Young Visionaries Project

Envisioning a Future I Want to Live In

Calling all young artists, changemakers and visionaries! Over two weeks, young creatives will work collaboratively to build an exhibition and performance on the theme: Envisioning a Future I Want to Live in. Through creative movement, photo, film, and workshops with professional artists, young people will utilize multiple mediums to express their visions and create meaningful art. Organized by cullen+them, this program is based on 20 years of experience fostering the voices of young individuals that centers collaboration, community and empathy. 

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Ages: 11-15
Dates: July 7th-11th
Hours: Weekdays 9-3pm
Location: New York Center for Creativity and Dance, 287 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009

REGISTER

Our weeklong intensive will include:

  • Morning dance technique
  • Improvisation classes
  • Solo, duet, and group choreography
  • cultural excursions
  • acting workshops
  • photography
  • an invited final showing
Young Visionaries Project is designed around the idea that creative individuals and skilled collaborators make good citizens. We want to empower the next generation of makers and leaders with the social emotional tools, confidence and sensitivity that will help them address the needs of our time. This program is more than just an arts camp, it's an introduction to a way of collaborative art making that centers the voices of young people, so that they can leave more confident in their knowledge, their sense of self, and more practiced in listening and sharing with others. 

Early bird registration is open now through April 1st

Need based scholarships available upon request. 

Submit a scholarship application

Parent and Student Testimonials

"I have learned that my thoughts, stories, and ideas hold value. Through thoughtful dialogue and collaboration, I have discovered how to shape a body of work that allows my voice to be truly heard by an audience."

"My time spent with the company proved to be more valuable than any school I went to, teaching me the valuable life lessons missing from textbooks and syllabi"

"I see the work I did with cullen+them manifesting in innumerable ways, constantly informing how I choose to confront challenging experiences, make my voice heard, and find my place in the world."

"I would not be the thinker I am today without immersing myself in the creative processes here."

"A deeply formative experience that continues to impact our daughter's life in profound ways."

"As a young person making sense of herself and her world(s) at a time of life when feelings, ideas, social bonds, intellectual curiosity, body awareness are in constant flux, cullen+them became our daughter's place to work it all through, find her voice and create meaningful work."

"The commitment to collaboration and participation in a creative peer group, enabled them to discover and trust their own creative process and learn how to use their personal experience as source material to make artwork that is deeply personal yet resonant for others."

"She learned how to see the world as an artist, create a performance piece and create a body of work."

"My son went into the company with raw talent and enthusiasm, and came out with a deep understanding of the collaborative, creative process, as well as the mechanics and protocols around being a performance professional. The impact on his personal development was profound."