RedLine Milwaukee’s TEEN Studio program serves Milwaukee teens who are committed to further developing their involvement in visual art. Teen Residents receive mentoring from RedLine’s established and emerging artists, collaborate with internationally and locally recognized visiting artists, and lead demonstrations for their peers once a month at Contemporary Teen Nights. The residents meet together for two hours every week with their mentoring artists.
While a great deal of time is devoted to personal portfolio development, the program also asks residents to consider the socio-political role of art in local and global contexts — and how their own practice can provide compelling insights in these arenas. Through engaging with the RedLine community, honing professional skills as they relate to art and social practice, and visiting artist-run spaces throughout Milwaukee, residents explore the lasting effects that an engaged artistic practice can have on community.
We seek to help equip teens with:
– a sense of autonomy and integrity in their professional pursuits;
– an ability to trust their own uniqueness, using self-directed projects to pursue their particular interests;
– the kinetic and procedural knowledge necessary to operate a printing press;
– the ability to speak comfortably in front of their peers;
– and the tools they may need to make creative contributions on a local level for the health of their communities.
To view and print an application for the 2016-17 year, Click Here. Applications are due by Friday, August 12. We welcome interested teens to attend the next Contemporary Teen Nights on Thursdays, August 5 and 11 from 5-7pm.
Contact Monica Gorko by phone at 414.491.9088 or by email at if you have any questions. RedLine Milwaukee is located at 1422 N. 4th St, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
