75th Anniversary Celebration kite-making @ Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1400 East Prospect Street Volunteer Park Seattle, WA 98112–3303 site:  206.654.3100  http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitSAAM.asp
10am-3pm Saturday  July 19th     Sam 75th Anniversary   Teaching Artist:  Greg Kono,   
Come create a simple Japanese koi fish kite designed by master kite maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi from Kyoto, Japan. You will be able to decorate the precut/printed bond paper, add a wire spar, tissue tails, kite string, decorate as desired and fly!  No Registration Required.  Contact: C. David Ingram, Teen, Family and Community Programs Manager, Seattle Art Museum DavidaI@seattleartmuseum.org 206.654.323

Youth Art Program Photo Explorations Exhibition @ Harrison Street Gallery, 305 Harrison Street Seattle, WA  98109, (Seattle Center House, second floor.  Free and open to the public).   July 22nd-August 17th.  Photographs taken by youth from Nature Consortium Youth Art Program participants at Yesler Community Center and Rainier Vista Art Studio exhibit their view of Seattle’s urban and natural environments.

Youth Art Program Exhibition @ The Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, 206-923-0853, lisa@naturec.org  Opening reception, Thursday, August 14th 5-7pm

YAP Hiphop Recording Class KEXP Documentary "Streetwise Classrooms that Rock"
choose #10 The Nature Consortium Keyboard Recording class at The Rotary Boys & Girls Club taught
by teaching artist Amos Miller, visited the KEXP radio studios for a dynamic live recording session with
DJ Producer Michelle Meyers in contribution to “Classrooms that Rock,” an audio documentary about youth art programs teaching life skills.  This recording highlights the power of The Nature Consortium Youth Art Program to positively impact young lives by encouraging them to explore their environment
and voice their thoughts.

Youth Art Program Winter 2007 Update

POWERFUL LEARNING through the arts 2007 Video Clip
Arts Education Consortium:  The Nature Consortium is one of seven Seattle youth arts education organizations collaborating to improve program quality by sharing practices in arts education, evaluation tools and professional development opportunities for professional teaching artists.  Together we’ve discovered and documented the dynamic capacity of arts education to engage diverse learners in creative habits of mind.  Please take a moment to be inspired by viewing a short sneak peek of The Arts Education Consortium’s “Powerful Learning through the arts 2007” video; a compelling and relevant tool for organizations and individuals advocating for the value of youth arts education.  Complete copies will be made available soon, accompanied by community dialogue and local screenings. The Arts Education Consortium is funded by generous grants from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.