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Resources for Teens

Explore materials and musings from ICA Teens and staff. 
Learn about what we do and exciting opportunities in the future.
A woman with long hair sits on a black couch, smiling and engaging with people around her. Behind her is a colorful wall filled with graffiti and signatures. There are red cups on the table in front.
collage with many colors that includes archival photos of Boston, drawings, and cut paper
Jul 26, 2024

Photo Collective Zine: Rewriting Our City

Photography Collective is a school year program where teens develop their media production skills and explore specific themes and issues important to them and other teens. During the fall of 2023, Photography Collective partnered with Northeastern University… more

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A collage of thirteen Polaroid-style photos of diverse teens, each with a name label below. The background features bold, colorful text: ICA Teens Teen Digital Cooperative. The style is vibrant and artistic.
Sep 1, 2023

Teen Digital Cooperative – Summer 2023

Teen Digital Cooperative (TDC) is a summer program where teens develop their media production skills and explore specific themes and issues important to them and other teens. During the summer of 2023, TDC learned contemporary media production skills… more

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Text reading ICA Alumni Convening above a circular pattern made of radiating lines, creating a symmetrical, abstract design.
Feb 28, 2023

Alumni Convening

On January 27 through 29, 2023, the ICA held a virtual convening for alumni for teen arts education programs across the country and beyond. More than 50 alums came together online for 3 days to connect with… more

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A dark skinned person writing on the wall of the teen galleries that is already filled with many drawings and words in various colors.
Sep 16, 2022

Call for art for ICA Teen Gallery

Welcome future partner organizations! Teen Exhibitions Program has put together this page to facilitate the process of selecting organizations to partner with for us for future exhibitions!  We are doing a call to Boston-based organizations that work… more

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A vibrant watercolor painting featuring an abstract blend of pastel colors, including pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The colors flow into one another, creating a soft, dreamy effect with no distinct shapes or outlines.
Apr 1, 2022

Use This When _____

A Zine by Teen Arts Council Get creative with us! Find a comfy space to make art through prompts that invite rest and calm. Use_This_When___Zine.pdf What is a Zine?  A zine is a mini-magazine. This one is… more

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A round graphic with a pink and blue gradient background. In bold, white, handwritten-style text, it reads CREATE YOUR WORLD. A faint outline of a planet with rings is in the center.
Feb 15, 2021

Teen Art Kit

We are members of the ICA’s Teen Arts Council, a group of 15 teens from the Boston area that serve other teens. We focus on addressing social issues and connecting teens and the ICA and with art… more

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A man with a beard, wearing a light pink shirt and a turquoise lanyard, looks down with a slight smile. The background is dark and out of focus.
Jan 4, 2021

Memory Meditation

 If you could use a meditation to help you enter this new year and have four minutes, try out this Memory Meditation. I originally recorded it for a gathering of ICA Educators and Teaching Artists and thought you all might… more

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Illustration of three outlined human figures. The first is filled with gray scribbles, the second with yellow stars, and the third with a rainbow and clouds.
Nov 4, 2020

Mindfulness and Writing Exercise

Given the election and all the things going on in the world- I, Nohemi, have been spending time with myself these past few days. I wanted to share a mindfulness breathing and writing activity that Mithsuca B. (AWC… more

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A small figurine with a red head holds a rectangular, ornate black sign with Park E-Z written on it. The figure is seated on a beige fabric backdrop, casting a shadow.
May 27, 2020

Staying Creative: It Walks

While the ICA is temporarily closed, stay creative and connected with us. Make an object seem like it has human parts. Snap a photo. Find inspiration in the first photograph, by Laurie Simmons from her The Walking… more

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