The Second Semester of The Young Visionaries Is Coming Soon!
We apologize for the lack of updates, but after some restructuring and acquisition of new resources, the second semester of our program and collective will be launched, circa December of this year!
Please keep checking back here for new blog posts and more information on our second semester.
Information on the new application process and requirements will be available towards the end of this year!
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The Young Visionaries (Student Work): “The Experiment” By Jacky Vuong
“The Experiment” is yet another one of the amazing pieces that was shown at our first exhibit — “The Persona”.
The short film was written, produced and directed by The Young Visionaries’ own Jacky Vuong and it combines Jacky’s love of photography and cinematography by creating a compelling narrative through a series of dramatic black and white photographs.
The beautifully shot project was created to be an introspective commentary on Jacky’s journey as an artist and you should definitely check it out!
A Screenshot From "The Experiment" By Jacky Vuong
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My City My Story Is Now Seeking Students!
The Logo For My City My Story
My City My Story is a Toronto-based photography residency created by The Young Visionaries’ Strategic Consultant, Kate Fraser.
Kate helped to develop The Young Visionaries and her organization involves 10 young artists. My City My Story students are given a forum to share resources, take advantage of mentorship and they are also provided with critical feedback, so as to develop a series of photographs about community, identity or social justice.
The space is supplemented with knowledge sharing by like-minded artists and educators from academic, community and industry backgrounds. Over 6 months the group will explore their personal connection to their art form and subjects and build their technical skills through the creation of deeply felt works produced with the highest standard of artistic integrity.
The program will culminate in a group show in the 2013 Scotia Bank Contact Photography Festival.
All Toronto-based youth that are interested in becoming a part of My City My Story should download and fill out the following application form!: tinyurl.com/9wytonf.
All applications are due on Sunday, September 30th!
More information on the residency is available via Facebook: tinyurl.com/9k9h7qd.
A Portrait of The My City My Story Mentors
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“Visions of Visionaries With David LaChapelle”
David LaChapelle is one of the most inspiring, revered and well-known visionaries of the 20th and 21st centuries. He has been recognized on a grand scale for his work as a photographer and filmmaker, but his versatility and vision have allowed him to work in a number of mediums.
About a year ago, the legendary artist sat down with MADE Magazine during his stay in Berlin “and really had some time to talk about various aspects of life and his sudden resignation of the commercial magazine world a couple of years ago.”
MADE Journalist, Niigo describes the encounter as follows:
“I remember meeting David the first about 4 years during an exhibition here in Berlin. The more surprised I was seeing him again and how much he has changed. His whole attitude and aura seems to be so much more calm and balanced. Just normal. No diva attitude, no superficial party mood. It was great listening to this guy, his thoughts, his story, who he was, who he became and why he is how he is.”
I found the interview incredibly insightful, and the part that was the most interesting to me was one wherein LaChapelle described his excessive work ethic being fueled by an intense fear of failure (which he has successfully overcome over the course of the last few years).”
A Portrait of Elton John By David LaChapelle
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The Young Visionaries (Student Work): “Kettling” By Anthony Delacruz
Anthony Delacruz is one of the Young Visionaries’ students and he was also the program’s first assistant. It’s been an honor for us to work with Anthony and we have truly been impressed by the short film that he produced and directed for our first event — “The Persona”. Clearly, he had put countless hours of listening, learning and practice to good use and we are looking forward to working with him more in the near and distant future.
He describes his latest short, which is entitled “Kettling” as follows:
“Kettling — “a police tactic for controlling large crowds during demonstrations or protests. It involves the formation of large cordons of police officers who then move to contain a crowd within a limited area. Protesters are left only one choice of exit”
The short I created is a classic story where someone leaves their other half after being fed up with being ignored. Things just aren’t right when your other half isn’t on the same level and you tend to want to escape anyhow to make things better. Classic just like the old movies where you’re leaving for a train to wherever it may be and sometimes when you’re being chased it’s just too late.
I must say it was definitely a learning experience for myself and the crew. I’m very appreciative of the team I had and I’m looking forward to my upcoming projects.”
A Screenshot From “Kettling” By Anthony Delacruz
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The Young Visionaries (Events): “The Persona”
"The Persona" By The Young Visionaries
We’re excited to announce and invite you to our first event ever!
“The Persona” is an amalgamation of all of our students’ work and will feature their personal/thesis projects!
The event will be taking place at Basement, through The Manifesto, at 37 Bulwer Street, on Friday, June 1st at 6:00 PM and will be ending late. Film screenings will begin at 8:00 PM, music will be provided by DJ Combo and catering will be provided by The Big Norm Show!
Thank you to all of our gracious sponsors, supporters and affiliates, including ArtReach Toronto, HipHopCanada, Peace Quest, The Remix Project, Schools Without Borders, The City of Toronto, The Grassroots Youth Collaborative, Detonate Group, ArkMedia, Stolen From Africa, Lighthouse Innovations, a j a n i photography: digital image solutions and The Manifesto!
We would also like to thank our own Tanisha Clarke for designing the above digital advertisement/flier!
You can RSVP through the Facebook event for “The Persona”, here: tinyurl.com/85jzh6d or by e-mailing contact.young.visionaries@gmail.com.
Once again, there has been a slight change of plans and film screenings will begin at 8:00 PM!
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