Apparel Crew designs for “Black Joy”
Youth in the Apparel crew are working on outfit designs for a transitional shot “Black Joy” for Futureworlds. Each individual youth is participating by creating their own version of clothing that represents the story in the film. Down below you’ll find some pictures of the youth working in the making. – Trent Lee, Apparel Instructor
Behind the scenes of summer
Get a peek behind the scenes of Summer 2021 and the amazing work going on for Futureworlds!
First Day of Summer Jobs!!
The first day of summer jobs was July 12 and the dance crew already had a choreo ready for us – we weren’t even ready for all this talent they brought on day one!! Dancers are Bernie Harte, Ari Benoit, Sarya Nheb and Jordan Page. Video courtesy Steven Choumm, Dance Instructor.
Futureworlds Fashion Shoot
Youth-designed fashions are central to the Futureworlds production every year, which often includes a runway show. The fashion show centers womxn and femmes of color and features their custom up-cycled looks. Photos by Allam Mella. Models are Ronnie Strew, Dasani Baker, Asialiah Delgado. Designers are Jose Bryant, Paloma Lombardi-Ortiz, Ruby Lopez, Kego, Ronnie Strew. [All…
“The System” Spring Showcase Performance
Video by Allam Mella. Referencing the prison industrial complex and its impact on BIPOC, “The System” is a song written by youth for Futureworlds. The song was written, recorded and performed by our youth Apprentices (Jay Lew, Alex the Blue, Lex Phoenix, Marley Man). Dance was performed and choreographed by our youth Apprentices (Bernie Harte,…
Art & Justice Crew at the Printshop
For the last few weeks, our crew of Art & Justice Community Organizers have been working on the art project element of their work. Today we want to highlight some of the work happening at the Industries Printshop! AS220 Youth’s Art and Justice Community Organizers (AJCO) is a paid workforce development program. This spring has…
A Day at Work on the Murals
Follow our new Visual Design Instructor Al on a journey through the evolution of this mural piece for Futureworlds! Lily and Kego created amazing flowers and patterns for the sides!! Ronnie created the galaxy clouds and stars We talked about influential artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Jean Michel Basquait We added a Sun and…