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YouthCAN
YouthCAN is a community-based leadership program for Asian Pacific American youth (ages 15-19) that works to connect youth with and take pride in their heritage. Through our High School Exhibits Contest, Summer Cultural Arts Experience, and Ambassador Program, APA youth learn how to use advocacy, arts, and cultural programming to take action on issues that affect the APA community.

SUMMER CULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCE

ARE WE THERE YET?

IN LIFE, most of us are focused on the road ahead. We count the miles traveled in road signs that tell us how close we are to our destination. Yet, when we look out the side window, we notice a world full of people, places and possibilities passing us by. What do these road signs, or milestones, tell us about where we are? Do they change our destination? What can we do if we, in fact, do not like what we see?

JOIN US for the 2009 YouthCAN Summer Cultural Arts Experience at the Wing Luke Asian Museum to address these and other questions!

YOUTH ages 15 - 20 will learn about themselves and channel their creative energy into designing an arts and cultural exhibit around the milestones in their life: past, present and future. This year's Summer Experience offers a fun and safe space to explore your identity and dreams and a chance to:

  • Exercise by walking in the city and hiking
  • Discover your creative talents in theatre and dance workshops
  • Design an exhibit based on the theme, Milestones
  • Learn what it takes to be a leader in the New Museum
  • Meet artists and community leaders

SCHEDULE

Tuesday July 7th - Friday, August 14, 2009
Weekly Schedule: Tuesday - Friday
Daily schedule: 1:30-5pm

GET INVOLVED!

If you are curious about how art, community and leadership fit in to your future pathways and are eager to express yourself in new and challenging ways, APPLY NOW!

FAQs

What will I be doing?

  • Creating art
  • Designing an exhibit
  • Learning about identity
  • Job shadowing at the only Pan-Asian Pacific American museum in the Country
  • Hiking and exploring your surroundings

Who will I be meeting?

  • New friends who are passionate about art
  • Accomplished artists and community leaders
  • Dedicated museum staff members

Where will all this happen?

  • Galleries and studios, on the streets and in Parks
  • Seattle's Chinatown International District
  • In your heart and mind

Can I earn service learning hours?

  • Yes - at least 10 hours

How do I sign up?
Click here to fill out an electronic application or
Fill out this paper application and mail it in

I still have more questions!
Contact us at: 206-623-5124 x 115 or youthcan@wingluke.org

YOUTHCAN!
Learn more about the many ways YOU can get involved by clicking on the above photos

Check out the latest YouthCAN newsletter:


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