Young Artists at Work
Make Art, Make Friends & Earn $200 a Month
Young Artists at Work is a paid, multidisciplinary arts, activism, and job training after-school program for San Francisco public high school teens. Students will develop artistic skills in bi-weekly workshops led by professional artists that will culminate in a public presentation of your work. Choose to explore visual or performance art. All classes are held at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Tue-Fri, 4:30–6:30 pm. Put your art and activist skills into action during the summer through an internship at a variety of arts organization and gain hands-on experience in arts leadership!
YAAW 2010 Program Application Now Available!
YBCA is currently recruiting for its award-winning Young Artists at Work program. Through an application and interview process, up to 30 youth are selected for the program. Young Artists receive artists training from professional artists, engaging in a creative exploration that culminates in a public presentation of their work. Young Artists also learn how to extend their skills to serve the public through community-based projects and summer internships.
THE 2010 YAAW APPLICATION PRIORITY DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009, 5 PM.
Download the YAAW application:
YAAW 2010 Application
As a young artist you will:
- Make New Friends
- Get paid $200 a Month
- Participate in Youth Events
- Learn Basic Video Production
- Engage with YBCA Featured Artists
- Learn and Improve Your Artistic Skills
- Get FREE Access to other Art Galleries
- Write About the YAAW Program on our Website
- Display Your Art at YBCA and other Art Galleries
- Participate in Creative Workshops with Professional Artists
- Receive Pre-College Preparations from Art Students from Various Colleges
- Attend/Participate YBCA Gallery Openings, Events, Exhibitions, and Performances.
If you have any questions, please contact Darren J. de Leon via email or call 415.321.1349.
Young Artists at Work Class of 2009
The 26 students in the 2009 class includes students from 12 different Bay Area high schools. Balboa H.S., Abraham Lincoln H.S., City Arts Technology School, Thurgood Marshall H.S., Ida B. Wells H.S., June Jordan School for Equity, School Of The Arts, Hercules H.S., Lowell H.S., Metropolitan Arts & Technology H.S., Gateway H.S., Downtown H.S., International Studies Academy.
- Peter Altaffer
- Carrie Do
- Calvin Feng
- Kaija Flolo
- Matthew Gee
- Chanae Harden
- Sinthia Henriquez
- Kimberley Igno
- Emerald Jones
- Jannette Marquez
- Edgar Molina
- Ryland Moore
- Emi Nakamura
- Fabiola Navarrete
- Max Navarro
- Jessica Necor
- Michcail Pusey
- Loren Smith
- Diem Vo
- Frances Yan
2009 Alumni Interns/Curators In Training Team
- Scarlett Giesbrecht
- Rosa Gomez
- Marisol Gonzalez
- Monica Guerra
- Alexa Gutierrez
- Khristine Manalang
YAAW Staff
- Darren de Leon, Youth Arts Manager
- Matthew Sweeney, Visual Arts Educator
- Jose Navarette, Performing Arts Educator
The Young Artists at Work program is made possible in part by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund; Citibank; Union Bank of California; VanLobenSels/RembeRock Foundation and the Irene Scully Family Foundation.
Community Engagement Programs at YBCA are made possible in part by Alexander & Baldwin Foundation; Bank of America Foundation; Irene S. Scully Family Foundation; Potrero Nuevo Fund of the Tides Foundation; Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation; The Bernard Osher Foundation; The Chan Foundation; The San Francisco Foundation; The Sato Foundation; U.S. Bank; Union Bank of California; Washington Mutual Foundation; Wells Fargo Foundation; and members of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.