Adobe Grant Helps 4-H Youth Get Creative
 Youth spend a week learning all about visual arts in the Adobe Youth Voices program with Maryland 4-H in Wicomico County. |
4-H’ers in 14 states will be able to take part in a new program this year that provides them with all of the tools to express their creative genius through visual arts.
Adobe Youth Voices is a program by Adobe, Inc., that aims to empower youth in under served communities around the world with tools to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential and take action in their communities.
“This is a really great opportunity for the kids that they can’t find anywhere else,” said Amy Rhodes, University of Maryland Extension 4-H Educator, Wicomico County office.
Through a partnership with Adobe, 4-H programs will teach youth about animation, photo essays and movie making, and give them the chance to produce their own piece by the end of the session.
At the summer camp in Maryland, Rhodes has already seen extraordinary work from the program’s youngest member, which she says proves that the success of the youth in the program is not dependent upon talent, but also on their ability to grasp the software.
“The youngest has blown me away,” Rhodes said. “This program and the offerings has had a huge impact on what the kids have put out.”
The collaborative nature of the Adobe Youth Voices program has also supported the growth of team work and leadership skills of the members. Especially for stop animation filming, which Rhodes said sometimes required the help of others.
“They became a unit,” said Rhodes. “All of them had a spark that had me so excited to see what they were going to make.”
The summer camp program in Maryland runs in week-long sessions, and each week is focused on a different topic within visual arts. The sessions are open not only to 4-H youth but also the public, which has been good exposure for the organization in showing others what possibilities are available in 4-H. And Rhodes believes those possibilities are endless.
The Adobe Youth Voices program is now available in select summer camps, and will officially begin in the fall. Given the success of her summer program, Rhodes is looking into ways to make the camp available in an after-school format during the school year.
Visit http://www.act4hmd.org/ and click “Artists’ Portfolios” to view the work of these youth.
Adobe Youth Voices is available in these states:
Maryland
Arizona
Oklahoma
Virginia
Arkansas
Colorado
Iowa
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New York
Tennessee
Washington
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