Mission Voices Summer: Dreaming with Open Eyes

ARTISTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM

Mission Voices Summer: Dreaming with Open Eyes

June 26 – August 24, 2001

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 9, 2001, 8:00pm

Lead Teaching Artists: Etang Inyang, Alicia McCarthy, and Mieka Valdez

Collaborators: la Casa de los Jovenes, Horizons Unlimited, Youth in Action, and Youth Speaks

For eight weeks in the summer, Southern Exposure’s gallery transforms into an art studio, a public forum, and a workspace for youth, community-based organizations and local artists. Mission Voices Summer, a collaborative project between Southern Exposure, Casa de los Jovenes, Horizons Unlimited, and Youth in Action, bridges neighborhoods and cultures by pairing local artists with teens from participating youth organizations. Together students and artists explore cultural identity, personal and cultural responsibility, and social issues via different artistic mediums including video, sculpture, photography, and performance.