YAC Scheme and Dream

Hello YACies!

Next Sunday, April 1st, we will be coming together for a "Scheme and Dream". We want to talk about how we can improve YAC, and about where we want to take YAC in the future. So, it would be great to have input from everyone- youth, staff, interns, board, and anyone else who might be interested!

The Scheme and Dream will take place next Sunday, April 1st, from 10am to 2pm. We will be at UMass, thought we're not quite sure of the exact location yet- updates to come. So if you're interested in improving YAC, or if you have ideas for the future, please come and share them! All input is welcome and valued!

Please let us know by next Wednesday, March 28th, if you intend on coming.

"Who Are 'We the People'?" Art Exhibition

From February 3rd to the 29th, we'll be hosting our first major exhibition of the year, "Who Are 'We the People'?" at the Northampton Center for the Arts. This is the theme all of our programs have spent time pondering since October, and the exhibit is a culmination of all the ideas, questions and creativity that has arisen through this process.

The Opening Reception will be on Friday 2/10, 5pm to 7pm during Arts Night Out. There will be refreshments and live music played by some of YAC's musicians!

The exhibition is organized in two parts. The East Gallery will feature photographic works by the members of GirlsEyeView Ware, GirlsEyeView Amherst, and E'Town Rising. The West gallery will contain a collaborative sculture/video instillation as well as individual works created by Get Up Get Down and Video Vanguards.

Everyone has worked so hard pulling their work together for this show. Be sure to visit the gallery between February 3rd and 29th. But no matter what you do, visit the gallery during Arts Night Out on February 10th for our opening day reception!

YAC is looking for performers!

Hey everyone!

We're looking for people who want to participate in a short spoken word performance at our annual fundraiser, "Lights, Camera, Youth Action!" Anyone who has been there in the past knows it's a wonderful event, and having a youth performance would add a lot. The date of the event is 2/12/12, and rehearsals for the performance will be held in January. Patrick will be around looking for interested people, so if you'd like to help out let him know!