Workshop Report
Congratulations YMS Producer Madena Henderson!
Youth Media Sanctuary/ Project VoiceScape filmmaker
Madena Henderson
Youth Media Sanctuary producer Madena Henderson was one of 15 youth selected as a Project VoiceScape winner-- and she'll present her work at a national premiere in Washington, D.C. this October 6, 2011
Madena was chosen because they saw both talent in her as a filmmaker, and because of the important message of her project: "The Haves and Have-Nots." "My film is about how many teens today may have the knowledge and desire to attend college, but may not have the money to attend an expensive school," says Madena.
"Be The Media" Workshops-- List of Past Seasons
Here's our past "Be the Media" workshops.
Click on listings below to check out the Media Arts and Education projects we have offered. Info includes curricular descriptions, workshop leaders, and other documentation.
"Be the Media" WORKSHOPS, SPRING 2010
Youth Media Live Studio Production | June 5 Participants learned about and participated in a live 4-camera production studio shoot of a real event featuring NY youth media makers. Click here to view PSAs created in this workshop!
Visual Journalism: Comics and Graphic Novels | May 9 An arts activism intensive with members of the World War Three Illustrated collective, including a discussion on zines and comix, and a hands-on collaborative workshop to make a digital mini-comic. Details.
The Camera as Interface to the World | April 18 
Explore the discipline of seeing, the subconscious of the camera through your personal vision, through observational and experimental practice, for beginners to pros. With award-winning filmmaker and educator Jim de Sève. Details.
Media Management in a Digital Universe | March 14 Master the art of archiving - and muscle your data into place for order, access, and ease - with digital archivist and preservation consultant David Rice. Details.
"Be the Media" WORKSHOPS, FALL 2009
Web Distribution | December 6 Your videos can be used to build and strengthen communities; learn how to take your finished work and strategically distribute it on the Internet! Details.
Community Digital Storytelling | October 25 and by appointment This two-part workshop is aimed at organizations and citizens from the regional community, to get their stories heard! Details.
Quilt Project | October 17–18 Share in a collective celebration of the history of grassroots communication with this quilt-making workshop; bring your community media t-shirts, and we will add them to our quilt! Details.
Digital Preservation | October 4 "Video Archiving 101: How to Save and Access Your Video Collection" for organizations and individuals. Details.
"Be the Media" WORKSHOPS, SPRING 2009
Mural Workshop| March 28-29 “How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace” Iraqi and American youth share visions of a peaceful, just coexistence in a mural workshop. Guided by Claudia Lefko, director of the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange. Details and documentation.
“A Conversation About UPSTATE GIRLS” | April 2 Teenage girls from the Capital Region share stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined—including legal, educational, healthcare and penal systems—in response to award-winning photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally’s compelling work. Get details and documentation.
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Youth Media Sanctuary Summer - Fall 2011
Congrats, Madena Henderson, Project VoiceScape Winner!
Spring '11 Youth Media Sanctuary (YMS) Workshop
FALL 09 "Be the Media" Workshops
Our "Be the Media" workshop series provides local artists, producers, and citizen journalists with opportunities to acquire and improve the skills necessary for successful and powerful independent media-making. We offer an interdisciplinary approach to diverse media arts practices with new technologies, with core focus on creative practice and artistry.
October 4 Digital Preservation
with Nan Ruben
October 17-18 "Community Media" Quilts Project
It's not all electronic! Share in a collective celebration of the history of community media with this quilt-making workshop. Bring your community media t-shirts that you cherish, but no longer wear, and we will add them to our quilt. Whether you are an experienced quilter and/or sewer, or someone whose always wanted to participate, join us! The final quilt will be auctioned in the Spring '10 season as part of our upcoming 5th Anniversary Celebration...
October 25 1-5pm Community Digital Storytelling
This two-part workshop is aimed at organizations and citizens from the regional community, to get their stories heard!
Community Workshops Spring '09
“How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace”
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 .jpg)
Iraqi and American youth shared visions of a peaceful, just coexistence in this mural workshop. Guided by Claudia Lefko, director of the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange, these murals will be exhibited in Egypt next year for the “UNESCO Decade of Peace and Non-violence Among Children of the World.”
Photo by Tyler Boudreau
“A Conversation About UPSTATE GIRLS”
Thursday, April 2
Teenage girls from throughout the Capital Region shared stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined—including the legal, educational, healthcare and penal systems—in response to award-winning photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally’s compelling work.
Funded in part by Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Great Animation Workshop with School 12 Complete!
In addition to our many activities at The Sanctuary for Independent Media, we also bring media literacy classes to schools throughout the Capital Region! Here's the warm-up exercise, The Flight of the Butterfly, from a 4-day intensive stop-motion animation workshop with a class of 6th graders at School 12 in South Troy. The rest are below...
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