YA/YA June 2007

June 2007

Creative Time!

The spring programs were a huge success. The YA/YA artists and after school participants worked on several projects ranging from jacket painting, canvases and fabric banners to murals, chairs, and even clocks. Please take a few minutes to explore YA/YA’s creative process and view the wonderful artworks.

Spring Projects:
International Time: Clock-Making/Painting (Urban Heroes)
YA/YA Coming Home Mural- Painting (Artpentry)
Creative Forces - Jacket/Painting (ICT)
Greater New Orleans Foundation– Banners (ICT)
Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald– Chair Painting (Artpentry)
Jazz Fest Mural- Painting (Artpentry)

Summer 2007 Programs: YAYA continues its long history of summer and studio programming.

Fabric Design and Print: Silk-screening
Samuel J. Green and Sophie B. Wright Charter Schools
Rethink: Rethinking New Orleans Public Schools
Mc Donough 15
YA/YA Coming Home Mural II: Mural Painting
Jefferson Parish

YA/YA launches Empower-teer!
This month, YA/YA is launching its volunteer program called Empower-teer. The e-newsletter will be used to list volunteer services needed for each upcoming semester. Through this program YA/YA will build a list of individuals who will strengthen our work in the community. This program will also allow the organization to evaluate potential mentors, guest artists, staff, board members, and even youth participants. If you would like to participate in other ways, please visit our "Get Invovled" webpage.

Good news about old news.
Now you can view past e-newsletter, press releases, and stories on our online news page.

Artist Spotlight

Success Within Success
YA/YA Artist: Sexton Wright
Sexton Wright has devoted an entire year to working with local kids through YA/YA programs. He returned to New Orleans last summer to work as a production assistant during our first Rethink collaboration, and also designed the YA/YA 2006 Audubon Zoo mural. Sexton has worked as a lead mentor during the past two semester conducting workshops at local middle and high schools. He has also led production on two of YA/YA’s most recent commission projects.

His personal achievements demonstrate the success and empowering capabilities of YA/YA, and we would like to acknowledge his dedication and hard work.

Thanks,

YA/YA is currently seeking a volunteer to assist the administrative staff to organize files, presskits, supplies, and to update our mailing database. If your interested, or know someone who may be interested, please contact Megg Lamb by email at megg@yayainc.com

YA/YA Sponsors:
Shell Oil and Exploration
Oprah's Angel "Use Your Life"
Michael's Arts and Crafts
SLS Arts
The Ruth U. Fertel Foundation
Maggie George Foundation
The Lupin foundation
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
The Allstate Foundation
Zehno Cross Media Communications
The Carter Foundation
Arts Council of New Orleans.
LANO
Benjamin Moore
Home Magazine
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin