3/12/2020 New Museum Visit

Urban Explorers students visit the New Museum to view the visual work of Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment exhibit.

Students discussed the social commentary and political reasoning of Peter's Sauls visual paintings.

The students had a revelatory experience while taking in the massive, colorful, potent paintings that addressed police brutality, the history of dictators and nuclear war. The students responded to the animation aesthetic while the work had experimental layers that the students discussed; connecting how the exhibit challenged the ways artist can use form to make the viewer be confronted with the artist's message.

3/8/2020 Generation Now! Poetry Event

Sunday, March 8th 

Participants of City Lore’s after school program, Urban Explorers participate in a poetry reading event. 

Generation NOW!, is a featured part of Poetic License 2020: RENEW, the annual festival for new poetic theater. Breaking Our Silence will take place on Sunday, March 8, at 2:00PM at The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street). 

The 8th annual Generation NOW! will feature youth from arts organizations around NYC. These organizations provide youth with spaces of empowerment through engaging with poetic performance. This showcase seeks to amplify the voices of youth as they navigate their relationship with various communities and reckon with the realities of a politically turbulent world. In doing so, these performances vocalize a spirit of youth collaboration that rebels against structures that render youth voiceless in everyday life.

Jibeh Fatty performed African Oxygen

Mariela Angel  performed LOVE 

Sumya Abida performed Human Life through the Hindu Eye

3/5/2020 Project Development Session 8

Students develop their ongoing 2nd semester projects. All participants are divided into groups within their mediums with teaching artists, groups include: A. Documentary film making (Suzette Burton) B. Lyrics and Music Production (Baba Israel, Grace Galu) C. Craftmaking (Ken Fury) D. Poetry/Playwriting (Raquel Almazan).

  

3/3/2020 Project Development Session 7

Students develop their ongoing 2nd semester projects. All participants are divided into groups within their mediums with teaching artists, groups include: A. Documentary film making (Suzette Burton) B. Lyrics and Music Production (Baba Israel, Grace Galu) C. Craftmaking (Ken Fury) D. Poetry/Playwriting (Raquel Almazan).

Grace uses word at the beginning of existing rap song to generate new lines with the group. Cultural food group conducts first taped interview at Veselka restaurant with Olesia Lew the manager who addressed the history and her cultural heritage connected to the restaurant. All doc members participate. Craft group continues projects with fabrics, paints and jewelry.  

2/27/2020 Project Development Session 6

Students develop their ongoing 2nd semester projects. All participants are divided into groups within their mediums with teaching artists, groups include: A. Documentary film making (Suzette Burton) B. Lyrics and Music Production (Haleh Liza) C. Craftmaking (Ken Fury) D. Poetry/Playwriting (Raquel Almazan).

2/25/2020 Project Development Session 5

Students develop their ongoing 2nd semester projects. All participants are divided into groups within their mediums with teaching artists, groups include: A. Documentary film making (Suzette Burton) B. Lyrics and Music Production (Baba Israel, Grace Galu) C. Craftmaking (Ken Fury) D. Poetry/Playwriting (Raquel Almazan).

Baba reviews the difference between analog and digital sound with equipment. Almazan address the shooting calendar with doc students, identifying all major interviewees for the 3 documentaries. Suzette reviews camera functions and stock of equipment. Craft students paint onto clothing, create bracelets in response to cancer survivors.