LABOR DAY ROUNDUP OF TEEN PROGRAMS! SIX teen programs (workshops, internships, classes) to apply and add something meaningful to your life experience this semester - Make an effort!

DOG STAR just received a request to post again the recent information on workshops for teens.  Applications are due soon!  If you don't know what you'll be doing with after-school and weekend time (and don't already have a job, consider applying to one or more of these programs!)


We also know Museum of Modern Art has offers FREE after-school art classes - check here!


And no reason at all except that we want to post a cool picture - top of this post features Photography by Alberto Vargas (find his site here!)


1.  Teen Advisory Board at Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Garden & Museum
Teens who are eligible for TAB are between the ages of 14 and 18, and have completed 8th grade coursework. They are creative students who have a demonstrated interest in the arts. Candidates must be interested in and willing to work with others on the development of Noguchi Museum programs, events and materials.  Applications are due on September 24 and you can download the application here!

To learn more about TAB, contact education@noguchi.org or call718.204.7088, ext. 203.  And don't forget to check out TAB on Facebook! 


2.  TEEN ACTING WORKSHOP FROM PAN ASIAN REP!

The workshop runs ten sessions, from Oct. 9 through Dec. 11 and there will be a student presentation on Sun., Dec. 12. Each class is from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Admission is $550 and all payments are final. Scholarships are available.To enroll in the workshop, contact Pan Asian Rep at either info@panasianrep.org or 212-868-4030

3.  Fall TRaC is Back!

Ever dream of being a critic for The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, The Source or The New York Times? High 5’s Teen Reviewers & Critics (TRaC) program is where you’ll get your start!All TRaC classes meet weekly for a two-hour workshop (4:30 – 6:30 p.m.) and every other week for one additional weekday or weekend outing. That’s 8 workshops and 5 outings! High 5 partners with the most cutting edge and prestigious cultural organizations to bring you the best of NYC.

Need more? Download our Fall TRaC flier or stop by ourTRaC Open House, held at H5HQ Thursday, September 23at 4:30 pm! RSVP to Eric at eost@high5tix.org or (212) 453-9485.

4.  Internships/Workshops for Teens at Whitney Museum

Recently we posted about a program at New York University and now the Whitney has announced their program for artists and writers.  Maybe you don't think of yourself as an "artist" or a "writer"?  Well become one and apply for this free program that meets once each week from October through December.Here for Whitney Museum applications

5.  Visionary Studio: Saturday Art Workshop  is a 9-week program that combines the excitement of creating art with issues in social justice.

Saturday mornings, from 10am-12pm, teens research one of four significant social themes (such the human body, street art, humor, and fashion as art/ art as fashion) and discover a rich array of innovative, multidisciplinary approaches through which they can visually express their ideas.

As part of the program students will have a final exhibition as their last class. Last Spring student works were exhibited at NYU to a wide audience of parents, friends, teachers, and NYU faculty.

Here for the link to the application and more information 


6.  Photography Workshops at International Center of Photography (ICP) at 43rd Street & 6th Avenue - Offers scholarships but you can't be too scared to apply!  This program invites new and experienced teens to learn photography with black/white, darkroom and workshop assignments.  Meets weekly.  For serious students only!


Here for link to the Teen Academy and Here for the link to the Scholarship Application

THIS IS HIP HOP! Well, it's one dance teacher's idea of how do dance hip hop. She even explains that hip hop is an attitude!

THIS IS HIP-HOP! from Airwave Ranger on Vimeo.

From the Imaginary DOG STAR Soundtrack: I WANT TO BREAK FREE by Freddie Mercury

Whitney Museum shows closing soon! Check out Charles Burchfield watercolors

Dog Star knows it still feels like Summer but there are soem shows that must be seen before the season ends!  We especially like the watercolors show by Charles Burchfield at the Whitney Museum.

