ICA Teen Arts Council

Programs for teens, by teens

Would you like to create programs like film screenings, artist talks, parties, workshops, and performances? Help design marketing materials like stickers, magnets, posters, and buttons? Work with museum staff, famous artists, and other teens? Be an innovator in the newest museum in Boston, while being exposed to mind-bending art?

The Teen Arts Council is a group of motivated high school teens that develops and promotes creative programming at the museum to connect teens to contemporary art and each other. In its first year, the TAC organized and hosted several artist talks, a spoken word event, and a fun-packed Teen Night featuring a fashion show, karaoke, graffiti contest, and more. In the new ICA, the 12-member TAC will play a vital role in expanding programs and building a teen audience at the museum.

Who should apply?
We are looking for high school teens, ages 14-18, who are passionate about the creative arts, interested in working in a museum setting, enjoy working with their peers from diverse backgrounds and parts of the city, and can make a year-long commitment. The Council meets weekly during the school year; TAC members receive a stipend.

For more information and a list of current workshops,
visit http://www.icateens.org/teen-arts-council
or contact Rosanna Flouty, Associate Director of Education, at 617-478-3132 or  rflouty@icaboston.org
 

The Teen Arts Council is part of The John Hancock Teen Education Program, which is made possible by significant support from John Hancock Financial Services.

Additional support is provided by the Boston Globe Foundation, The Clowes Fund, The Janey Fund, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation, the McKenzie Family Foundation, the William E. and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust, the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.