YOUNG AT ART 2008 Highlights
The San Francisco Unified School District proudly unveils Young At Art; an eight day celebration of student creativity in visual, literary, media and performing arts hosted by the world renowned de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park from May 17rd to the 25th, 2008. For the past 22 years this unique San Francisco event, (formerly San Francisco Youth Arts Festival), has been a point of destination for families, teachers, artists and community members from San Francisco and beyond. The promise of equity and access in arts education for all students K-12 during the curricular day, made real by the SFUSD's groundbreaking Arts Education Master Plan, finds its point of destination in Young At Art, where all who attend may see for themselves the inspiration and creativity inherent in all of our youngest San Franciscans!
Highlights include:
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.
Media Arts:
A film and video screening of works by youth will be featured on Sunday May 18th.
Literary Arts:
The literary arts event on Saturday May 24th at 2:00pm in the de Young’s Koret auditorium will feature young writers reading their works of poetry and prose.
Hands on Art Activities:
Hands on art activities will be offered from 10:00am-1:00pm with community artists May 19-23 in the music concourse in front of the de Young Museum.
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 2007 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.
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Saturday, May 17 –Sunday, May 25, 2008
9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. daily
de Young Museum
50 Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
YOUNG AT ART 2007 is a collaborative project of the Visual and Performing Arts Office of the San Francisco Unified School District and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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YOUNG AT ART
Visual and Performing Arts Office
School of the Arts, McAteer Campus
555 Portola Drive, Suite 370
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA 94131
Tel: 415.695-2441
Fax: 415.695-2495
www.YoungatArtSF.org
Main Contacts:
Catherine Theilen Burke, Coordinator, YOUNG AT ART
Robert Hoang, Webmaster, YOUNG AT ART
VAPA office: 415.695-2441
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