Teens Are Our Future
When working with teenagers,
you realize how incredibly bright and ready they are for the world! They still have a lot to learn, but
what they have already learned gives them the tools to be enthusiastic and valuable
contributors to our museum and park communities. Giving teens the opportunities they need to apply their
learning and critical thinking skills helps them continue to grow into citizens
who are better able to make decisions consciously and conscientiously as
advocates for cultural literacy and support of our cultural institutions.
Teenagers are a group who are
about to embark into adulthood.
They are an audience who is seeking an identity and forming their life
philosophy and outlook. Museums
and parks offer real world experience, and informal learning environments that
greater reflect the world teens are about to join.
We hope the following list of
resources consolidated from our series of teenager blog posts will help other
Museum Educators access the resources they need to maximize the interaction they have with the teen audience.
M.LiT - Museum Leaders in Training, Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts
Jobs for teens in museums:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
Museum Teen Summit:
Saguaro
National Park - link to teen stewards site:
Oklahoma City Museum of ArtMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesHigh Museum of Art
“Why Museums Don’t Suck: The Current State of Teen Engagement”
ARTFORUM
at WAVE the museums, galleries, and archives of Wolverhampton
This is a regularly held event that provides people between 14 and 25 the opportunity to explore the museum’s gallery as well as learn new techniques and make their own art. It is entirely run by the participants, who decide what they want to focus on.
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/events/artforum-new-year-3rd-weds-2013-01-16/
ARTLAB at the Hirshhorn
This is a digital media studio that provides all teens age 13-19 access to technology and art. It is comprised of studio time as well as daily workshops and provides participants with marketable skills.
http://artlabplus.si.edu/artlabplus/about.html
Creativity, Community, and a Dash of the Unexpected: Adventures in Engaging Young Adult Audiences
Although this research publication is aimed at the higher end of our focused age group, young adults between 19-35, this report hits on a few key points to keep in mind when programming for older teens. They found that they "... originally thought of this audience as an age group but later realized that style, not age, was a better way to categorize the target audience."
http://denverartmuseum.org/sites/all/themes/dam/files/final_report_to_the_field_1.16.2012_final.pdf
This is a regularly held event that provides people between 14 and 25 the opportunity to explore the museum’s gallery as well as learn new techniques and make their own art. It is entirely run by the participants, who decide what they want to focus on.
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/events/artforum-new-year-3rd-weds-2013-01-16/
ARTLAB at the Hirshhorn
This is a digital media studio that provides all teens age 13-19 access to technology and art. It is comprised of studio time as well as daily workshops and provides participants with marketable skills.
http://artlabplus.si.edu/artlabplus/about.html
Creativity, Community, and a Dash of the Unexpected: Adventures in Engaging Young Adult Audiences
Although this research publication is aimed at the higher end of our focused age group, young adults between 19-35, this report hits on a few key points to keep in mind when programming for older teens. They found that they "... originally thought of this audience as an age group but later realized that style, not age, was a better way to categorize the target audience."
http://denverartmuseum.org/sites/all/themes/dam/files/final_report_to_the_field_1.16.2012_final.pdf
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