Youth A.C.T.

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It’s been tough getting the farm up and running since we started so late due to researching to be as green and organic as possible. Finally the soil has been prepared, and we have just recently planted some squash and bean seeds. We are already starting to see some growth, and everything should be ready for harvesting come early fall.

James Fox, one of the judges from our Urban Art Competition, will be starting the formal muraling classes on July 15th and will be running Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm. These workshops will be held at the First Parish Church in Malden. We are looking for artists to participate in this mural project especially ones from the urban art competition. We know you’re interested, and we’ll be in contact with you shortly. If anyone else would like to join in, please feel free to contact us.

We also have found a volunteer artist/curator who is willing to create our Urban Art Exhibit. Once again, we cannot thank the participants enough for coming out to the competition and sharing your talents with us. Your works will be on display in a gallery at the First Parish Church for at least two months.

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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.

There is a slideshow about how harmful plastic bags are to our environment. One of our next project ideas would be how to make our society more green and environmentally friendly. We will try to set up recycling bins in public parks next to regular trash bins. This idea came to us during our Urban Art Competition when we realized we had no place to recycle all the bottles from the barbeque.

Get the word out, pass the word on, and work towards a greener society!

Check out the article from the Malden Observer about the Urban Art Competition held on June 21, 2008 in Lincoln Commons in Malden.