Yo! Youth Media Showcase

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Yo! Media is the Message

(Riverside) – YO! Youth Media Showcase 2009 celebrates the stories, images, and graphic design work of talented teenagers who use their artistic visions to bring their communities alive. The works on view were produced during 2008-09 through the Digital Studio located within the California Museum of Photography in downtown Riverside. A reception will take place during 1st Thursday ARTSwalk, September 3rd, from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The youth artists will be present and refreshments served.

 

     The projects include a video by Janelle and Janon Vincent featuring a song by pop music star JOJO, and portraits by students in the Tech Tuesday Saturated Media Workshop. There will also be a screening of short documentaries, public service announcements, and autobiographical digital stories by participants in this summer’s MyGlobalVillage social media camp. MGV 2009 witnessed its strongest enrollment to date with over fifty young people ages 14-19, taking part. Yo! will run through Friday, October 30th. 

 

 Students participating include Jasmine Mull, Amy Soto, Amara Channer, Amanda Carrigan, Natalie Valdepena, Richardo Viayra, Danny Bennett, Marquis Harbor, Eugene Allen, Derrick Harris, Andrew Gomez, Jerome Mosley, Elena Carillo, Angelica Ocampo, Walter Elliot, Megan Bonhomme, Nick Villa, Andrew Garcia, Zahirra Garcia, Jasper Bernbaum, Sarinah Simons, Michael Walcott, Sara Galeas, Matthew Nelson, Julian Gomez, Tyler Major, Crystal Condit, Hassan Saouli, Brianna Neathery, Carlos Martin Perez, Cindy Jurado, and Caroline Mooney. Production support from Adonay Sanchez, Chalise Gadson, M. Paige Taylor, Caroline Johnson, Kristina Garza, Daniel Gohman, Elena Perez, Christian Suarez, and Rebecca Garza.

   Youth participation would not have been possible without the support of Digital Studio project partners and sponsors UCR Gluck Foundation for the Arts, Riverside Public Library, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program, Arlington High School, Inlandia Institute, Black Voice News, The Hearst Foundation, Target Foundation, Riverside Unified School District, City of Riverside Youth Opportunity Center, Riverside Arts Council and UCR College of Arts and Social Science (CHASS).

 

     UCR ARTSblock’s Digital Studio program works with local and regional arts organizations, businesses, and teachers to develop engaging media-based programs, lectures, and family-friendly events that serve as lifelong learning opportunities for all ages.  In the Digital Studio computer lab and gallery, visiting artists, educators and the general public are able to work with leading-edge media technology through access, residencies, and professional training on a regular basis.

     

     For more information, contact the Digital Studio office at (951) 827-4796 or digitalstudioinfo@ucr.edu. For UCR ARTSblock events, see: www.artsblock.ucr.edu 

(graphic images above by: Amy Soto, Richardo Viayra, and Amanda Carrigan)