About Color Me Rad
Are you ready to unleash your creativity? Color Me Rad, as part of Local Colors Youth Empowerment Program, is the perfect place for you! Apply to join a two week long series of engaging art workshops facilitated by the oh so talented Artists Miguel Ozuna of SJ Shooters & Jessica Carmen Evanjelista of The Jams.
Color Me Rad aims is to build your creative confidence, to provide experience with collaboration and to let you express yourself! There are two fantastic workshop series to choose from this season, Photography or Mural Painting.
And if you needed any more reason to attend, its 100% free and you'll receive a financial stipend for completing the program.
Application deadline adjusted **Places open till filled**
Priority will be given to youth who are from the following Zip Codes or who have less means to pay for an Art Summer Camp
95101, 95141, 95113, 95112, 95110, 95116, 95126, 95128, 95117, 95111, 95122, 95127, 95133, 95125, 95118, 95130, 95136, 95123, 95121, 95124, 95129.
Where will it happen?
The workshops will happen at Local Color's Noble Workshop & Gallery at ARYA Residencies, 500 Almaden Boulevard, San José, CA.
When will it happen?
Workshops will take place Mon-Fri from Monday July 8th - Thursday July 18th
- Mural Painting 2pm - 5pm
- Photography 4.30pm - 7.30pm
The program will conclude with a celebration and artists showcase on Thursday July 18th 6-8pm
Who are we looking for?
San José Youth aged 14 to 17 who are enthusiastic about art making, interested in Mural Painting or Photography, looking to expand their creative abilities and can commit to attend every session.
20 Youth in total will be chosen.
Preference will be given to youth in the following zip codes:
95101, 95141, 95113, 95112, 95110, 95116, 95126, 95128, 95117, 95111, 95122, 95127, 95133, 95125, 95118, 95130, 95136, 95123, 95121, 95124, 95129.
Successful applicants will be notified by June 14th 2024.
What will the workshops be about?
Mural Painting:
The focus of this workshop is The Mural and how it can connect communities and cultures via art. The goal is for the youth to come away from the workshops with a deeper understanding of where muralism came from and the process it takes in order to paint one. This hopefully will create more of a connection to the murals in their own neighborhoods and the city and spark the idea that imagery can activate and transform a space and tell a story without the need for words. The youth will also learn artistic life skills such as how to write your own artist statement and how to price your work.
Photography:
The focus of this workshop is to encourage youth photographers to document the beauty of San Josè and explore photography in comparison to their real life.
Miguel is trained in a curriculum called Joven Noble, a rite of passage in youth leadership which focuses on respect & life skills. It allows youth to process the challanges of life, and assists them with the transition into adulthood, asking such questions as; Who are you? Where are you from? What do you represent? What are you thankful for?
Through photography the youth will begin to explore the intersections of self and city while growing their portfolio and creative life skills.
Cost $
The program is free and each youth who participates fully in the program will receive a $100 stipend for their creative labor.
This program is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, City of San José’s District 5 Council’s Office, SVCreates, and the Sares Regis Foundation.
About the Lead Artist
Jessica Carmen Evanjelista
Jessica Carmen is a self taught artist born and raised in California's Central Coast. One half of the art collective The Jams, her mural work of embroidery designs, women's faces, big cats and ink drawings often reflects her matriarchal family and Chicana upbringing. While she had a great upbringing, being a first gen Chicana also came with its downsides - namely that art was not a lucrative career to my immigrant mother.
This all changed as she was introduced to cultural art and history via Chicano murals and school art programs. It was during her sixth grade year that she was given the opportunity to paint a mural. Working alongside professional female muralists - even if they didn't look like her - encouraged her to keep experimenting and finding her voice through art.
In 2020, Jessica was a lead muralist in the We. Mural Festival and has not stopped painting since. Jessica loves to share her vast knowledge of the history of muralism and her love of the process so she can pay forward the spark of inspiration that was given to her and support youth to have the creative freedom to create a work that they are proud of.
Miguel Ozuna
Miguel Ozuna is a photographer, father, husband, brother and son who has a passion for being a modern day time traveler, freezing time so that it can be re-lived by anyone who chooses.
Miguel was born in Los Angeles, CA and moved to San Jose at the age of 6. Since then, San Jose has become his biggest canvas. Finding a love and passion for art while attending Bellarmine, he found himself taking pictures and later drawing or painting them for inspiration. In 2021 he was awarded a BFA in Digital Photography from the Arizona State University, with plans of pursuing a MFA in Digital Photography.
Photography has been a source of peace and healing for Miguel, and he hopes that with his photography is able to bring the same to anyone who lays eyes on it.
