How-To Guide for Creating a Youth Media Arts Program

Posted by on October 15, 2004

A How-To Guide for Creating a Youth Media Arts Program

For curriculum and how-tos, you can check out America Connects Consortium’s Field Innovation Grant product from the Bass Art Museum in Miami, Florida, on designing and creating a multimedia arts program with teens. It’s in both Spanish and English, and includes video. Go to:
http://www.americaconnects.net/research/BassMuseum/Bass_Museum.htm

The guide consists of information on the following topics:
– Making the case for starting a youth media arts program
– Fundraising
– Building your team
– Professional development, training and skill sharing
– Recommended equipment
– Identifying partners
– Asset mapping
– Recruiting participants
– Setting curriculum objectives
– Pre-Tech, low-tech and high-tech activities
– Organizing culminating events
– Challenges and solutions
– Strategies for evaluating a media arts program