Digital Fusion

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Call for Youth Artists

Street-Level Youth Media

Street-Level Youth Media educates Chicago’s urban youth in media arts and emerging technologies for use in self-expression, communication, and social change.  Street-Level’s programs build critical thinking skills for urban youth who have been historically neglected by government and mass media.  Using video and audio production, computer art and the Internet, Street-Level’s young people address community issues, access advanced communication technology and gain inclusion in our information-based society.

Digital Fusion

The Digital Fusion is a 10-week apprenticeship program that challenges youth age 14 to 19 to push their artistic practices in an intensive course of individual and collaborative art making. Our goal is to expose youth to new ideas and critical thinking processes while building on their current skills in media art production. Youth selected to the program will build and learn new skills in three different media mediums: video production, audio production, and graphic design through individual and collaborative group projects.   The media projects created in the Digital Fusion are focused on the investigation of issues relevant to the lives of young people, in addition to lessons that teach technical skills for video production, audio production, and graphic design

Digital Fusion will meet 3 days a week (9 hours/ week) for 10 weeks starting the week of February 1st.    A high degree of self-discipline, self-motivation and proven interest in making artwork through digital media is required. Youth will receive a stipend through After School Matters.  

Youth Qualifications

1. Proven interest in art or media production. 
2. Respectful behavior at all times.
3. Self-disciplined and self-motivated.
4. Interest in current political, cultural and social issues.
5. Interest in building community with other youth.
6. Interest in developing and pursuing art practice further.
7. Able to attend all sessions.
8. Able to follow direction.

How to Apply

1.  Visit http://street-level.org/Program/Digital Fusion.html and download the Digital Fusion application.

2.  Fill out and save the completed application using Microsoft Word on your computer

3.  Attach the saved application as a Word document and email it to steve@street-level.org by Wednesday January 25th, 2010.  Make sure to write “Digital Fusion” in the subject line of the email.

Selected youth will be invited for an interview during the week of Jan 25th.  Final selections will be made on Jan 30th.

Digital Fusion Application