Christian Marclay: Festival  through Sept. 26 

Off the Wall: Part 1—Thirty Performative Actions 

Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield 

Jill Magid: A Reasonable Man in a Box 

Collecting Biennials  through Nov. 28 

Facing the Artist: Portraits by John Jonas Gruen 

Japanese super flat artist Takashi Murakami to present special exhibit at Palace of Versailles

DOG STAR is excited that one of our favorite artists will take over a grand historical space!

Versailles (pronounced vir-SIGH) Palace is the palace of King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette and the location of many historical events such as the treaty that ended World War I in 1919.

Just west of Paris, the suburb is the home of this glorious palace and gardens (really a forest!) and now Murakami has been given access to the Grand Apartments and Hall of Mirrors to add his whimsical characters and happy faces.

Here for Versailles website (in English)

Our Favorite Corner: Barry McGee Bombs Houston Street & The Bowery (A temporary mural for the next two months!)

DOG STAR misses the Os Gemeos mural that used to be on this site but knows it can't be seen forever.  We believe the old Deitch Projects art gallery is still organizing these murals since Barry shares that gallery with Shepard Fairey who did the previous murla on this wall.

Os Gemeos is actually still there.  The newer murals have been applied on a plywood "covering" over the concrete wall that sits at the corner of Houston Street and the Bowery in lower Manhattan.

We like Barry's single color impact ant it will remind some of New York's old graffiti days.  Barry required four hours and a little help from Chino and Amaze as well as a hydraulic lift to complete this massive piece.

Photo Credit:  Jeff Newman/TheArtCollectors

West Indian Day Carnival: Join the largest street parade in the nation on Labor Day in Brooklyn!

DOG STAR mentioned this upcoming event to photographer Alberto Vargas and he asked, "Is it on Dog Star?" and so we are including it now.  A small oversight, sorry devoted readers!

This annual parade and street festival is the largest in the United States and attracts over a million visitors to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn each Labor Day.  Organizers present several activities, concerts and even a Children's Parade on the Friday morning before Labor Day.

The parade and street festival has its roots in traditional Caribbean carnival celebrations and was introduced by Brooklyn's West Indian immigrants in the 1960s.  But it wasn't the first West Indian carnival party - as early as the 1920s carnival celebrations were held indoors, first, and later, on the streets of Harlem.

The organizers website has a very good history of carnival celebrations.  Dog Star recommends taking the subway 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza and walking up Eastern Parkway at least by noon.  Food and merchandise vendors are lined up on either side of the street and since this is the END point for the parade you won't have missed any of it.  If you continue any further into Brooklyn you may find the subway entrance HIGHLY congested and the crowds up on the street very, very large.

Let us know if you go and send us your pictures and we'll post them here!

Oh, the pics above are pulled off Google images but they give you a fairly good idea of the extravagant, um, costumes you can expect to see at the parade!  It's great fun with live bands and we even saw Sean Paul two years ago on top of one of the floats!

Here for official event website
Here for Google pics from past years

FREE! See drag performers, live bands and comedy at the "Low Life" Variety Show in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village on September 12, 5-7pm

DOG STAR looks forward to seeing you in the park for an outdoor festival filled with incredible acts.

While we have provided a detailed description below - we mostly took it from the Low Life website - it is not intended to overwhelmed you.  Just know this:  If you are willing to go to an outdoor public park for a free music concert then give this one a try.

We strongly urge photographers among our devoted readers to attend this event since there will be fantastic opportunities for unique shots of wild characters!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 - 5-7 PM 

FREE ADMISSION

TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC

On September 12, JACKIE FACTORY producers CHI CHI VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL will present their fourth annual LOW LIFE to crown the 2010 HOWL! FESTIVAL.

LOW LIFE is the free and fabulous Sunday evening climax to HOWL! - a two hour spectacular inspired by East Village decades past. Each year's theme is served up in a lavishly costumed production starring dozens of downtown's finest.

This year's LOW LIFE 4: BEAT GIRL pays homage to homegrown fifties beatnik culture and the BOWERY BEATS - the rebel painters, poets and performers drifting east from Greenwich Village. The show also sheds light on the Women of the Beat Generation, often overlooked, and their influence on 50's Burlesque.

