1. Culture for Change October 7, 2010 - Cambridge, MA Paper Picker Press Conference Presenter: Klare Shaw

2. Culture for Change Arts – social change – youth development Team: artist, youth worker, OST representative / 10 week residency Training, grant support, resource library, networking, artist residencies, celebratory events 26 organizations in Boston 145 youth ages 11-21 from Sept-Dec, 2008; 325 youth Jan-June, 2010. CfC partners with institutions and individuals for training: Cultural Agents / Paper Picker Press

3. amplifyme BCYF/Orchard Gardens Community Center Bird Street Community Center sponsored by GOTCHA Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Family Service of Greater Boston Freedom House, Inc. Hawthorne Youth and Community Center, Inc. Hispanic Office of Planning & Evaluation, Inc. (HOPE) Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. Medicine Wheel Productions Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Project HIP-HOP Sociedad Latina South Boston Community Health Center St. Stephen's Youth Programs The Center for Teen Empowerment The Hyde Square Task Force The Young People's Project Catholic Charities Teen Center at St. Peter’s Greater Boston Nazarene and Compassionate Center Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion The Theater Offensive The URBANO Project West End House Boys and Girls Club CfC grantees

4. Culture for Change Goals Youth Development: youth voice, self expression, self- discovery, leadership Artistic Expression: High standard of artistic quality Social Change: Citizens who able to understand and stand-up for what they believe Overall goal Development of confident and tolerant young citizens able to stand-up for what they believe, and express themselves in a variety of media

5. Assumptions Improvement of teaching and mentoring skills Enhancement and reinforcement of OST programs Youth find their own voices and become empowered and engaged in their communities Youth express themselves creatively with age appropriate activities Youth experience in-depth and varied artistic opportunities Youth create art that reflects upon real issues in the city, country, and world Teams utilize skills and collaborative opportunities to explore/promote social change concepts

6. Arts-based Youth Development Approach to Social Change

7. BYAEP’s Framework for Outcomes in Youth Arts Programs: www.byaep.com