GET INVOLVED WITH YOUTH INSIGHTS AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM

Youth Insights currently offers two semester-long after- school programs each spring and fall for 10th-12th grade New York City high school students:

YI ARTISTS

The YI Artists program brings teens together with contemporary artists, providing opportunities to work collaboratively, discuss art critically, think creatively, and make art inspired by this exchange. Youth Insights Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm.

YI WRITERS

In the YI Writers program, teens work closely with contemporary artists to explore art and the connections between art and text through critical and creative writing. Youth Insights Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm.

DATES & DEADLINES

YI Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4–6:30 pm

YI Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm

October – December 2011

The online application for Fall 2011 YI Artists and YI Writers is available now!

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YI LEADERS

Graduates of the Youth Insights Artists and Writers programs are eligible to participate in YI Leaders, a yearlong, paid after-school internship. YI Leaders is an opportunity to gain experience working in a museum education department and to serve as an ambassador to your community. Applicants should be prepared to work 3-10 hours per week.

YI Leaders: 

• Organize public programs and events for other teens from around the city, from artist’s talks to hands-on workshops; 
• Learn to develop and lead interactive tours of the Whitney’s collection and exhibitions;
• Assist educators in the Whitney’s Family and Community education programs; 
• Develop online interpretive materials and maintain the Whitney’s teen blog.

DATES & DEADLINES

Monday afternoons, 4-6 pm, with some additional Friday and Saturday sessions required.

September 2011–June 2012

The online application for YI Leaders 2011-2012 is available now!