Valentine’s Day & Chinese New Year on Saturday at BCAL
Project PEACE Food Drive
Here are some pictures from our Food Drive on Thanksgiving week. A documentary is in the works. In the meantime, enjoy the animated intro.
Food Drive Intro from Rene P on Vimeo.
BCCP Attends Tribeca Film Festival
Congratulations to Celis Hinds, Lateef Wearrien for their acceptance into the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival! Their short film “Banksy and the Village Pet Store” was accepted and screened. Photos from the festival:
Wingate Dance Team Wins!
The Wingate Dance Team, dubbed “Grand Entrance” won the Spread Ya Wings Entertainment Talent Competition at the Prospect Heights High School on Friday, February 6th! Prizes were $500 and tickets to 106th and Park. Congratulations, Grand Entrance!
E-HALL VIDEO CLUB MID-YEAR PARTY
best pizza party ever!!!!!
3rd Annual Open House — Community, Learning, and Fun!
High school students, parents, staff, college students, board members and special guests all enjoyed an amazing Saturday at BCAL.
It was the BCCP’s 3rd annual Open House. This year the goal was to have guests experience a typical BCAL Saturday. Six artists offered workshops ranging from electronic music to fashion to culinary arts to drawing, photography and product design. BCAL student ambassadors took guests on tours of the space, answered questions and talked about their experiences at BCAL and with BCCP in general.
Steve Ausbury, BCCP’s Program Director spoke eloquently about the philosophy and practice that drive the organization and result in teens feeling respected and heard in a supportive environment in which they can explore their interests and try their hand at a wide range of artistic endeavors.
Guests who had not been in the space since BCCP first took it over 5 years ago were amazed at the transformation from dreary old gymnasium to vibrant teen friendly arts and technology center.
The range of people who attended the Open House was as diverse as the workshops offered. They came from as far away as Larchmont, Yonkers and New Jersey and as close as down the street. But all the feedback was positive. Adults enjoyed the hands on experience of the workshops and sharing the space with the teens who attended. They especially enjoyed talking to the students and hearing what they had to say about BCCP and BCAL.
Guests were heard to remark on the fact that so many students would choose to come to BCAL on such a beautiful spring day.
All in all it was an extremely successful experience for everyone involved.
A student focuses on her fashion project.
Good times in the illustration workshop.
A self-portrait for the photography workshop.
Preparing food for the culinary arts workshop.
