Published by youthact on 13 Jan 2010
Health is a complicated topic. Many factors contribute to being overweight and obese. Sugar, however, is one of the worst substances for your body. Robert H. Lustin, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage the sugary foods cause. He argues that too much fructose and not enough fiber are large cornerstones of the obesity epidemic.
Published by youthact on 13 Jan 2010
Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids in India life’s most valuable lesson: “I can.” She empowers youth to take on local issues, lead other young people, and educate their parents.
Published by youthact on 23 Oct 2009
The Malden Observer has written an article about the recent Malden Mural project.
An unassuming wall that sits beneath the MBTA overpass on the corner of Pleasant and Summer Street in Malden may soon become a work of art.
Last Thursday night, residents of Malden in conjunction with The Art Connection and Youth A.C.T. (Action, Coalition, Trust) held an input meeting at the Malden Senior Center to brainstorm themes and develop a design for an upcoming city project to create a community mural. The New England Foundation for the Arts is funding the program.
“This is another in a series of artistic endeavors that the city and the Office of Mayor Richard C. Howard have supported in recent years,” said Deborah A. Burke, project director for Economic Development for the city of Malden. “The Mayor sees great value in embracing the arts as an economic engine that spurs community revitalization efforts.”
Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/malden/homepage/x1365715921/Mural-project-promotes-art-for-all
Published by youthact on 07 Oct 2009
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:
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 2:00 PM- 5:00 PM First Parish in Malden 2 Elm Street, Malden MA 02148Gallery 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.
Published by youthact on 30 Sep 2009
Youth A.C.T. is one of the organizations along with other arts institutes that are working with the city of Malden to produce a city mural. There will be a community meeting at the Malden Senior Center at 7 Washington Street in the auditorium. Residents of Malden are encouraged to attend this meeting and provide input for the design and site of the mural.
The mural project will also be a work created by youth, but unfortunately this will only be available to youths of Malden. Any youth who is a Malden resident is encouraged to apply for a position on the Community Mural Youth Task Force. No prior artistic experience is required. Applications should be delivered to:
Ward Eight Councillor Judi Bucci c/o Malden City Council Office 200 Pleasant St. – R00m 609 Malden MA 01248Applications are due by Tuesday 6 PM on October 20, 2009. No e-mails or late pplications will be considered. The application has more information which you can download using the following link.
Published by youthact on 25 Aug 2009
Youth A.C.T.’s Fitness Factor program has finally come to a close. For an hour several times during the week, member of Youth A.C.T. taught kids basic kung fu and balance techniques. Here is an excerpt from the Malden Observer article:
Summer is traditionally associated with organized youth sports such as Little League baseball. However, a program for youngsters in Malden aims to teach and promote individual sports as well.
For the past five weeks, the Friends of Oak Grove, Inc. has offered “FOOGI Fun & Fitness” at Patchell Park. There, children can participate in activities such as push-ups and jumping jacks.
Published by youthact on 17 Jul 2009
The Malden Observer has posted an article about the recent Urban Art Competition:
This year, the slogan for the Urban Art Competition could have been “Take Two” for two reasons.
The competition for youth artists occurred for the second straight year. It also took place after its initial date of June 20 was cancelled due to concerns over the weather (an abridged version of the contest did take place for those who showed up at Lincoln Commons).
So, on the second try of 2009, the competition took place last Saturday, and organizer Mai Du called it a success.
Read on for more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/malden/fun/entertainment/arts/x931236122/Art-with-attitude-Rescheduled-Urban-Art-Competition-a-success
Published by youthact on 16 Jul 2009
Travis Anderson, the Boston.com town correspondent for Malden, has written an article about Youth A.C.T.’s Urban Art Competition.
About 100 children let their imaginations run wild in the second annual Urban Art Competition at Lincoln Commons, an event backed by the nonprofit Youth ACT and other sponsors.
“It turned out really well,” said Mai Du, cofounder of Youth ACT.
On June 20 and again last Saturday, youths painted for three hours on 40 canvasses, working with relish, according to Du.
“The event is meant to support youth and their artistic expressions,” she said in an e-mail. “For many, it has been this strong desire to visually acknowledge their existence and express their identity.”
Read on for more: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/malden/2009/07/youth_art_contest_crowns_winne.html
Published by youthact on 15 Jul 2009
1st Place: Family Name by Jonathan Silva
Jonathan shared that he painted an ‘S’ to represent the first letter of his last name, “Silva”. He created arrows to declare that his family and heritage will live on forever. He liked the colors he used so hence the choices and the planets around the ‘S’ gives it a mystic feeling as if it’s ‘outer space.’
2nd Place: Name of Art Work: True Friendship by Maya Hayes and Grace Cappucio of Malden
Maya Hayes and Grace Cappucio originally started out to create a volcano. Soon enough, the art work split into two halves and each took a side. Maya likes blue and white so she used those colors. Grace likes brighter and louder colors so she used lots of yellow, red, and oranges. The girls shared that they are best friends but of totally opposite personalities. But together, they balance each other out and make true friendship.
3rd Place: Name of Art Work: Leaving Emerald City by Nguyen Le (right) of Everett
Most Likely to Be Famous: Name of Art Work: Top of the World by Mai Le Nguyen (left) of Everett, MA
Nguyen shared that a lot of people go to the city to find their dreams and build goals around it. The painting depicts a girl who decided to leave the city of yellow brick road (Wizard of Oz) as she found that the city did not bring her what she has hoped for.
Mai painted an illuminated Earth with the city landscape in the background highlighting the urbanization of humanity. On top of the world is the Sun Goddess who is looking down on earth giving it light. Both the lights from the urban community and the Sun Goddess make earth bright, healthy, and happy.
Most Creative: Name of Art Work: No name by Jonathan Knox of Malden
Basically, Jonathan painted Jason from Friday the 13th with a hat. Nothing in particular inspired his work except that he thought it would be interesting to depict Jason with a hat, as a different twist to how Jason is usually portrayed.
Most Inspiring: Name of Art Work: The Splattered by Jesse Bouley of Malden
Jesse started out painting and he soon found that his method was not bringing him satisfaction for his creative process. Spontaneity motivated him to just throw paint onto his work so he started to splatter the paint and kept at it until he felt his self expression process completed. It was a liberating and enjoyable process for Jesse.
People’s Choice: Name of Art Work: Sunset by Jessica Ma of Malden
Jessica likes nature and places that brings her a sense of peace. She felt inspired to paint the bright orange sunset to express a sense of serenity and inner peace.
Published by admin on 14 Jul 2009
There are photos and a field report at the Art Collaboratives artSpace@16 blog detailing the entire competition that took place on July 11th.
More photos will be coming on the site soon. In the meantime, some people have put their photos online on Facebook and others on Flickr.
There will be a list of the winners and their artworks here soon.