The BEAT theme of LOW LIFE 4 will be interpreted by multiple dance companies, in vocal and musical performances, burlesque and drag renderings and of course - spoken word! The bill includes international drag icons JOEY ARIAS and SHERRY VINE, Burlesque Queen DIRTY MARTINI and Boylesque King TIGGER!, butoh company VANGELINE THEATER, spoken word icons PAUL SKIFF and BOBBY MILLER, sensationalist AMBER RAY, chanteuse HEATHER LITTEER and the Low Life debuts of BROWN GIRLS BURLESQUE, the RACHEL KLEIN THEATER and the STAGE DOOR JOHNNIES (CHICAGO).

As in years past, LOW LIFE features two MCs - recording artist PAUL ALEXANDER (of THE ONES and JACKIE 60) with EMPRESS CHI CHI VALENTI, the show's co-producer.

Here for Howl Festival


Here for Low Life

CeeLo's Official Video for the "F**k You" Just As Retro As the Song!

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY! Devoted Dog Star Readers Who Want to Be Actors Better Jump On This One!

TEEN ACTING WORKSHOP FROM PAN ASIAN REP!
OCT. 9 - DEC. 11



Pan Asian Repertory Theatre is offering a training workshop for both beginner and experienced young actors, ages 15-17, including instruction in acting, dance and movement. The class will be led by Acting Instructor Ernest Abuba, Movement Instructor Jen Yip and guest instructors.

The first half of each class will focus on Dance and Movement and the second half on Acting.
Dance and Movement:

An energetic section of the program incorporating elements of hip-hop, modern, jazz, musical theater, African, and other ethnic forms of dance. The class is geared towards providing students with a foundation for working with movement as part of their overall performance in theater. Other benefits include gaining confidence for auditions and developing physical strength.
Acting:

Students will be introduced to the world-renowned Constantine Stanislavski System and work on contemporary scenes and monologues from plays such as Top Girls, Spring Awakening, The Glass Menagerie, Diary of Anne Frank, The Miracle Worker, and also from Asian-American classics such as The Joy Luck Club.

The workshop runs ten sessions, from Oct. 9 through Dec. 11 and there will be a student presentation on Sun., Dec. 12. Each class is from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Admission is $550 and all payments are final. Scholarships are available.

To enroll in the workshop, contact Pan Asian Rep at eitherinfo@panasianrep.org or 212-868-4030. 

4th FREE OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCED IN TWO WEEKS: Noguchi Museum Seeks Candidates to Join Teen Advisory Board

The Noguchi Museum is now recruiting members for it's Teen Advisory Board. Affectionately known as TAB, this a year-long program that meets Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 pm, every other week from October through May.

TAB members advise Noguchi Museum staff on teen-related matters, plan two events for teens during the school year, and serve as ambassadors by representing the Museum at community events. They also spend time learning about the museum through tours, workshops, and meetings with Museum staff members.

Teens who are eligible for TAB are between the ages of 14 and 18, and have completed 8th grade coursework. They are creative students who have a demonstrated interest in the arts. Candidates must be interested in and willing to work with others on the development of Noguchi Museum programs, events and materials.
Applications are due on September 24 and you can download the application here!

To learn more about TAB, contact education@noguchi.org or call718.204.7088, ext. 203.
And don't forget to check out TAB on Facebook! 

ON THE BROOKLYN ROOFTOPS with TooFly and Werds: Discover How Two Graffiti Masters Make It a Collabo & Get It Done

STAND BY YOUR MAN: Italians Asking, Who Owns Michelangelo’s ‘David’?

Devoted DOG STAR readers know that Michelaneglo Buonarotti leaves his greatest legacy, not in Rome's shopping mall cathedral to missionary tastes (the Sistine Chapel) but in what he left behind in Florence before being called up to Rome by of the Medici popes.  In addition to the grand David sculpture in Florence, Dog Star readers must not miss a visit to the Medici Chapels and Michangelo's personal home (a bit off the beaten path but empty of tourists!)


