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. In addition, all students will attend the Film/Video as Activism class held on Friday. All classes are held at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Mon-Fri, 4–6pm. 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 2008 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.
Download the YAAW application here.
Young Artists at Work Visual Arts Class
We are looking for students, ages 14–19, enrolled in a public high school, and interested in exploring the arts. Through an application and interview process, up to 30 youths will be selected for the YAAW program.
YAAW Applications available in the spring.
Check us out on myspace.com/yaaw.
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 call Isaías D. Rodríguez at 415.321.1314 or via email.
06-07 Instructors
- Visual Art
Joesfa Vaughn, ArtSeed
- Literary Arts
Jaime Jacinto, SF State
- Performing Arts
Alleluia Panis, KulArts
- Film/Video Arts
Isaias D. Rodriguez, chueco productions c/s
06-07 Young Artists
- Daniella Alvarez
- Lara Bandarian
- Raffi Bandarian
- Candice Bell
- Shanya Bivens
- Celeste Bowden
- Christopher Cousineau
- Cole Ferraiuolo
- Karl Force
- Maxx Gavrich
- Tyerra Ann Green
- Jesse Hoffman
- Alia Lundy
- Michelle Quan
- Mauricio Ramirez
- Fabiola Raygoza
- Nestor Reyes
- Cindy Rosillo
- Grezyl Sabangan
- Victoria Shen
- Christopher So
- Jordan Turren
- Jiana Watson
- Sohie Weiss
- Rachel Xiao
YAAW Staff
- Isaias D. Rodriguez, YAAW Coordinator
- David Rodriguez, YAAW Intern
- Gracie Quinn, YAAW Alumni Intern 06
- Aidan Gardiner, YAAW Alumni Intern 05
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 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.
Related Links
- Young Artists At Work (YAAW) Program Receives Award