Event Coordinators
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Teens Sienna Kwami, Teen Arts Council Dubem Okafor, Teen Arts Council Shamir Williams, Fast Forward & Teen Arts Council Visual & Media Art: Across All Lines
Across All Lines brings together a selection of visual artwork created by Boston teens from Artists for Humanity, Community Art Center, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and RAW Artworks. Curated by a group of ICA Teen Arts Council members, this exhibition highlights youth-made work that captures the myriad of experiences held by Boston teens.
Sound And Tech ZUMIX
Event DJ
Nija Reid, ICA Teen DJ
Event Photographers
Transformative Culture Project
Program Design
Sienna Kwami, ICA Teen Arts Council
Emcees Xavier Harvey Gladys Hidalgo Berklee Angkor Dance Troupe Blessing Dance The Theater Offensive’s True Colors: Out Youth Theater Huntington Theatre Company Laury Teneus August Wilson Monologue Competition 2017 Hyde Square Task Force EdVestors Laura Perille, President & CEO Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Dubem Okafor, Teen Arts Council Massachusetts Cultural Council Anita Walker, Executive Director OrigiNation NIA Dance Troupe
ABOUT EDVESTORS EdVestors' mission is to increase the number of schools in Boston delivering dramatically improved educational outcomes for all students. EdVestors works with urban schools serving a significant number of high-need students by leveraging strategic private investment, providing on-the-ground support to accelerate results, and developing and sharing knowledge to drive improvement across schools. In partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Visual and Performing Arts Department, EdVestors leads BPS Arts Expansion, a multi-year effort to expand arts education across the district. Launched in 2009, BPS Arts Expansion is focused on a coherent, sustainable approach to quality arts education for all BPS students.
ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL Mass Cultural Council is a state agency supporting the arts, sciences, and humanities, to improve the quality of life in Massachusetts and its communities. It pursues its mission through a combination of grants, services, and advocacy for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and artists. Our total budget for this fiscal year is $16.1 million, which includes a $14 million state appropriation and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. Mass Cultural Council also runs the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund in partnership with MassDevelopment.