Rubi Fregoso
Sometimes a walk can be much more than just a walk. It can be an opportunity to see a street in a different way, with a different eye and ask questions of what, why and how.
Field work provides the Youth Voices student producers with an opportunity to practice the technical and creative ideas they have been exploring in the media workshops.
Student producers from the L.A. River School and ArtLAB took a walk around their neighborhood and captured the details that make up a community -- details often missed when simply walking or driving through.
Student feel at ease recording their lives -- Youth Voices offers an opportunity to explore not just how to hit the record button but how to think creatively and critically as they build their neighborhood stories.
Maps have not always been simple representations of reality but a tool used to conceptualize and organize space. This is true for the Youth Voices producers who focused on their personal experiences, memories and relationships to create their community...
With art, creativity and support, students are able to harness new opportunities and see a new future for themselves.
How do young people see Los Angeles? In this video, students from The HeArt Project share their point of view through a multi-media exhibit -- Mapping the Metropolis: Finding the Heart of Our City.
How do we break the ice and begin to get to know one another while simultaneously developing a safe space to launch a multi-media community exploration?
How can mapping uncover personal identity and stories? A group of educators explored the possibilities with the help of Departures Youth Voices and several community partners.
The object the student shares and their explanation of its significance offers physical evidence of the personal link the students have with their neighborhood.
What would be included in the survival guide for your neighborhood? The HeArt Project students at the Del Rey Continuation High School come up with a unique twist.
Students participating in The HeArt Project explored the history of Los Angeles, their memories, experiences, and their neighborhoods in search of the heart of the city. In the process highlighting the power of art to ignite a passion for creating and...