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A.W.E. youth display design concepts for public art

March 24, 2017 by Sharon McGowan Leave a Comment

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  • Clarke Square participants show off a fractal sculpture that they created with artist Jenie Gao. (From left): Jeysi Castro, Karen Armenta, Eduardo Castro, Maria Anai Cortez, Miguel Teran and artist Azzael Gonzales. (All photos by Sue Vliet)
  • Teens from Neu Life: Amunique McGee, Destiny Yarborough, Maya Randolph, Diamond Bowie and artist Gabrielle Tesfaye.
  • Jean Carlo Alema, Bethany Vannest, A.W.E. Program Director Ali Carlucci and Katie Loughmiller, artist facilitator pose at RedLine Milwaukee.
  • Escuela Verde students designed a vending machine from reclaimed materials. It accepts generosity, kindness and respect and dispenses art, seeds or words of encouragement.
  • Destiny Yarborough, Maya Randolph and Amunique McGee of Neu-Life create "stained glass" with tissue paper and laminated sheets.
  • A.W.E. artists and staff encourage teens to participate in "Random Acts of Art." Guests were invited to create a small work of art to hang in a public place.

Young people participating in A.W.E.’s 5×3 Artist-in-Residence program displayed their design concepts for public art at a recent exhibit at RedLine Milwaukee, 1422 N. 4th St.

The A.W.E. program, which began in 2016, allows youth to experience the process of creating public art in five target neighborhoods over a three-year period. The target neighborhoods are Clarke Square, Harambee, Layton Boulevard West, Lindsay Heights and Washington Park.

Students from a variety of schools and nonprofit organizations worked with a professional artist on their projects. Lead artists included George Jones, Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, Gabrielle Tesfaye, Mikal Floyd-Pruitt and Jenie Gao.

The youths spent two months selecting a site, theme and artist for a public art project that will be created and installed during the next three months.

Participating organizations included: Our Next Generation, La Luz Del Mundo Family Services, Escuela Verde High School, COA Holton Center, and NEU-Life Community Development. Neighborhood and community partners included Safe & Sound, the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative and Layton Boulevard West Neighbors.

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