Arts Learning

Media Arts Apprenticeship Program will help young artists develop professional arts skills through practicing arts skills proficiency, increasing artistic quality and professional expectations, and understanding more deeply the real-life application of arts techniques. Throughout the summer, young artists will work together with and under the tutelage of professional artists on media arts and new media projects (video, audio, social media, etc.) to employ their skills and learn new ones, contributing to a media arts or new media product that will engage the boarder community on a socially relevant topic. The Media Arts Apprenticeship Program leaders and the advisory committee will regularly measure the impact of the program to ensure that the participants are getting the previously outlined artistic/educational benefits. The program and participants will be evaluated using Youth Program Quality Assessment activities and processes such as surveys, interviews, monitoring, and other evaluation tools to measure the success of the: Young Artist Apprentices – Professional, artistic, personal, and academic growth; Program – Retention and growth of participants, quality creative products, accomplish program goals; Media Creations – Artistic development, quality, and connection to the audience; Family/Community – Effectiveness of informational materials in educating and mobilizing community members to a positive and healthy lifestyle.