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<strong><a href="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/YAP-logo-new-2015.jpeg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-4421 size-medium" src="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/YAP-logo-new-2015-300x300.jpeg" alt="YAP logo new 2015" width="300" height="300" /></a></strong>
<div><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"><b>The</b><b> Youth Artist Program</b></span> <span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z h-lparen">(</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">YAP) is a two year after school art program for high school students that equips them with the tools to thrive in today’s creative economy. This program offers the resources and guidance young artists need to explore their personal and cultural identity and express their creative vision.</span></div>
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<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Through a combination of individual project-based learning and instruction from experienced artist mentors, teen artists develop their talents in a range of digital media and fine art practices, from animation and illustration to drawing, painting, and printmaking. Each school year, they produce a professionally published zine, learning about typography and layout. Young artists also build a substantial portfolio of work for application to art school or other post-secondary pursuits. At the end of the school year, they help curate an exhibition of their work in Taller’s Lorenzo Homar Gallery.</span></div>
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<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Over the summer, YAP youth artists can apply for the Delphi Summer Teen Media Program, a six week paid summer internship that provides instruction in the visual arts and filmmaking. Those selected as interns learn about acting, screenwriting, lighting, cinematography, editing, and producing from professional filmmakers. They create a portfolio of short films and present them at public screenings. This internship is done in conjunction with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Esperanza High School, and Big Picture Alliance.</span></div>
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<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">YAP includes one-on-one tutoring and homework help, as well as light meals, and SEPTA tokens for public transport.</span></div>
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<div><strong><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Requirements</span></strong></div>
<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">A desire to learn, a strong sense of personal responsibility, and a commitment to completing the program are a must. No prior artistic training is necessary.</span></div>
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<div><strong><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Fees</span></strong></div>
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<div style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">*Young artists who are covered by Health Partners Plans will have the fee waived.</span></div>
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<em><strong>El Programa para Jóvenes Artistas </strong>(YAP)<strong> </strong>es un entrenamiento para estudiantes de escuela secundaria en el que desarrollan destrezas en las artes visuales y fortalecimiento académico con la meta final de estimularlos a perseguir estudios después de graduarse de escuela superior.  El programa provee a los estudiantes la oportunidad de desarrollar un portafolio de trabajos artísticos que necesitan para desarrollarse como artistas y triunfar en el competitivo mundo académico.</em>

<b>For more information, please contact Daniel de Jesús at 215-423-6320 or <a href="mailto:ddejesus@tallerpr.org">ddejesus@tallerpr.org</a></b>

Download an application in English <a href="http://tallerpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Youth-Artist-Program-Application-2017-WEB.pdf" rel="noopener">here</a> or in Spanish here.

Please visit us on <a href="http://youthartistprogram.tumblr.com" rel="noopener">TUMBLR</a>!

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