2009 Y Media Arts Camp

Y Arts offers or contributes to a variety of arts-based camps throughout the year.  This year, we are particularly excited about our Y Media Arts Camp, which runs July 6 through August 15.

If you know any youths aged 12 through 16, who are passionately interested in film and media arts and are committed to making a healthy world, then our 6 week camp could be a great way to spend the summer.

Students will have hands on involvement in all areas of media – film, web, animation, acting and writing – and then focus that media knowledge on healthy choices.

With funding from MCAP (the Macomb County Abstinence Partnership, a branch of the YMCA) and the Knight Foundation, we are able to offer this at no charge (except a $50 enrollment fee). We will be working in collaboration with East Michigan Environmental Action Council (EMEAC), MCAP and Detroit professional digital media artists. There is an application process to be considered for the camp.

Students must be willing to commit to all 6 weeks of camp from July 6 to Aug 15. We will meet from 9AM to 4PM five days a week.

During this 6 week camp, students will produce a 30 minute magazine-style TV show (think iCarly, Yo Gabba Gabba, etc.), with various segments being created using documentary and narrative forms of filmmaking and animation. Students will also create Web and print media to promote their work.

Young Y Arts Filmmakers, 2008

The theme of the show will be A Healthy World with segments promoting abstinence, care for the environment – healthy choices for our bodies, minds and planet. It will use humor and pop culture to address this subject matter in a relevant way for contemporary kids.

To apply, download and submit our application form (in person, mailed, or faxed to our address). Space is limited, so admission is competitive.  We will be calling all applicants for interviews upon receipt of application forms.