"at that point, they weren't your words anymore / they were mine"
This semester, youth apprentices in the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning’s ArtWorks program are training in fashion design, photography and spoken word. As a mid-term project, the youth apprentices worked together to create a magazine spread titled “Every Day Is Black History Month”. The 12-page spread, on digital exhibit below, is the result of 36+ hours of training and work from each of the 27 youth apprentices.
Special thanks to master teaching artists Asia Armour (photography), King Kalim (spoken word) and Sharie Renee (fashion design).
About ArtWorks
The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning’s ArtWorks is an arts-based job training and college readiness program for Northeast Ohio’s 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Students are enrolled as paid apprentices to train under the guidance of master teaching artists, who mentor them in an art form while teaching them 21st century skills. The apprenticeship experience allows students to develop time management, professional communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills, which are transferable to any workplace or college. Students also participate in workshops that focus on financial literacy, resume writing, financial aid applications, and interview skills.
Art opportunities range from year to year, but they include animation and game design, recording arts, filmmaking, slam poetry, fashion design, photography, theater, and visual arts. All apprentices have the opportunity to perform and/or exhibit their work for the public, and leave the program with a portfolio that can be used when applying to college.
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