, W, Th) 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Instructor: Colleen Brennan
Creative Approaches to Teaching Art History CI 5050 Issues in Art Education | 93954 (3 graduate credits) Focus on teaching art history with technology-based assignments, hands-on games and interdisciplinary undertakings.
July 1 – 2 (W, Th); July 7 – 21 (M, T, W, Th, F) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Instructor: Craig Farmer
Media Arts: Digital Photo and Cinema CI 5050 Issues in Art Education | 90392 (3 graduate credits) This course will introduce educators to teaching methods using creative and technical processes of digital media arts specifically through lens-based tools as a foundation for further study.
June 22 – 30 (M, Tu, W, Th, F) 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (1 hour lunch) Instructor: Nancy Norwood
This toolkit contains information about the distribution of youth media, including knowledge and expertise from distributors and youth media specialists, guides to structure your efforts, practical tools and tips, and related resources, organizations, links, and articles.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, in association with Ernst & Young LLP, is offering three (3) scholarships in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
The scholarships are intended to support and encourage aspiring undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in children’s media and further the values and principles of Fred Rogers’ work.
The mission of the foundation is to reduce poverty and injustice and promote democratic values, international cooperation and human achievement. Grants are made in three broad programs: Asset Building and Community Development; Peace and Social Justice; and Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom. We are eager to discover and explore innovative ways to solve problems and welcome fresh thinking in the broad areas in which we make grants. To focus our work in the United States, we make grants and loans in 13 key fields: Arts and Culture; Civil Society; Community Development; Development Finance and Economic Security; Education and Scholarship; Environment and Development; Governance; HIV/AIDS; Human Rights; Media; Religion, Society and Culture; Sexuality and Reproductive Health; and Workforce Development. Not all of our regional offices work in every field. Each year the Ford Foundation receives about 44,000 proposals and makes some 2,000 grants. Applications are considered throughout the year. Normally applicants may expect to receive within six weeks an indication of whether their proposals are within the foundation's program interests and budget limitations. DUE: Applications are considered throughout the year
The Pay it Forward Foundation offers students the opportunity to identify what they consider to be the challenges of their communities. They tackle such problems as homelessness, pollution, youth violence, literacy issues, the loneliness experienced by long-term hospital and nursing home patients, and the alienation of today's at-risk youth from the community. The Pay It Forward Foundation provides seed money for such worthwhile projects.
Your school, church or community youth group may apply for this $500 mini-grant to fund a one time project with a Pay It Forward focus. Applications will be accepted anytime by email to grants@payitforwardfoundation.com.
For more information please visit or e-mail info@payitforwardfoundation.org.
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