Topic: 06.20.08 Faces of Homeless Youth exhibit read on
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Invitation to "Faces of Homeless Youth": June 20, 2008
Invitation to Join the
Office of Homeless Liaison, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Chameleon
Arts and Youth Development
In Celebrating the Strength and Resilience of Homeless Youth
attending USD 500 Schools
Faces of Homeless Youth 2008
Opening for the Installation: June 20, 2008 10:00 a.m.
(at the Willa Gill Center, 645 Nebraska Ave., KC, KS 66101)
When we think of the Homeless, we often envision a tattered older man
holding a sign by the off-ramp of a highway. The reality is far different.
The average age of a homeless person in Kansas City, Kansas is 7 years old.
In order to bring this story to a broader public audience, Chameleon Arts
and Youth Development has undertaken the ongoing community arts project,
Faces of Homeless Youth. The goal of this project is to increase the self
worth and self image of homeless teens in Kansas City, Kansas, while
enhancing public understanding of the impact of homelessness on children and
youth.
Working in collaboration, the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Homeless
Liaison Staci Pratt and community artist and Kansas City Art Institute
Professor Hugh Merrill have guided a group of homeless teenagers living and
going to school in Wyandotte County in creating journals, arts and
performance projects over the past 9 months. This work has led to the
production of a series of posters and large-scale graphic images of the
youth scheduled for installation at the Willa Gill Resource Center, in
Kansas City, Kansas on June 20, 2008. The images are meant to help people
connect with the reality of homelessness while providing the children with
the skills to develop a coherent and insightful artistic voice, to support
their academic ability, and to build self-esteem and community.
Collaborators anticipate exhibiting the project in Washington, DC in the
fall of 2008, during the National Conference for the National Association of
Educators for Homeless Children and Youth.
Further information please contact:
Staci Pratt
[email protected]
(816) 719-0874
645 Nebraska Ave.
KC, KS 66101
Professor Hugh Merrill
www.hughmerrill.com
[email protected]
816-686-8626
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Chameleon Arts & Youth Development
2025 Tracy Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-221-7529
http://www.chameleon-ayd.org
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I'll mark my calendar. How long is it said to go to? I volunteer at the upper classroom from 830-11.
Great post.
- Jun 13, 2008 03:13am by LOFIYAH1
Necia, thank you for posting this. It'd be great to see the community come out for this event!
Beautiful photos and amazing kids!
Stay Inspired!
J
