the north(ish)east

1. Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
http://redstudio.moma.org/

General Education Programming: adults, k-12, teachers, community outreach, families, accessible programs, scholars, teens

Teen-Specific Programs: "all free; Teen Voices Project: collaborate with artist to create work to be presented at MoMA and throughout NYC, also educate visitors and give voice to teens; Art and Science of Conservation; Museum Studies; High School Summer Internship; In the Making (art-making courses); Free Teen Nights (drop-in; movies, artist talks art-making, tours; pizza)

Technology: Moma Teen Audio (podcasts developed and narrated by teens about specific works; very well done, with fun music, sound effects, and interviews with security guards, curators, etc.); Red Studio (website developed in collaboration with high school to explore issues and questions raised by teens about modern art; incredible forum for teens to debate and discuss; attracts very repuatble artists; site features filmed interviews conducted by teens

Social Networks: Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter (nicely designed for teens; used for publicity and as a gallery space for work created in the programs; encourage discussion with prompts such as “what creative thing will you do this weekend?” or What's your all time favorite work of art???”; not much interaction; most dialogue seems to occur on Facebook)

Comments: Red Studio website is separate from the Teen Programs webpage on the main site--why can't Red Studio be the teen page on the museum site?


2. Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/events/teens/

General Education Programming: adults, school, teachers, community outreach, families, accessible programs, scholars, teens, college

Teen-Specific Programs: free classes after school, on weekends, and during holidays; divides classes into ages 11-14 (Art Explore) and 15-18 (Find Yourself at the Met); Purposely avoid any reference to anything school-related; paid high school internships; downloadable Teen Pass for free museum admission; offer portfolio and drawing classes and creative classes such as The Art of Perfume (create own scent)

Technology: podcasts: includes teen podcasts created by 2007 highschool interns; teen podcast narrated by Mimiko, a Japanese teen; new TweenCasts (podcasts for visitors ages 10-12; accessible through general podcast webpage with no link from Teen Programs page); developed for tweens but not by tweens

Social networks: nothing specified for teens; Met Share webpage links to all social networks: iTunesU, YouTube, Flickr, Delicious, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace; RSS feeds

Comments: MoMA podcasts for teens much more effective than Met Teen/TweenCasts; the teen podcast about Mimiko (who inexplicably speaks with an American accent, though she's supposed to be a Japanese teen visitor) is uncomfortably "sing-songy" and boring and exhaustively praises the Met; the podcast created by teen is better, but the sound quality is awful; TweenCasts were developed for, not by, tweens and is narrated by an adult with classical music in background; on website, nothing visually distinguishes teen or tween podcasts as for young audience and are not made accessible via teen page or social networks;


3. National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/teens/

General Education Programming: adults, k-12, teachers, families, teens

Teen-Specific Programs: free; Teen Studio Saturdays; Teen Volunteer Program; High School Summer Institute; Film Program for Children and Teens

Technology: a lot of podcasts, but not for teens; student (not "teen") resources; a lot of fun interactive online resources, but marketed to children

Social networks: no links from site; have to search social networks to find pages; museumwide Facebook page

Comments: unwise to lump children and teens together for the film program; defines teen audience based on grades, ie: assume that the teens are in school (not homeschooled, etc.)


4. Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.warhol.org/education/index.html

General Education Programming: outreach, community, youth, teacher; seems like education is primarily geared towards teens

Teen-Specific Programs: called Youth Programs; Youth Invasion (high school students take over the museum for a week; plan opening party for a week long, youth-based art exhibit); Youth Publications (paid internship in podcasts, website management, desktop publishing, etc.; produce issue of Urban Interview magazine, an incredible publication with interviews and compelling articles by and for teens); Queer Youth Programs; F-Word "zine-as-gallery guide" created by teens; fantastic activity resources for all ages, esp. for teens

Technology: Student Podcasts at the Warhol (created in Youth Publications program; reflects Warhol's obsession with audio and video recording; available on web and for free on iTunes; fun and provocative podcast topics including sex, homphobia, fear, religion, fashion, etc.); Online Projects (all ages; explore the creative potential of Internet via web-cams, polls, online forums, etc.)

Social networks: general museum Facebook page with links to MySpace, Twitter, Flickr, Vimeo--though none of the links work

Demographics: Schenley High School (Warhol's alma mater) and Pittsburgh's High School for the Creative and Performing Arts


5. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Boston, MA
http://www.icaboston.org/programs/teens/ http://www.icateens.org/http://www.icateens.org/forum

General Education Programming: specifies families, teens, and educators

Teen-Specific Programs: free; specifies ages 14-19; Teen Arts Council (12 high school students work for a stipend, organize Teen Nights, etc., and offer teen voice in contemporary art world, profiles of each member on web); Fast Forward (film, video, new media classes and digital workshops); Teen Nights (films, discussion, participants in programs screen their films, etc.); Wall Talk (grades 8-12, multi-visit program exploring contemporary art through writing)

Technology: teen website is fantastic and beautifully designed; homepage features new student work; each page on the site features a video that starts playing when the page is opened; program pages include profiles of teen participants; Fast Forward has online film gallery; includes downloadable professional development resources; Student Work page allows user to search by class, medium, etc.; audio guides at the museum are via mp3, cell phone, or ipods available for checkout at museum

Social networks: teen page links to Gen O Forum: A National Convening for Teens and Their Arts Organizations (amazing blog that addresses social networks in art institutions, etc.; good amount of participation); no teen social networks, but museum participates in Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter

Comments: teen website is separate from the teen program page on the general website


6. Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
http://whitney.org/thewhit/ http://whitney.org/thewhit/blog/
http://whitney.org/learning/teens.php

General Education Programming: adults, k-12, teachers, community outreach, families, seniors, teens

Teen-Specific Programs: Youth Insights (YI) (after-school program for 10th-12th grade students; Summer Intensives for YI alums; Youth Leadership Committee (maintain and curate blog, plan events, lead tours); Contemporary Community Internships; AIR (Artists in Residence who work with YI members)

Technology: teen website called "The Whit"; The Whit Talk and Text Tour (audio tour featuring commentary by YI members; by and for teens; teens share personal stories conjured by various objects); Behind the Scenes films with different teen insights, interviews, etc.; Learning at the Whitney, a learning resource web page for teens

Social networks: fantastic teen blog; not too much interaction but a great resource


7. Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens.php

General Education Programming: families, adults, educators, schools, teens

Teen-Specific Programs: art classes (drawing, graphic design, cartooning); online Flash activities; high school internship and apprentice program; gallery and work study program (assist in children's art classes); summer camp C.I.T. program; great teen gallery guide by and for teens called "Teen Guide to Art"

Technology: Museum iPhone app

Social networks: Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, Flickr; great blog with podcasts (blog not specifically for teens)