Fork over your favorite little lady to participate in a year-round series of month-long art & technology workshops for girls. These unique project-based workshops range from the creation of personal logos, music videos, and new media installations. Classes are held at Squeaky Wheel and partnering organizations throughout the region.
New sessions for TechArts for Girls start at the beginning of each month and meet once a week over a 4-week period. All classes are taught by practicing female artists, such as Alice Alexandrescu & Alex Spaulding, and will include special guest speakers - all who will speak and answer questions about the process of creative investigation and why she chose her field of choice. Together, the TechArts for Girls educational team will deliver the perfect roster of role models to encourage and inspire your favorite little gals to become skilled, tech-savvy foxes!
TechArts in June - Make Your Own Music Video w/ Alice Alexandrescu
TechArts in July - Intro to Self Publishing w/ Candace Camuglia
TechArts in August - Make Your Own Video Game w/ Darlene Garcia Torres
Interested to sign someone up?
To view the topics of upcoming TechArts sessions, visit our workshop page: www.squeaky.org/workshops. Class space is limited to 7 girls (ages 10 and up) per session. Enrollment must occur by the first of each month via phone (884-7172), online, or in-person. To ensure this program is accessible to as many young girls as possible, scholarships are available for those who qualify; inquire for tution waiver details by sending an email to office@squeaky.org.
Interested to host a month-long session?
Bringing a TechArts for Girls class at your location is uber-easy! Using our mobile iPad-based media lab, generously donated by the Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation, sessions can be taught in (but not limited to) stop-motion animation, experimental sound, and digital image processing. If you are a community organization interested to host a TechArts for Girls session at your location, please do not hesitate to contact our Youth Education Coordinator, Kate Ross, at office@squeaky.org or 716-884-7172.
Program History & Funders:
TechARTS for Girls, originally founded in 1999 by new media artist and professor, Mary Flanagan, is a community action project that encourages girls from the city of Buffalo and Erie County to receive an affordable hands-on education in computers, technology and media literacy. TechARTS for Girls has received generous support from Open Meadows Foundation, Hodgson Russ LLP, Children's Foundation of Erie County, Jr. League of Buffalo, Ronald McDonald House Charities of WNY, American Associaton of University Women, Joseph C. Cornell Foundation, Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation, RGK Foundation and Starbucks Foundation.
