New Programs and Events
To download the flyer for the summer programs, just click on the image title.
Declaration of Immigration
Youth Mural in Pilsen
Program Dates: June 15- August 13, 2009
Program Time: Monday – Thursday, 3-6PM
Teaching Artist: Salvador Jimenez
Students: Up to 15 Students, ages 16-21
The Declaration of Immigration mural class will partner young people with teaching artist, Salvador Jiménez, to conceptualize and create a 2 story high x 30ft wide mural on the Southwest exterior wall of the Yollocalli Arts Reach/Radio Arte shared building.
The mural will be a visual dedication to all immigrants and allies who have marched hundreds of thousands of miles to advocate for fair legislation for immigrants and who have stood strong in the face of anti-immigrant rhetoric. Declaration of Immigration will look at some of the historic and current issues affecting immigrant communities and serve as a reminder that the United States of America was founded on emigration and settlement.
Registration and Art Portfolio Review
Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 5
2:30 - 5pm
Yollocalli Arts Reach
1401 W. 18th Street
312.455.9652 ext 200
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The House on 18th Street
a paid art apprenticeship
June 29th - August 7th, 2009
Mondays to Fridays
12:30pm-5:00pm
1401 W. 18th Street
For ages 14-21 years old
The "House on 18th Street" project offers teens the opportunity to work as professional artists, and draw ideas from the book "The House on Mango Street" and from their lives to create visual art that focuses on their own community and lives. Teens will learn drawing, digital photo, silk screening and mixed media, and create large scale mixed media art. Teaching artists: Ray Arroyo and Thelma Uranga.
To be a part of this program,
apply online at
www.youthreadychicago.org
by May 29th. Then call us
at Yollocalli, 312-455-9652,
ext 204 to set up an
portfolio/interview date during the week of June 1 - June 5.
For more information: call, 312-455-9652 ext 204 or email
yollocalli@nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
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beTween
a drawing and mixed media class
July 6th - July 30th
Monday-Thursday
10am-12pm
1401 W 18th Street
For ages 10-13 years old
Young artists will learn the basics of drawing and also explore contemporary
practices of drawing and mixed media art making. Youth will gain skills in pen/ink drawing,
collage, book-making, digital photography, and much more.
To sign up for this program fill out our application at Yollocalli and hand it to Vanessa
Sanchez. For questions, please call 312-455-9652 ext 204.
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Community News and Programs
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Do you have any plans for the summer? Looking for a summer job? Want to be a part of an After School Matters program at Yollocalli? Then sign up for Youth Ready Chicago!
Youth Ready Chicago program connects young people, ages 14 - 24, with internships, apprenticeships and jobs within Chicago’s public and private business sectors. The program's partners include Chicago Public Schools,
Chicago Park District, After School Matters and the Department of Family
and Support Services. Deadline to apply is July 6,2009.
College and Career Resource
Hi everyone,
If you need any information or assistance with internships, jobs, college or scholarship applications do not hesitate to stop by or call me at the Yollocalli College and Career Resource Room.
My summer hours are Mon, Tue, Thurs, 9-5p and Fri 9-3p.
My phone number at Yollocalli is 312.455.9652 ext 210 (yes still 210, there will no longer be a change, it will stay at 210)
Email- prudencebrowne@gmail.com
College and Career TIPS:
Are you thinking about community College?
You've probably heard of the many benefits of attending community colleges. What you may not know is that community colleges are more than a good choice -- they could actually be your best choice. Here's why.
* Community college students save more money.
If you go to a four-year college right off the bat, you'll be shelling out a lot more in tuition, fees, room and board than you would at a two-year college. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, average annual tuition and fees at public community colleges are $2,191, compared to $5,491 at public four-year colleges. That's a $3,300 difference each year -- and let's not get started talking about private college tuition!
* Community college students save more time.
Finding your way at a two-year college makes good sense. At community colleges, you can feel free to explore a variety of subjects before committing to a course of study. Then, once you truly know what you want, you can commit to a bachelor's degree program and spend just two years at a four-year college as opposed to four, five, or even six.
* Community coll. students escape the college admission rat race.
While students attending traditional four-year colleges are sweating out their potential acceptance letters, you're saving your energy for other endeavors. That's because you know that open admission policies have guaranteed a place for you at a two-year college.
* Community college students have a better shot at getting into four-year colleges than other transfer students.
You read right. In California, for example, transfer students from community colleges receive first priority over other transfer applicants to the University of California and California State University, including applicants from four-year colleges and intercampus transfers. And that benefit isn't limited to the Golden State, either. Many community colleges have articulation agreements (a.k.a. guaranteed admission programs) with four-year colleges.
* Community college students enjoy a smoother transition to college and independence.
Many college students have floundered in their first years away from home, unsure how to handle their newfound freedom and squandering their parents' (or their own) money in the process. But when you choose a two-year college, you're able to experience college life in a more familiar environment, which allows you to ease into adulthood rather than dive in headfirst.
In truth, community colleges enroll almost half of all undergraduate students in the U.S. Maybe you'll be one of them.
http://www.collegebound.net/community-school-guide/?gclid=CIbju5vZ1ZgCFQ6jagodEgQa1A&referer=http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=e7j&q=chicago+City+college+application&btnG=Search&campaign_id=11666012&
Approaching Jobs/ Internships Opportunities
Secure a summer Job!
Ages 14-24?
1) Register for summer jobs, internships and Apprenticeships @ http://youthreadychicago.org/ click on “ Youth: Apply now for Summer 09”
Deadline May 29, 2009.
HS graduate or GED graduate?
1) Interested in a paid internship learning how to build websites?
Check out the I.C. Stars program http://drupal.icstars.org/programs/lbt or
stop by the College and Career Resource Room to talk to Prudence
**Informational sessions going on right now
2) Jobs For Youth are specialists in entry-level jobs with over 25 years of experience. Check them out at: http://www.jfychicago.org/student/stu_main.html
P.S. A well organized resume show potential employers what they can expect from you. If you don’t have a stellar resume Prudence will work with you to create one. Contact her at 312.455.9652
