Youth Arts Workshop

Youth Arts Workshop (YAW) is Asian Arts Initiative's multi-disciplinary arts after-school and summer program for grades 6-12 in Philadelphia, PA. We are located on 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA. Visit our main page at: www.asianartsinitiative.org Like us on FB at: www.facebook.com/yawphilly Check us out on IG: @aai_yaw

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TGIF, I hope everyone had a great week and CONGRATULATIONS to all graduates and students moving a grade up! 

Now that summer is here, it's time to make some summer plans. Plan it with YAW because we're excited to tell that this summer's camp is called Mind Full Creations which focuses on the theme of Health of the Mind, Body, & Soul. Our lead teaching artists this summer is Rachel Ishikawa (sound artist) and Won Kyoung Lee (visual artist).

If you have any questions about the summer program, please ask, or contact Thao at [email protected].

We will be accepting registration packet until the first day of program July 5th! Registration packets can be found here: http://asianartsinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Registration-Packet.pdf

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It's that wonderful time in the year where our YAW students show off their amazing skills and artwork at our annual exhibition TONIGHT from 6-8pm. Come out and check out what the students have been doing all year! RSVP@: https://www.facebook.com/events/1699434183655815/

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Student Blog Series: Michelle C.

Hi, my name is Michelle C. and I am 12 years old. I go to Holy Redeemer Catholic School and I’m in the 6th grade. I started going to Asian Arts Initiative in 2015 and have been here ever since. When I first heard about Asian Arts Initiative I was very excited but also very nervous because I was meeting new people. After a few weeks, I got over my nervousness and was having a great time at Asian Arts Initiative. We did all kinds of different art projects here that I never expected to do. One of the things was building planters that look like row homes. For the planter house, we even sawed wood that was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. We went on a field trip too. The field trip was to a trampoline park. It was my first time ever on a trampoline and it was so fun. I know that there would be even more fun field trips in the future. Asian Arts Initiative has a summer program too. When I found out about it I was very excited. I really want to go and learn more different types of art and have fun with my friends. If I can’t go this summer, I would for sure come back next year. Asian Arts Initiative is a great place to do art, learn, and have fun at the same time it’s amazing.

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Lets start off the week with some YAW updates. Last week, Youth Arts Students create blind contours with a splash of watercolors. 

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Student Blog Series: Mandy L.

My name is Mandy and I am 12 years old. I am in the 6th grade at Holy Redeemer Catholic School. I learned about Youth Arts Workshop (YAW) at Asian Arts Initiative when Ms. Soumya and Ms. Thao did a presentation in my classroom. I really wanted to join the program because I like art and my friends all go to the program. The first thing that I made was drawing my name in block letters and stringing them together to make a banner. I also learned about stop motion, Photoshop, and building houses out of cardboard and wood. I have been here for about a year and I love everything about it. I love the teachers, arts, and people from the program. The people in the program really make me feel comfortable and safe. They help me to express my feelings and emotions by writing or drawing it out. The best part about YAW is when we all get together and play games. We do lots of fun things like go on field trips, go to the park, learn about how to make art on the computer, and have fun drawing together. Overall, I really care and like the program. It's a place where you can be happy and learn more about other people.

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The weather is finally warming up. To keep up with this momentum, here is a warm update with YAW. The kids are creating patterns in preparation for a hand-painted rug while the others are creating "punny" book titles. 

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The semester is coming to an end so you know what that means! Youth Arts Workshop presents our Winter 2015 Showcase! Come check out this season's projects. You'll be able to check out the student's stop motion animation, urban planning projects, and much more. You can even participate in workshops taught by our students! Or perhaps even purchase and own an art work made by our students.

Check us out on December 18th from 4:30-6:30pm at Asian Arts Initiative. For more info, check out our FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/yawphilly/

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What an incredible week! Last week, Colette Fu led a wonderful pop-up book workshop showing the students how to make their very own! Lion dancers from Penn also came and led a workshop teaching the basics of Lion Dancing. YAW students had their very first trip this weekend at a Trampoline Park! What a way to wrap up the weekend !!

For more photos, visit our Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/yawphilly/

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It's Hallow's Eve. The Youth Arts Workshop, had some spooktacular fun. The day unraveled as the students baked yummy treats while showing off some spiffy costumes.

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Autumn is here! And so is a mini-update from the season's Youth Art Workshop. Miss Soumya is leading a Travel Poster project while Miss Eva is creating a Dream Home along with the students.

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It’s time for a new session at YAW! Come join us for the school year of fantastic fun and amazing art projects filled with awesome people. 

Registration forms can be found here: http://asianartsinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20150901115456333.pdf

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Free this friday? Come check out the Youth Arts Workshop Summer Showcase! Check out what the kids have been up to all summer! There will be a dance performance, a guitar performance and a parade* !

*Parade will been held at Thursday, 10am- 12pm.

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Here is some sunshine for today's cloudy weather. The YAW students enjoyed their time skating at the roller rink  !

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Here is another Monday update coming your way! The kids have been working on various activities such as making puppets, block printing, and draw some exquisite corpses! Check out some of their creations here !

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Here are some YAW updates to brighten up your Monday morning. Last Friday, the Youth Arts Workshop students went on a tour at the Magic Gardens.

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Interested in playing guitar? Or maybe learn a skill to charm someone? Come to the Guitar lesson demo on July 1st at 2pm located at Asian Arts Initiative ! Don't worry if you don't have a guitar, we got a few to spare !

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To commemorate our last day of the spring semester, Youth Arts Workshop planned a bowling trip together. Hope this trip was just as fun it was for us as it is for you guys. Have a great summer everyone. Love, YAW.