youth. artists. community
transform lives through art
transform lives through art
ArtLab is a year-long internship program for high-school youth that utilizes the creative process as a means of youth development.
ArtLab CAMP
Current ArtLab
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ArtLab CAMP
Current ArtLab
Archived ArtLabs
The Confluence Project
The Confluence Project
ArtLab + TeCo from the MCA Denver participate in The Confluence Project with PlatteForum Creative Resident Katie Watson
Learning Labs: January 11 – March 4, 2010
Exhibition: March 5 - April 4, 2010 at MCA Denver
This residency is the first annual Confluence Project: PlatteForum Creative Residency + MCA Denver
Teens from MCA Denver’s TeCo and PlatteForum’s ArtLab worked with Katie Watson during her eight-week residency to create videos and lenticular photographs for the installation with some time on your hands.. The installation aims to take visitors on a “factory tour” filled with fantasy objects. This made-up world consists of multi-lingual signage, dust-producing appliances, and anti-aging antidotes. Watson’s work explores the notion of time where fake TV commercials, animated images and objects evolve both physically and visually over time. Teen videos showcase imaginary anti-aging products that are be “sold” throughout the installation at the MCA Denver. . The installation blurs the lines between high and low art with democratic media.
Artist statements
ArtLab: JoshTucci, Ryan Fraser, Haña Lucero-Colin, Kate Rempel, Miles LaGree, Saira Apodaca, Sal Flores, Johnathan Astorga, Amity Dover, Dayveontay Pedraza, Hajia Muya, Phuc Nguyen, Rajeana Vassel
This exhibit is part of the Confluence Project, a shared Artist-in-Residence program between PlatteForum and MCA Denver where the resident artists works with ArtLab and TeCo teens.
ArtLab and TeCo students are in brainstorming sessions for their imaginary products. The students take media literacy into consideration while planning and designing their collaborative pieces.