Now comes news from our Florence office that an ownership debate has heated up between the federal and the local officials over who rightfully claims the David.


Read more in The New York Times:

FLORENCE, Italy — For 500 years, Michelangelo’s “David” has stood as a symbol of Florentine independence and virtue.

So when a report commissioned by the federal government emerged this month claiming that Italy — and not the city — was the statue’s rightful owner, local tempers flared. The sculpture, Mayor Matteo Renzi retorted, had always, and would always, “belong to Florence.”

“The ‘David’ is not an umbrella,” to be haggled over, he said. “It’s a monument in which the city of Florence still sees its identity.”

Civic pride aside, the dispute over “David” has also brought to light a question increasingly raised by many local governments: Who should benefit from Italy’s cultural patrimony?

In 2009, more than one million people saw “David,” which is housed in the Accademia Gallery, the country’s fourth most visited cultural site. Tickets sales topped $7 million. The proceeds went into the federal Culture Ministry coffers.   READ MORE HERE

BOARD WORK: Discover Great Graffiti Artists Helping to Raise Awareness of Autism

DOG STAR is excited about this benefit for autism awareness called "ACROSS THE BOARD"!  A number of established and emerging grafitti artists came together with one-of-a-kind custom skate decks and they're all on sale for this special benefit.  We especially like this one (below) called "Lightweight" since the tough little dude keeps his swag while squeezed onto the board!

Here for Artists for Autism Awareness

High 5 Announces FREE Fall Programs for Teens "TRaC" Teen Reviewers & Critics Program to Attend Theater and Writer Reviews with other teens

Fall TRaC is Back!

Ever dream of being a critic for The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, The Source or The New York Times? High 5’s Teen Reviewers & Critics (TRaC) program is where you’ll get your start!

TRaC is an exceptional opportunity for committed high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who want to explore and experience the vast arts scene in New York City. Applications are now being accepted for the spring program. First come, first served!

In this FREE ten-week program, TRaC participants will:

* Attend world class performances and exhibitions.
* See how professional artists work, think and live.
* Visit venues and areas of NYC you’ve never been.
* Meet like minded peers from all over NY and NJ.
* Expand your understanding of critical writing and dialogue.
* Learn more about yourself!

All TRaC classes meet weekly for a two-hour workshop (4:30 – 6:30 p.m.) and every other week for one additional weekday or weekend outing. That’s 8 workshops and 5 outings! High 5 partners with the most cutting edge and prestigious cultural organizations to bring you the best of NYC.

Need more? Download our Fall TRaC flier or stop by ourTRaC Open House, held at H5HQ Thursday, September 23at 4:30 pm! RSVP to Eric at eost@high5tix.org or (212) 453-9485.

Apply Now! 
Application Deadline September 30th.

Watch Mark Ronson's New Video "Bang Bang Bang" Featuring Q Tip!

DOG STAR hates it, too, when a song buzzes in our head and we can't shake it.  Katy Perry's Candyland-inspired video for "California Gurls" and OK Go's stop-motion clip for "End Love" might be racking up clicks online, but there's a new contender for best video of the summer: Mark Ronson and the Business Intl.'s "Bang Bang Bang."

Bookended by two seemingly unrelated pieces of footage — a fictitious retro commercial for sandwich spread and a dramatic tennis match — "Bang Bang Bang" stars Ronson as the guest on an offbeat, '70s-style Japanese talk show. When he's asked to chat about his music, Ronson — the Grammy-winning mastermind behind Amy Winehouse's Back to Black — transforms into a smooth Bryan Ferry figure and hops behind a bank of synthesizers to perform his latest composition.

