EXPRESSU III – Call for Indigenous Youth for Photography and Animation Workshops

Learn the basics of photography, photoshop, animation and after effects and showcase your work at imagineNATIVE 2012!

Submission deadline to participate: July 6, 2012, 5PM
Email: 7thGIM@gmail.com

7th Generation Image Makers seeks young Indigenous artists working in visualand media arts to participate in Express U III, a photography Workshop Series. Express U III a will provide participants with the opportunity to learn the art of self portraiture to express themselves in an image and/or animation to be exhibited in partnership with LIFT, Gallery 44 and the 2012 ImagineNATIVE film festival.

7th Generation Image Makers is an Arts and Mural Program for Native youth in downtown Toronto. Since 1995, we have operated as a youth arts centre, creating opportunities for professional arts training.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • To be eligible, an Indigenous person (ie. self-identified as Indigenous, Aboriginal or First Peoplesand their descendants) must be the lead artist on the project.
  • Must be aged 15 – 29
  • Must not have participated in past Express U projects.
  • Applications must include:
  • Contact Information
  • Short Biography
  • Artist Statement
  • JPEG (visual art submissions)
  • MOV or URL (media art submissions) ie: private vimeo, youtube link; yousend it for MOV’s

Submission Instructions:

The deadline for all submissions is Friday July 6th, 2012 at 5pm.

Send questions and submissions to: 7thGIM@gmail.com

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