The Arts
Encourage youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts and creative writing.
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National Fine Arts is a year-round program which encourages artistic expression among Club members ages 6-18 through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture displayed at local and regional exhibits. A panel of distinguished local artists judge art pieces and select winners which are then be submitted to the National Fine Arts Exhibit. Winners of the national contest have their work displayed throughout the year at BGCA events, including the annual National Conference. Each winning work is featured in a virtual gallery on BGCA's Web sites.
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ImageMakers is a year-round program that encourages Club members ages 6-18 to learn and practice black-and-white, color, digital and alternative process photography. An annual photography contest provides local, regional and national recognition. Club members' photographs selected at the contest's national level are exhibited at the BGCA National Conference and at other events and venues.
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Club Tech's Digital Arts Suite teaches members ages 6 to 18 how to create computer-generated art. In each of five programs (Web Tech, Design Tech, Photo Tech, Music Tech and Movie Tech), members advance through 3 levels of animated lessons online and participate in instructor-led group activities. Once Club members have participated in these programs, they can submit artwork to the annual Digital Arts Festival, which runs each year from September to May. The festivals recognize Club members' creativity in Web design, graphic design, photo illustration, music composition and movie making/screenplay writing at local, regional and national levels.
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This year-round program, Music Makers, gives youth the chance to experience the arts and make music themselves through guitar and drum lessons.
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| Angies Dance Program helps Club members' ages 5 to 18 learn new dance moves from ballet to hip hop and jazz. Members perform at community events and a dance recital is held at the completion of the program each year. The program runs September through June each year. |
"This Boys & Girls Club has inspired me to be a better person and has given me the ability to overcome any obstacles that come in my way." Carlos R. 15 years old
