Youth A.C.T.

Youth ACT will hosting its 3rd annual Urban Art Competition this Saturday on June 19, 2010. The competition will run from 12-3 pm in conjunction with the Malden River Festival that is taking place at the same time and location. The location of the festival is at River’s Edge Park located on River’s Edge Drive/Commercial Street in Medford. It is close to the Wellington T station and before Medford Street in Malden.

This year competitors will be using 2′x4′ boards and must bring their own paints or whatever materials they need. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

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Are you feeling….

- stressed?
- confused?
- frustrated?
- down about life?
- excited about your college future?

Youth A.C.T. (Activism, Coalition, Trust) will be hosting a workshop for youths to talk about whatever problems they have. Come join an open forum with other youths just like you and learn more about and from each other.

RSVP to our Facebook page.

Youth A.C.T. will be hosting a workshop on Saturday April 3rd from 1 PM to 2:30 pm at Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy on 124 Ferry St in Malden for an envrionmentally friendly booking making activity. The workshop will be run by members of the Creative Arts in Learning Division at Lesley University Graduate School of Education. Please spread the word to your friends! Refreshments will be provided. If you can, please bring your own scissors and some old magazines. We hope to see you all there.

About the Workshop:
This workshop will teach participants a new technique that incorporates a wide variety of materials, including but not limited to recycled paper, ribbon, candy wrapper foil, coins, strips of tree bark, seashells, etc. For this hands-on, eco-friendly project, participants are encouraged to experiment and use their own styles. The goal of the workshop is to allow the participants to think about the environment through creating their own book. Participants will be introduced to a new and enjoyable art-making activity, which may be shared with their families and friends.

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Youth A.C.T. will be hosting a workshop with Tri-CAP (Tri-City Community Action Program) this Saturday, March 20 @ 2pm at 124 Ferry Street in Malden. The workshop we are planning will be a watershed-building activity lead by Nick Cohen of Tri-CAP. The event will  also be the kick-off for a mural project at the Cyber Cafe in Malden regarding the river, the community, and the environment.

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Youth A.C.T would like to invite everyone to the Urban Art Exhibit that will feature the works of artists from our Urban Art Competition back in July 2009. The event will take place:

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Press Release

Gallery at Elm Street
First Parish in Malden and Saugus
Unitarian Universalist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2009

Gallery at Elm Street presents works
from the Urban Art Competition;
reception for the artists on Oct. 11

The Gallery at Elm Street, located at the First Parish in Malden and Saugus, presents works by 28 youth from last summer’s Urban Art Competition, sponsored by Youth A.C.T. The exhibition is on view on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Sundays from noon – 2 p.m.; and by appointment through November. A reception for the young artists is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, from 2 – 5 p.m.

Participating youth from Malden are Cristain Martinez, Jacqueline Bouley, Nicolette Timmins, Nathaniel Coulange, Thi Nguyen, Kathleen Knox, Harris Zhao, Jesse Bouley, Grace Cappuccio, Jessica Ma, Anthony Knox, and Jonathan Silva.

Everett youth are Mai Ly Nugyen, Brandon Phan, David Nguyen, Alex Gabrielli, Nguyen Le, Jenny Thang, Betty Ho, Mary Tran, Anna Nguyen, David Zorrilla, and Ghali Armira.
Other participants are Sandy Chan, Boston; Mahima Karki, Arogya Khadka, and David Huang, Somerville; and Stephenson Kim, Medford.

The Urban Art Competition enables local youth artists to come out and express their skills in public. The competition provides the opportunity for artists to showcase their work and to be recognized. The event took place at Lincoln Commons in Malden last July.

Sponsors are Asian Spectrum, Inc.; First Parish in Malden and Saugus; Friends of Oak Grove; Cambridge Health Alliance; Healthy Malden; YWCA, Malden; Kevin Duffy, Malden School Committee; Malden Cable Access Television (MATV); Chinese Culture Connection; American Red Cross of Mass. Bay; and Youth A.C.T.

Youth A.C.T. (action, coalition, trust) is a Malden-based, youth-led organization that addresses public issues through innovative and collaborative approaches. The group celebrates diversity and youth leadership, uniting to promote peace, justice, health, and green space.

The First Parish is a Unitarian Universalist congregation serving Malden, Everett, Saugus and neighboring communities. The church and gallery are located at Elm and Pleasant Streets (Route 60), three blocks west of the Malden Center T station. Convenient, free parking is available between the church and the Beebe Elementary School.

Title: Earthy Cooking Competition

Location: Pending

Link out: Facebook event

Description: Get your team together and compete in a cooking competition. The Catch?? Well, your food has to be healthy, taste good, and be created as earthy as possible. Think you got what it takes? Come join us at the grill!

Start Time: 12:00

Date: 2009-08-15

End Time: 17:00

Postponed to July 11th!!

Title: Urban Art Competition

Location: Lincoln Common, Malden MA

Link out: Facebook event

Description: Think you got the artistic skills in you? Come and enter the competition! Artists will be able to work on 4′ x 4′ boards and are welcome to bring your own paint and supplies. Judging criteria will be based on line, color, tone, space, and form. Prizes will be given to the winners.

Start Time: 13:00

Date: 2009-07-11

End Time: 17:00

Registration fee of $8 will be required for participants. Food will also be included for registered participants.

Title: Harvest Moon Festival
Location: Malden, MA
Date: 2008-09-20

Youth A.C.T. will be in Malden, MA for the Harvest Moon Festival where we will have a table with information and activities focusing on healthy eating. We will also have a “Youth A.C.T.” banner made out of recyclable materials plus a timeline of our youth farm and the results of it.

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Thanks to everyone who made the Urban Art Competition a HUGE success in Lincoln Commons. Thanks to ALL the registrants and participants for coming out and sharing your talents and artwork with the community. Thanks to the judges for their time, to all the volunteers who helped set up and run the event, and thanks to the Malden Observer and Malden Access Television for providing local coverage.

There is an exhibit running at the New England Institute of Art from June 19th through August 1st. This exhibit features artwork from Rekloos some of whose artists participated in our Urban Art Competition.