Newcomer MNDR provides the song's indelible French-laden hook, and a debonair Q-Tip absolutely slays on his verses, making it his best guest spot since "Groove Is in the Heart" (or at least Raphael Saadiq's "Get Involved"). The clip is equal parts American Bandstand and Tron — and the most effective time-capsule music video since Snoop Dogg resurrected the Rick James era with "Sexual Eruption."

South Africa is NOT a continent away! Jewish Museum brings South Africa closer for New Yorkers in photography and drawings

South African Photographs: David Goldblatt

May 02, 2010 - September 19, 2010

David Goldblatt, one of South Africa’s most highly regarded photographers, was witness to apartheid’s infiltration into every aspect of South African life. His photos do not look at the large events or the public face of violence; rather they focus on the world of ordinary people and the minutiae of everyday life, illuminating the depth of injustice and the character of the people who imposed it and who struggled against it.

more

South African Projections: Films by William Kentridge

May 02, 2010 - September 19, 2010

South African William Kentridge’s art is internationally acclaimed for its dramatic narrative invention and for its extraordinary technique. Grounded in recent South African history, Kentridge's complex narratives address personal and universal concerns of love, greed, jealousy, and memory.

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Watch Blu “Big Bang Big Boom” Video

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Having caught the eye of many with their previous artistic efforts, Blu’s latest “Big Bang Big Boom” is sure to illicit a number of responses for another remarkably well-done and creative piece. Combining cinematography, painting and installation work, the level of interaction amongst Blu’s work and the real-world is phenomenal as they aim to offer their two cents on the theory of evolution.

Source: Arrested Motion

Discover the Monster Engine: Professional Artist Turns Kid's Drawings into Wildly Alive and Vivid Works of Art

(Above) Original child’s drawing by Michael, age 10.

(Above) Reinterpretation of drawing by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine.

(Above) Original child’s drawing by Chelsea (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.(Above) Original child’s drawing by seven year old (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing (left) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.

(Above) Original child’s drawing (left) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.

(Above) Original child’s drawing (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing by Kimberly (right) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing by Chelsea (left) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.
(Above) Original child’s drawing (left) and reinterpretation by Dave DeVries of The Monster Engine. Click on image for larger view.

CHILDREN HAVE THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO TAP INTO a consciousness that is untainted and uncontaminated by training. Yep, training. Art instruction in schools is certainly not a bad thing, but it’s their job to see such naive approaches to visualization expand. 

The Monster Engine is based on the idea of creating realistic paintings from children’s drawings. It all turned out to be a great success and an innovative concept. Sometimes artists just happen to get to one point where their imagination stops. But not children.

They are an endless “resource” for creations and we are going to prove that to you with this post. 22 images presenting the drawings made by children, all around 6 years old and then their representations made by Dave DeVries.

Via The Monster Engine.

FREE! Internships/Workshops for Teens at Whitney Museum - Applications due Sept 15

DOG STAR knows many teens will be wrapping up summer jobs and getting ready to return to school in a few weeks.  Have you thought at all about college applications?  How about what you will even include on these applications?

Recently we posted about a program at New York University and now the Whitney has announced their program for artists and writers.  Maybe you don't think of yourself as an "artist" or a "writer"?  Well become one and apply for this free program that meets once each week from October through December.

Here for Whitney Museum applications

QUOTE OF THE DAY

There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.

Sophocles (496 BC-406 BC)

KAWS at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in CT (real close on Metro North from Grand Central Station!)

DOG STAR is excited to share the news of a KAWS exhibit in our area, sort of.  Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is in Ridgfield, CT - which is closer than you think!

KAWS isn't seen much around here - both physically and in the form of a show - so this Aldrich show is a special treat.  It will be up at the museum until January 2011 so there's plenty of time to plan a day trip.

We took a field trip recently by car but initially planned to take the Metro North train out of Grand Central to the Katonah station in Westchester County.  From the Katonah station a cab takes you in 15 minutes to the Aldrich!


Here for the Aldrich Museum website


Here to read interview with curator of the show



KAWS Museum Exhibit Opening from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.