The National Guild for Community Arts Education, on behalf of a coalition of national partners, has been awarded an NEA Collective Impact grant for $100,000. The grant will support the implementation of the National Blueprint for Creative Youth Development (CYD) through cross-sector working groups, communications, and professional development. The funds are part of the NEA’s second round of funding in FY 2017, which will award 1,195 grants totaling $82.06 million to support organizations in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions. Continue reading “$100,000 NEA Grant Supports Continued Advancement of CYD”
Achieving Positive Outcomes for Youth: CYD and Cross Sector Collaboration
In February, nearly 40 experienced creative youth development (CYD) practitioners from Southern California gathered at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA to hear from a panel of cross-sector leaders. The event, hosted by the Creative Youth Development National Partnership and moderated by Cynthia Campoy Brophy (ArtworxLA), explored opportunities for collaboration between the creative youth development field and adjacent sectors (e.g., youth development, workforce development, mental health) to achieve positive outcomes for youth. Creative youth development organizations across the country—organizations that are using the arts to encourage positive risk-taking, promote leadership development, and build career pathways—have a vision that overlaps with various youth-oriented sectors. Continue reading “Achieving Positive Outcomes for Youth: CYD and Cross Sector Collaboration”
Cultural Memory in Youth Creativity and Hip Hop
Dr. Bettina Love is an author and associate professor of educational theory and practice at the University of Georgia. She presented at the National Guild’s 2016 Conference for Community Arts Education. In this clip, she discusses developing arts programming around the intrinsic creativity of youth:
Guild Awarded $100,000 Grant for Creative Youth Development
The National Guild for Community Arts Education, on behalf of a coalition of national partners, has been awarded an NEA Art Works grant for $100,000. The award will support a collective impact initiative and the creation of the first-ever blueprint to advance creative youth development (CYD). Continue reading “Guild Awarded $100,000 Grant for Creative Youth Development”
#CYDchat: Where the Arts Connect and Contribute
The National Guild for Community Arts Education invites you to participate in a Twitter chat on November 4, 2015 at 2pm EST using the hashtag #CYDChat for an exchange around Creative Youth Development (CYD). The discussion will include opportunities to share resources, discuss collaborative practices, and generate innovative ideas to strengthen their work.
Use #CYDChat to contribute, and help us all learn and grow!