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Call for Members: 2024-2025 AWE Teen Council
Art Windsor-Essex is recruiting teens ages 14-17 for the Teen Arts Council, beginning in September of 2024! We are looking for up to 10 creative and dedicated youth from across Windsor and Essex County who would like to share their creative voices to make AWE a more welcoming place for teens. The Council will be a resume-building opportunity to broaden your friend network and meet artists and cultural workers.
Each teen council member will participate in 1 group meeting per month and plan workshops by teens, for teens. They will also receive an honorarium and volunteer opportunities that can go toward their community service hours.
Requirements:
- Teens aged 14-17 in Windsor and Essex County
- Each member will complete a 1-year term
- Passion and appreciation of the Arts
- Interest in developing programming by, and for, youth
- Creativity, dedication and a positive attitude!
Questions? Please contact Sophie Hinch, Education and Public Programs Coordinator at Art Windsor-Essex at shinch@artwindsoressex.ca for more information.
The AWE Teen Arts Council is supported by the Solcz Family Foundation.
Application Guidelines
The Teen Arts Council is open to all teens ages 14-17 in Windsor and Essex County.
Applicant Profile:
- Name (First and Last)
- Phone Number
- Home Address
- Pronouns
- School Name
- Age
- Grade Level in 2024-25
- Parent or Guardian Phone Number and Email Address
Questions:
- Why do you want to become a member of the AWE Teen Arts Council and what skills do you hope to gain?
- List 5 words that best describe you.
- Which artistic disciplines are you most interested in?
- If you could develop your own art-based workshop or exhibition, what would you be interested in creating?
- Do you have any experience working with others, volunteering in your community or school, or being a member of a collective or team?
- Is there anything else you would like us to know about you or highlight?
The AWE Teen Arts Council is a group of teens aged 14-17 from across Windsor-Essex who have come together to create programs for teens, by teens.
Members meet once a month to plan and organize art-based workshops and activities by and for youth. Being involved with The AWE Teen Arts Council means that you get to connect with other teen artists and art enthusiasts in your area, meet artists and creators at AWE and beyond, plan and attend creative workshops and events, get involved with volunteer opportunities at AWE that can go towards your volunteer hours.