Teen Night at the ICA, Boston
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The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston runs a ‘Teen Night’ which combines art, socialising and a sense of shared ownership of the event.
It started out with one wild (alcohol free) party with music, dancing and general socialising. Gallery staff were on hand to answer questions about the art, but the primary goal seems to have been to get young people in the door.
It has evolved into a quarterly event that is conceived, promoted, and run by teens, employing short programs inspired by the collection. There have also been classes on video, weblogging, podcasting, digital photography, video boot camp, design graphics, t-shirt design, a DJ school, and an in-school writing program.
Started with a small group of teenagers in 2005, ICA is now drawing 300 to 450 young people per event and hitting its goal of engaging 2,500 teens annually, up from 700 in 2005.
More info from www.icateens.org
It would be great to hear if these is anything like this going on in Ireland – do let us know!
