Worcester Youth Press Project

05/08/2020

Our young Zine writers have work that is featured in the new Worcester Quaranzine!! Volume 1 is available in digital format today, and the crew is already working on their contributions to Volume 2!!
Check it out!

The Worcester Quaranzine is a collection of poetry, art, design, comics, writings, and creative expressions from people in and around Worcester County, Massachusetts sharing their quarantined lives so as to provide entertainment, relief, inspiration, and resource for future generations.

03/07/2020

These ladies are spending part of their Saturday prepping some WYPP presentation materials for the Art Around the World event at the Sprinkler Factory next weekend. Cropping, cutting, glueing, drawing, writing... and then there was the glitter 😁

03/07/2020

Mia working on presentation prep in the studio today.

03/04/2020

We are four sessions into this round, and both our new AND returning students are busy planning, creating content, and piecing together their Zines!

03/02/2020

Monday's got us longing for that WYPP Tuesday night life!
Excited to get back to Zine making tomorrow night!

02/26/2020

Our Level 1 WYPP writers had a guest stop by the studio last night to help out with the lesson on conducting an interview! HUGE shout out and thank you to Connor Doherty of the Worcester Railers for spending some time with our young writers! Connor's interview (and the photos and art the students are creating to accompany it) will be available in the zines that our students will self-publish in April.

01/20/2020

We're so excited to be gearing up and accepting students for our next run of Zine classes!! WYPP- where critical thinking meets art, written expression, technology, and publishing!

01/09/2020

THIS!!! This is one of the main reasons why we do what we do! Mia picked up her finished zine for the first time and said, “I made this. I MADE this!!” Her voice was full of both wonder and pride - with just a touch of giddiness. (We weren’t crying... it was just a little... uh... dusty in there. Yeah. That’s it.)

01/06/2020

Check out the future home of the Worcester Youth Press Project!! VERY excited for this move!!

A local art program is getting a new home.

12/14/2019

Saturday mornings are made for Zine layouts... well, this one was, anyway! This morning the writers in the WYPP had their class on layout with artist/graphic designer Travis Duda, and they are almost ready for their zine release party on Tuesday night!

11/22/2019

The WYPP writers are also voracious readers, and they are looking to add new zines to their library. Whatcha got for recommendations?

11/20/2019

The writers in the Worcester Youth Press Project had a chance to interview local artists Aretha and Summi during class last night. There were a whole lot of questions and answers about art, fashion, and Harry Potter going back and forth! Towards the end of class, the students began writing up their interviews to be published in their zines next month.

11/12/2019

Hello everyone! The furnace at the studio isn't just misbehaving, it stopped working altogether! Brrrrrrrr is an understatement! In the interest of keeping all of our writers safe and toasty, tonight's WYPP class is cancelled. We'll be back to our regular class next Tuesday, November 19!

11/09/2019

What are we doing in the studio on a Saturday? We’ve built in some extra “office hours” so that our writers can come in and work on various pieces they are incorporating into their zines. Today the focus is on writing up the first round of interviews.

11/07/2019

Jacqueline Avola, Corporate Fulfillment & Game Operations Manager for the Worcester Railers, spent some time Tuesday night helping the WYPP writers practice their interviewing skills. Thanks Jackie!

11/07/2019

Our students got to practice their interviewing skills on John Curtin, Scott Boilard, Cam McGuire, and Jackie Avola. Thank you to all our interviewees. We had a great time and learned a lot.

10/30/2019

A lot of art, a lot of tech, and a WHOLE lot of written expression happened at last night's WYPP meeting! Students worked on ways of managing their projects, writing up their zine reviews and opinion pieces, and setting up and taking photos to go with their written work. These. Ladies. Are. AWESOME! 🖊📓 📸🎨

10/23/2019

Fun with photography!

WYPP. Learning. Laughing. Connecting. Creating a platform - and a space - Where teens from different schools, neighborhoods, and backgrounds are expressing themselves through the disciplines of publishing a zine and a blog. Working hard in a moment that seems more fun than work. Worcester Youth Press Project. An ArtReach Program. Follow us!

10/11/2019

The Worcester Youth Press Project (WYPP), an ArtReach Program, had its inaugural meeting last Tuesday. Young creatives, you made the paper! We are all so excited to be working with talented young people from throughout the city, and we would love to work with you too! The next meeting of the WYPP is Tuesday, October 15th from 6:30pm to 8pm. Drop-in and join us to find out what its all about, or visit us online to register http://www.artreachstudioafs.com/classes.html

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10/07/2019

Here's three more of our amazing visiting artists: John Vo, Artist with an illustrative technique for creating portraits, Jessica Lofgren Curtin, Artist and Owner of Punkcake, Haunted Worcester, Education Consultant and Instructional Specialist at Architects For Learning, and Hank VonHellion, Artist and Director of the Worcester PopUp.

10/02/2019

09/16/2019

We’ve created something pretty spectacular for students, and Hank Stolz invited us on his show to talk about it! Thanks for helping us highlight the Worcester Youth Press Project, sir!

09/13/2019

Thank you Hank Stolz for letting us share the Worcester Youth Press Project on your show today. Listen in next week to hear Jessica Lofgren Curtin and Darcy Schwartz talk about this unique project.

09/13/2019

09/12/2019

Travis Duda- we are LOVING the logo you put together for our new project! Thank you so much for your thoughtful crafting and design work! We can't wait to put it on EVERYTHING!

09/03/2019

WORCESTER YOUTH PRESS PROJECT at ArtReach
Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:00pm
October 8th through December 17th (10 classes)
$65 per student (includes all supplies and instruction)
For students age 11years to 17 years

We are so very excited to be offering the Worcester Youth Press Project for the very first time this fall! What is the WYPP? It’s a 10 week class for students in grades 5 - 12 that focuses on the skills and creative arts that go into publishing various independent print and online media projects.

Students involved in the Level 1 class this fall will:
• receive explicit instruction in various forms of written expression
• explore a wide variety of independent print and online media projects
• create original artwork using studio materials and online
• conduct interviews with local artists, athletes, musicians, journalists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs, other community members
• learn to use various programs in order to publish an independent project both online and in print
• plan and host a project release party and presentation

Students, this is an amazing way to learn how to get your creative voices, thoughts, and views out into the community using language, art, and technology.

Parents and teachers, this is an amazing way for your kids and students to receive explicit instruction and guidance practice in oral and written expression, organization, critical thinking, executive functions, and creative and journalistic arts.

09/02/2019

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08/31/2019

Art, self expression, collaboration, technology, critical thinking, exploration, social awareness, journalism, publishing, marketing, fun... AND it aligns with the common core state standards?
Yes. Yes, it most certainly does.
Worcester Youth Press Project.
Get your kids in on it!

08/31/2019

Registrations starting Sept. 1.

REGISTRATION OPENS September 1st for the Worcester Youth Writing Project. Visit our website http://www.artreachstudioafs.com/classes.html for more information and to register your teen/tween for this dynamic and collaborative new program!