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Through a cooperative agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Guild is delivering strategic support and training to eight NEA/YO! Arts Partnership sites in order to strengthen their arts programming. This program is designed to introduce and enhance the quality of arts activities taking place within selected Youth Opportunity (YO!) Community Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. These community centers serve young people between the ages of 14 and 21 by providing them with a wide range of employment, training, educational, and supportive services intended to prepare them for long-term private-sector jobs. The National Guild is providing technical assistance services and facilitating the sharing of best practices across the sites. The final project report will include documentation of the project along with an assessment of the feasibility of sustaining or expanding the NEA/YO! Arts Partnership.
June 2000- eight exemplary YO! sites were selected to participate in this exciting collaboration
March 2003- the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts was invited to mentor these fledgling arts programs
October 2003- Peer to Peer Training Institute in Denver
Today- Almost 1,000 youth are involved in arts programs in collaboration with job-training
Milwaukee
Milwaukee YO! is still devising arts opportunities for their local youth. Potential partners include ArtWorks Milwaukee, Mil Graphic Arts Institute, Foothold Dance and the Arts camp at UWM School of Fine Arts. Activities may include purchasing a hip-hop curriculum and fieldtrips to Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Concerts
Email Lois O’Keefe:
lokeefe@milwjobs.com
Oglala Sioux
Though Oglala Sioux has only recently started pushing arts programs, they have already incorporated arts into their activities, including traditional artwork, beading, drum-making, painting and murals. They are planning to add drama and photography. They recently secured a local cable channel, Channel 6, for the YO site, allowing their arts programs to be aired there.
Oglala also has group called Native Air that will record a CD
Email Laticia DeCory:
laticiadonn@hotmail.com
San Diego
San Diego YO! has developed collaborations with Lyceum Theater for almost 3 years offering a package of internship opportunities through a black history cultural festival, with local museums. Program includes production, acting and behind the scenes. they also run the Teen Producers Project, Art Now Voices Project, Nae-Nae's Music, the Steps of Praise Hip Hop/Performing Arts program and with Soul Beat, a Brazilian dance and drumming program.
Email Desiree Romero:
desiree@workforce.org
Kansas City
Youth created a mural for the YO center and completed the VideYO photography project with the parks and recreation department. They also partnered with the AileyCamp, a camp sponsored by the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.
Email Peggy Martinez:
pmartinez@fec.works.state.mo.us
Albany
The Albany/Dougherty Community Partnership for Education seeks to achieve the national education goals, in part, through partnering with the NEA/YO! Arts Partnership to find a broader spectrum of cultural exposure for Youth Opportunity members. Programs include a Step team, choir and African drumming and dance class.
Email Jo Granberry:
partners@adpartnership.org
Memphis
The mission of YO! Memphis Arts Project is to support artist development in the fine arts and provide a working model for non-profit artist development of youth. Memphis bases their entire arts program around one theme for each year. This year’s theme is the Harlem Renaissance, and they’ve been able to incorporate many arts forms, culminating in an arts festival.
Email Marie Milam:
mmilam@yomemphis.org
www.yomemphis.org
Arkansas
The Arkansas NEA/YO! Arts Partnership is in the early stages of development and is currently seeking partnerships in various arts disciplines. They are considering forming a community choir and creating a mural project.
Email Stephanie McCarthur:
smcarthur@phoenixyouth.com
