Teen Voices at MAD

February 6th, 2010 at 11:01am clewis

Teen Voices:
MAD Advisory Counsel emerged pretty organically. After four months of settling into my new responsibilities in my new position as Manager of School, Youth and Family Programs, I had been thinking of the next step in the Artslife program, an internship for teens whose pilot program began last summer 2009. Two teens from the Beacon High School had just dropped off volunteer applications at MAD’s visitor’s service desk. Though, not a customary practice to accept interns in the Museum in this fashion, the timing seemed appropriate. Why not respond now, call and interview these two students; they could certainly give me added insight into what it would be like to have teens interact with staff at the museum.
Both students are exceptionally smart, responsible, and interesting teen-agers. I arranged a meeting between the alumni of Artslife, myself and my two new teenage interns. After introductions and discussing the positives and challenges of the Artslife program in the summer of 2009, we decided upon a regular meeting time, and some initial ideas regarding the role and responsibilities of the Advisory Counsel. Delighted to have the Artslife Alumni back into the fold, I look forward to their continued counsel on matters that have to do with youth audiences for the museum, and their contribution on the interview process during the 2010 Artslife application process at MAD.

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