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 Happy new year from YAX! We hope you had a great winter break and start to the new year. We are so excited to start 2019 with new staff and faculty, amazing classes for the Spring 2019 session, and upcoming community events and workshops at [x]space.
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 Spring enrollment is open! All of our arts programming is free for SF public high school students. Our Spring 2019 session includes Advanced Architecture Firm, Digital + Film Photography, Fashion Design, Filmmaking, Industrial + Product Design, Music Production, Printmaking and Carnaval Dance. Click each class name or here for class descriptions, times, and locations.
Enroll for the Spring session by the deadline of January 28, 2019 one of these ways:
- Enroll online here
- Pick up/drop off a paper application at our office: 29 Howth St. (between Ocean and Geneva St., near Balboa Park BART).
- Text a picture of the paper application to (415) 574-8137
Important Spring Dates for YAX Students:
Orientation: January 30, 2019, 4-6pm at 29 Howth St.
Session Begins: February 4, 2019
Community/Goat Day: March 10, 2019 (all YAX students hang out with each other at a goat farm!)
Holiday Closures: President’s Day (2/18), Spring Break (3/25–3/29)
Final Exhibition: May 4, 2019
Session Ends: May 15, 2019
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YAX is growing! In addition to our new youth art space [x]space at Mission and Geneva, we’ve hired two new staff and a new Architecture faculty artist. Welcome Jorge Courtade, Chantelle Schultz, Adan Romo, and Logan Kelley!
Logan and Adan will be teaching architecture classes at John O'Connell High School and you can find Jorge and Chantelle at the office at 29 Howth or at [x]space at 5137 Geneva – come say hi! We are so excited to be expanding as an organization so we can offer more program support for our youth.
 Logan Kelley is a young licensed architect and an Associate at Mithun here in San Francisco. He has a deep interest in teaching that has spanned his career since early in college and has taught students ranging in age from kindergarten to high school to college. He has an MArch from California College of the Arts (CCA) and a BA in Physics from Pitzer College, Claremont Colleges. Logan vows to always be looking to new fields for inspiration, knowledge, and routes to problem solving. He values a warm and comfortable work environment where ideas can be communicated easily and with smiles. Logan will be teaching the Advanced Architecture Firm class at YAX this Spring.
 Adan Romo is a designer, maker, and artist with an individualized major connecting Industrial Design, Furniture, and Jewelry. Ever inspired by how things could be improved, and a background that is rooted in design + fine craft, he has a strong and valuable set of skills, that can be applied in a variety of areas. He’ll be working closely with Logan and Chris Wood from John O’Connell High School to to teach the Industrial and Product Design class at YAX this Spring.
 Chantelle Schultz grew up in San Francisco and received her B.A. in East Asian Studies and World Islamic & Middle East Studies from McGill University in Montreal. She served as Copy Editor and then Multimedia Editor at The McGill Daily, and as a managing editor at re:asian magazine. She also sat on the 2017-18 Board of Directors of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill. After moving back to San Francisco, she worked as a researcher and editor at the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) Institute at San Francisco State University, and as a Youth Drawing and Painting Instructor for AYPAL – Building API Community Power in Oakland. Chantelle is inspired by youth and community art and political organizing, and enjoys filmmaking, painting, and singing. She is also an alumna of Lick-Wilmerding High School. Email: chantelle@youthartexchange.org
 Jorge Courtade is a DJ, writer and graphic designer with Bay Area roots who lives in San Francisco’s Excelsior District. He earned a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of San Francisco. His work in music and event production centers Central American identity, community outreach and emerging sounds of the Latinx diaspora. With writing published in the Miami New Times and Remezcla — as well as a short story selected for inclusion in the Acentos Review — he brings a personal, narrative approach to music, design and arts education. Prior to joining YAX, Jorge worked as an on-site literacy tutor at a SFUSD middle school. Email: jorge@youthartexchange.org
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Upcoming community events at [x]space – all free and open to the public. Events like this are made possible by generous donations – give today!
 Green Arts Workshop – Eco Jewelry with Gianna Zamora
Saturday, February 2, 1-3pm at [x]space (5137 Mission)
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create ecologically friendly jewelry with Laura Echegaray, an Art and Spanish teacher who specializes in exploring easily found objects and materials "up cycling" them into 3-dimensional and practical works of art.
This spring, YAX is thrilled to be partnering with Green Arts Workshops, which brings eco-conscious art programs to schools and community centers, to offer workshops at [x]space. All workshops are free and open to the public. This project is presented by Green Art Workshop and supported by the YMCA of San Francisco, Excelsior Collaborative, and Youth Art Exchange. Read more about upcoming Green Arts Workshops at [x]space here.
 Youth Empowerment Film Screening and Panel Discussion (SF Urban Film Fest)
Saturday, February 2, 4-6pm at [x]space (5137 Mission) – Attend the Facebook event
This program features a collection of incredible short films, works all created by – or for – young people ranging from middle school to young adults. Panelists include youth filmmakers and their adult allies working at the intersection of youth development and art. Panelists are Julia Retzlaf (Director, “We Are People”), JoMae Santos (featured in “We Are People”), and Lily Yu (featured in “Fenced In”). This event is hosted by SF Urban Film Fest.
Lunar New Year Artmaking and Celebration
Saturday, February 9, 3-6pm at [x]space (5137 Mission) – Facebook event coming soon!
Celebrate Lunar New Year and the year of the pig with us! We’ll have arts and crafts activities related to celebrating the new year, including decorating a new year tree, paper cutting, and calligraphy. You can make art to take home, or put it up to be displayed in the [x]space gallery space for the month of February! Invite your friends and family and feel free to bring your own charms or papers to hang on the tree!
We are also collaborating with Supervisor Yee's Office in District 7 for the Ocean Avenue Lunar New Year celebration - more info here!
Upcoming exhibits at [x]space
February: Lunar New Year! Art made by community members and youth from our Lunar New Year Art-Making and Celebration on February 9 will be exhibited in [x]space for the month of February. Bring your friends and family to make art that will be up on the walls for the community to see!
This spring, some of our faculty artists will be “taking over” studio space in [x]space to grow their practice and create art with the community. Keep an eye out for updates from YAX about which artists will be doing these studio takeovers and when!
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Thank you to everyone who donated to YAX at the end of 2018! We rely on your donations to provide the best free arts programming we can. Donate today to help us start the year strong!
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