On Monday, October 24, Youth Insights (YI) Leaders were surprised with a change from their normal routine of planning Whitney events for other New York City teens. Instead of hashing out the next steps for an artist talk or workshop, we were on our way to complete a mural project at the Details Guild Wall. Read more
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Youth Insights Teens listen to artist Kenny Scharf’s sources of inspiration, October 2011. Photograph by Berry Stein
Youth Insights Artists meet with artist-in-residence Corey McCorkle, October 2011. Photograph by Berry Stein
Teens in the Youth Insights Artists program examine and interpret the concept of a “mess” through found and sculpted objects. YI Artist Amhara shares her thoughts on the project. Read more
Graphic novelists Jessica Abel and Dash Shaw share their work and thoughts on their own adolescent years during an artist talk for teens at the Whitney. Photograph by Berry Stein
Graphic novelists Jessica Abel and Dash Shaw give insight into their work, lives, and teen selves at this artist talk open to New York City high school students. Billy, a Youth Insights Writer shares his thoughts. Read more
Barry, a participant in the Whitney’s Youth Insights Leaders program, gives a discarded mop new life as a paintbrush for this mural project at the Details Guild Wall. Photograph by Cameron Johnson
Teens in the Whitney’s Youth Insights program were invited by artist Dan Colen to “deface” his mural in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan. They used discarded items as unlikely paintbrushes to transform the large black text he had already painted on the wall, which simply stated “OH GOD!” Read more
YI Leaders JiaMei, Elleni, Margot, Sarah, Isaiah, and Zoe collaborate on an installation during the first session, September 2011. Photograph by Berry Stein
Teens in the Youth Insights Leaders program start the year off with some collaborative art making at the museum. Read more
Teens and educators from nine museums across the country attended the Third National Convening for Teens in the Arts at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Photograph by Carda Burke
Sarah and Rebecca, two Youth Insights participants attend the National Convening for Teens in the Arts in Boston. Rebecca shares her thoughts on the conference. Read more
Heather Cox, Conservation Coordinator at the Whitney, answers questions from YI participants, July 2011. Photograph by Diane Exavier
Heather Cox, the Conservation Coordinator at the Museum, talked to YI participants about the processes and challenges of conserving art. Read more
YI hang out with Interboro Partners architect Dan D’oca as he leads them on a tour of Holding Pattern, currently on view at MoMA PS1, July 2011. Photograph by Carda Burke
For some, MoMA PS1 is a familiar place, but with its constant rotation of exhibitions, visiting PS1 is never a repeated experience. Read more
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