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EVENTS :: YOUNG AT ART 2008

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008 - SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008
9:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. DAILY*

(*note: on Monday May 19: 9:30 A.M. - 2:00PM for Festival galleries only. Main de Young Museum galleries will be closed all day)
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOUNG AT ART 2008

A Visual Art Exhibition: Artwork by 2,000 students, grades kindergarten to 12th grade from San Francisco 's public, private, and parochial school on view at the de Young museum.

Performances: Over 45 student and community groups will perform during the eight-day festival. Choral groups, orchestras, dance ensembles, jazz bands from all over San Francisco will perform both on an outdoor stage near the museum café and indoors in the de Young's Koret auditorium.

Family Day on Saturday, May 17th featuring performances by community arts groups.

Media Arts: A film and video screening of works by youth will be featured on Tuesday, May 20th (10AM to 12:30PM) in the Koret Theater. Due to the content featured, only adults and students in grades 7 through 12 may attend. Attendance for class groups must be confirmed in advance by submitting a field trip application. There are only a few seats available for the general public (adults) to attend based on availability. Anyone attending this special screening must remain in the Koret Theater for the entire duration of the program from 10AM to 12:30PM.

Gala Evening Celebration on Friday, May 23rd (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.).

Literary Arts : The literary arts event on Saturday, May 24th at 2:00pm in the de Young's Koret auditorium.

All Young At Art events, performances and exhibits are free to the public! Over 3,500 children will actively participate or showcase their work in YOUNG AT ART 2008 during the week, from 250 schools throughout San Francisco. Of these participants, 3,500 youth will be showcased through the visual art exhibition, live performances on stage, and through literary and media arts.

Over 150 students and adult volunteers participate in YOUNG AT ART events and approximately 20,000 people are expected to attend over the course of the eight days of the Festival at the new de Young in Golden Gate Park. All students in San Francisco's public, private, independent and parochial schools are eligible to participate in YOUNG AT ART.