Summer Showcase: Tomorrow!

We will hold our annual youth showcase tomorrow (June 23) from 4:00pm to 7:00pm inside the gym at the Humboldt Park Field House (1400 N Sacramento). The event will feature videos, live music performances, video and music demonstrations, free food and a raffle.

At the event, you can also get more information about and sign up for our summer programs which start on July 6th.

Summer programs start July 6th

Street-Level has a jam-packed line-up of summer programs for youth. We have two workshops a day from Monday to Thursday available for any youth ages 8-22. All workshops are provided free of charge. Everyday we provide open studio time for youth enrolled in workshops from 12pm to 1pm and from 12pm to 3pm on Fridays.

If you would like more information about our workshops please visit our website.

Youth Attend Allied Media Conference

Street-Level just returned from the annual Allied Media Conference in Detroit. While there, Street-Level presented a workshop on music production and beat-making and was featured in their culminating performance showcase. On the way back to Chicago, the group stopped off at the Motown Historical Museum.

Street-Level takes 5 awards at Raw Voices

Chris Lee won the Timothy J. Densmore Hall of Fame Award for instructor of the year.

Youth and staff from Street-Level were awarded five prizes for achievement in digital media at this year's Raw Voices Youth Media Arts Festival. Awardees included:

Outstanding Music Video/Documentary/Short:
"Life Through My Eyes" Marie De Luna

Achievement in Personal Story Telling or Original Music:
"What's Wrong With Me?" by youth from Big Picture

Youth perform and screen videos at Underground Library

Street-Level participated in the second Loud Library event at the Underground Library on May 11th. Natasha O'Connor, a Street-Level participant, performed original songs and a handful of videos produced over the last year were screened.

We'd love to send a big shout out and a thank you to the Underground Library for hosting the event.

Media Highlights

Here's a sample of Street-Level's youth produced media from this past semester.

Cloud 9 by Ricardo - Juarez High School

Nightmares by Mariela - Juarez High School