Awesome opening reception last Thursday!

WOW! What a great time was had by all at the YAC photo opening at the ETTA/Community-Photo-Access Gallery! Work by all three YAC photography programs, including E'town Rising, GirlsEyeView Amherst and GirlsEyeView Ware was represented in the show.

There were lots of delicious snacks, and then an intimate show by the incredibly talented and impressive band Who'da Funk It?!

If you weren't able to make the opening, you can still go see the photos! The gallery is located at 534 Main St in Amherst, and will be open Thursday through Sunday, 1pm-4pm throughout the month of March!

Stay tuned for upcoming YAC events, including a photo book scavenger hunt by E'town Rising at the Easthampton Art Walk on April 9th and an end-of-year YAC Unity show at the Burnett Gallery of the Jones Library in Amherst during the month of June!

E'town Rising member Nicole LaFortune selected at Finalist in Videa Youth Photo Challenge!!!

Congratulations to Nicole LaFortune for being selected as a finalist in the Videa Youth Photo Contest! This international photo competition had hundreds of submissions, and Nicole's was in the top 15! WOW!

See Nicole's winning image below:

Busy Days for YAC Unity!

As usual, YAC Unity is doing many exciting things!

In December, before winter break, YAC Unity had a mold-making session at Leverett Crafts and Arts.

Everybody had a blast making plaster masks of their faces and molds of their hands.

At the end of January, YAC journeyed to North Adams, Massachusetts to the MASS MoCA art museum.

The day was spent leisurely exploring the exhibits, including the Sol Lewitt installation.

YAC Thanks Community for Support at LCYA Fundraiser

The recent Lights, Camera, Youth Action fundraiser brought in a lot of support from the community, and YAC would like to thank everyone involved. The generosity and kindness that we receive from our supporters means so much to the organization. The night went wonderfully and it was great to see everyone. We would like to extend our thanks to everyone involved in the event.

The event brought in quite a crowd!

Presenters from our five Arts-for-Change programs showed their work and explained how being a part of YAC has affected their lives.

Special thanks to the Amherst Regional High School Jazz Workshop for their lovely music and to Peter Hadley Catering for providing delicious hors d'oeuvres and dessert.

If you didn't make it to the event and but nevertheless would like to show your support, you can still donate! You can donate online via Network for Good or send your check straight to YAC, P.O. Box 747, Amherst, MA 01004.

Thanks again to all of our supporters!

Get Up Get Down off to a geat start!

Get Up Get Down is off to a great start this year. Gathering in Hampshire College's Lemelson Center on Mondays and Thursdays, they are already exploring different types of art.

Using plaster, they are learning to make molds of their own hands.

They are also using magazine cutouts to create cool buttons with the button-making tool.

First YAC Unity of the Year Welcomes First Generation!

Last Friday, YAC held the first YAC Unity event of the year in a joint workshop with the First Generation Ensemble for some performance art fun!

YAC Unity brought together students, interns, board directors, and staff members together for an evening full of getting to know each other and exploring performance art with the help of First Generation. First Generation is a Springfield-based youth leadership group that expresses both individuality and cultural ties through performing.

During the workshop, First Generation taught YAC several theater and performance games. Some of them included...

Zip, Zap, Zop...

sound games...

Rabbit and Fox...

and the Booty Game.












All participants greatly enjoyed the event. At the closing, several people expressed how wonderful it was to meet new people and learn new things.



For more information on First Generation, check out their website: http://www.performanceproject.org/fg.html


To keep in touch with more YAC Unity events, "like" us on Facebook! : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1836885056#!/pages/Youth-Action-Coalition/198228199841

THE FUNDRAISER IS COMING!!!

Mark your calendar for LIGHTS, CAMERA, YOUTH ACTION!

Thursday, November 4th!

5-7pm!

Valentine Hall at Amherst College!

RSVP to hannah [at] youthactioncoalition.org!