#youth art

[2022-mmac]

FUN for the entire FAMILY! FREE Games and Activities at the Young Arts Club booth on the Monte Alto Plaza during the Mountainair Sunflower Festival!

[blumoonfiction-blog]

Teen Ink: A Platform for Teen Voices

Teen Ink: A Platform for Teen Voices Teen Ink is a magazine and online resource where teens can express themselves through writing, art, and photography. It features articles, poetry, and book recommendations created by teens, providing an outlet for creativity and connection with peers. Recommended Reading and Writing Ages: Ages 13-19: Perfect for teenagers exploring creative writing,…

[afnguy]

Kids Cartooning Classes!!! Open to 7+ years old.

Learn the basics of Cartooning, including emotions and expressions, making your work stand out, color and shading, cartoonists techniques, how to make your work look 3D and more! $180. for 8 one hour classes online. Materials extra. You pick time and days convenient for you! These are group classes, not individual instruction. afn_4@yahoo.com. 1 (647) 403-9244. AshleyNitkin.wordpress.com 25 years of experience.

[foolsocracy]

identity reveals are always fun

[futilys]

dead boy cares

if anyone would like a risograph print of this- i now have a shop !!

[liberaljane]

Protect Queer and Trans Kids ⚡️

Digital art of a queer nonbinary teen with glasses and a beanie wearing a rainbow shirt with their back to us. They have a striped long sleeve on and red pants with a star patch. Text reads, ‘schools should be a safe place for queer and trans kids.’

[wolfythewitch]

Something something let the little children come to me for they will inherit the kingdom of god

[blossomhead]

pictured here: surly 14 year old rook, surly 22 year old viago, and teia being teia

(click for higher res!!)

[andstuffsketches]

they're two crimefighting peas in a pod...

[wondersxwomen]

Items by Silas, our Newest Artist in our "Gifts By Girls" section. Gifts by Girls are items made by girls under the age of 18. To protect her privacy we use a pseudonym. Silas is a 16yr old High School student who is excited to share her art with the world.

[reasonsforhope]

"According to National Coalition for the Homeless, 40% of the country’s homeless youth population is comprised of LGTBQ+ teens. 

When New York native Austin Rivers took up knitting during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was this staggering figure that drove him towards action. 

“I don’t have the capacity to build a shelter, the network or the connections to help in that way, but what I can do is knit,” Rivers told NBC News. 

“And I know that New York City is cold, so I decided I would start knitting and create this nonprofit.”

That’s when he founded Knit the Rainbow, an organization that distributes free handmade garments to those in need. 

And nearly five years after it was first created, Rivers’ knitting collective isn’t just serving the queer community in New York City.

Their nationwide network links local yarn stores and local nonprofits with over 550 volunteers from 45 states. 

As of 2024, they have collected and distributed over 25,000 winter garments — including sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, and socks — throughout homeless communities in New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, and beyond. 

Once clothing items are shipped to Rivers’ apartment, he works with volunteers to unpack boxes, tag and sort donations, and pack and deliver them to local shelters that provide housing to LGBTQ+ and HIV+ homeless youth. 

Although the organization’s impact is wider, and the piles of mail have grown higher, Rivers still has a hand in day-to-day deliveries. 

“We’re going to do it whether it’s rain, or snow, or shine,” Rivers said in his NBC News interview, pulling a handcart topped with boxes. 

Those clothes could be the difference between frostbite and hospitalization, especially in cities that often drop below freezing in the wintertime. 

But Rivers also noted that every handmade item — knitted, crocheted, or stitched — has a dual impact, because every piece of clothing is made with love. 

“A lot of the times, the reason that they’re unhoused is because they were kicked out by their families,” Rivers said. 

“We’re not just providing warmth, but we’re also providing that love and that compassion that they so often don’t have.” 

To the members of the community Knit The Rainbow served, he had a clear message.

“There are thousands of people out here that are constantly thinking of you and using their hands to make things for you,” Rivers emphasized. “So don’t give up. Keep going.”

To download free knitting [and crochet] patterns, donate a garment, or sign up to volunteer, you can visit the organization's website to get started." 

‍-via GoodGoodGood, December 23, 2024

[kulturegroupie]

Two Candles by Gerhard Richter | 1982

[jimjamjomjum]

An ill-advised civilian hang-out

(Massively inspired by @deniigi’s Dumpster Fires Verse)

[possible-streetwear]

Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Body/Head, Free Kitten)

[ph-cutie]

america's top 10 babies

[egophiliac]

this is basically what happened, right?

(these guys are very lucky that everyone at NRC 1) has the combined intelligence of a sack of bricks, and 2) is easily distracted by shiny things.)