2020
Youth Art Exchange (San Francisco, California, USA)
The Youth Art Exchange team had to find innovative ways to continue their block printing programming in a
virtual setting in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. The physical distancing guidelines made it difficult to
provide this program which required being in-person to learn the skills
associated with block printing. To provide an interactive and engaging
block printing curriculum in a virtual setting, the Youth Art Exchange
team redesigned their curriculum and mailed personal block printing
materials to 60 participants. The new curriculum taught young
creatives to create their own block prints at home but also had new
components such as drawing classes and graphic design to produce a
colouring book to expand on their repertoire of skills. The new virtual
workshop sessions allowed participants to work individually on their
prints at home but also collaborate with peers to produce a product
for engaging with their community.
Zeal Hamilton (Hamilton, New Zealand)
Zeal Hamilton launched a new pilot program that aimed to teach
young creatives how they can utilize film to address and document social issues in their community. This
pilot program engaged 10 young people through a project-based learning curriculum which created a space
for the participants to identify leadership roles they would like to embody for the delivery of this project.
To support all the participants with their role
in the project, the Zeal Hamilton team used
instant messaging to keep in touch and share
important information such as equipment
pick-up dates and times, filming timelines, etc.
By the end of the project, the participants
created a mini-documentary on "What young
people want and need in times like these" in
response to the COVID 19 pandemic.
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