Our Programs
PlatteForum’s programs provide critical arts education and access, prepare youth for high school graduation and post secondary success, and support youth and artists to create positive social change in their communities.
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Nuestros Programas
Los programas de PlatteForum cambian vidas, no solo para los consumidores de arte sino para los jóvenes artistas también, preparándose para su graduación de preparatoria y su éxito después de este, al igual que inspirarlos a crear cambio positivo en sus comunidades.Apoya a PlatteForum
ArtLab
“I will miss everything about ArtLab – having space where I can be myself. I’ve been able to branch out and be more vocal about things I care about. I’ve become an activist.”
– Flor, ArtLab Graduate, 2018
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ArtLab
(Unete a nosotros)
“Extrañare todo sobre ArtLab – tener un espacio donde pueda ser yo misma. He podido ramificarme y ser más vocal sobre las cosas que me importan. Me he convertido en una activista.”
– Flor, Graduda de ArtLab, 2018
PlatteForum’s flagship program, ArtLab, is an innovative year-round paid-internship for under-resourced high school youth that integrates art and activism with social/emotional support, as well as academic and professional skills development.
ArtLab Interns spend more than 200 hours each year with PlatteForum staff and Resident Artists, the driving force behind our 15-year, 97% graduation rate for ArtLab Interns.
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ArtLab de PlatteForum es una pasantía pagada de año completo para jóvenes de preparatoria con bajos recursos que integra arte y activismo con apoyo socioemocional, al igual que el desarrollo de habilidades académicas y profesionales.
Estudiantes de ArtLab se pasan más de 200 horas cada año con el personal de PlatteForum y artistas residentes, el motor detrás de nuestra tasa de graduación de 97% de 10 años para estudiantes de ArtLab.
Artist Residency
PlatteForum’s Artist Residency is a competitive and international residency that takes place over a period of 6-8 weeks. Our Artist Residency Program provides established artists with the time, space, and support they need to create a new body of work which inspires and connects communities.
Resident Artists are given full access to PlatteForum’s studio space to use over the course of their residency, and in return, are required to lead workshops with ArtLab Interns and other youth groups, culminating in an exhibition of the project.
Artist credit: To Muse the Labyrinth, Autumn T. Thomas and PlatteForum’s ArtLab Interns, 2020
Image by Wes Magyar
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Residencia Artistica
Las aplicaciones están actualmente cerradas. Aplicaciones para el término de 2023/24 serán aceptadas empezando el 29 de Enero del 2023.
La Residencia Artistica de PlatteForum es una residencia competitiva e internacional que toma lugar sobre el periodo de 6 a 8 semanas. Nuestra residencia artística provee a artistas establecidos con el tiempo, espacio, y apoyo que necesitan para crear un cuerpo nuevo global de trabajo que inspire y conecte comunidades.
A los Artistas Residentes se les da acceso completo al espacio de estudio de PlatteForum para usar sobre el curso de su residencia, y en cambio, se les requiere que lideren talleres con los estudiantes de ArtLab y otros grupos de jóvenes, culminando en una exhibición del proyecto.
Credito de Artista: To Muse the Labyrinth, Autumn T. Thomas y Estudiantes de ArtLab de PlatteForum, 2020
Imagen por Wes Magyar
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Public Programs
PlatteForum offers community-based programs to support creative education, access, and opportunity in the Denver area. Our programs help bring communities together to evaluate and press on some of our society’s most challenging and important issues, while uplifting youth and artist voices.
ArtLab Underground
ArtLab Underground is a weekly after-school program for creative youth in middle and high school. The program is taught by peer ArtLab Interns. This program is currently paused and will relaunch in Fall 2024.
Art Moves: a PlatteForum Podcast
Art Moves is a platform for our Resident Artists, community, and youth to participate in lively discussions about theory and practice and how it relates to art and activism in our everyday lives. Listen on YouTube or Soundcloud.
Arts Education Workshops with Colfax Community Network
PlatteForum hosts hands-on Arts Education Workshops for k-8 youth with Colfax Community Network. This partnership has been in place since PlatteForum’s inception, and pairs professional artists and teen near-peer mentors with youth from CCN.
Satellite ArtLab
Satellite ArtLab is PlatteForum’s in-school version of our flagship program. Using the model to pair professional artists with youth to learn creative skills and engage with social issues, PlatteForum delivers Satellite ArtLab in Title 1 schools around the Denver metro area. Interested in having PlatteForum bring arts workshops to your school? Reach out to info@platteforum.org.
Immigrant Artists Mentor Program (IAMP): Denver (2021)
In partnership with New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), this nationally recognized program paired Denver area immigrant and refugee artists with established, local professional artists in mentor/mentee partnerships culminating in an exhibition that was held in the Denver area.
Convos w/ Gen Z
An original event created by PlatteForum as both a forum and intergenerational discussion between high school students and local, national and international leaders on topics that matter most to their generation and the future of our world. Interns engage with a robust slate of leaders on a wide range of topics including everything from empathy and diversity to Afrofuturism and media. Convos w/ Gen Z has been hosted by the Biennial of the Americas, Denver Art Museum, the Savoy, and RedLine’s 48 Hours of Socially Engaged Art.
Our Voice, Our Views, Our Vote (2019)
A high school based program in collaboration with New Era Colorado that engaged and educated teens on the importance of civic engagement in their communities. This program was started in 2019 and then put on hold in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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Programas Publicos
PlatteForum ofrece programas basados en comunidad para apoyar activismo en el área de Denver a través del lente de arte. Nuestros programas ayudan a juntar a las comunidades para evaluar y presionar en algunos problemas más difíciles de nuestra sociedad.El Arte Mueve: un Podcast de PlatteForum
Art Moves es una plataforma para nuestros artistas residentes y comunidad en el que pueden participar en discusiones dinámicas sobre teorías y prácticas y cómo se relacionan con el arte y activismo en nuestras vidas diarias. Escuchen en YouTube o Soundcloud.
Immigrant Artists Mentor Program (IAMP): Denver
En asociación con New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), este programa reconocido nacionalmente junta artistas inmigrantes y refugiados en el área Denver con artistas establecidos, profesionales locales en alianza de mentor/aprendiente culminando en una exhibición que toma lugar en el área Denver.
Conversaciones con Gen Z
Un evento original creado por PlatteForum como ambos, foro y discusión intergeneracional entre estudiantes de preparatoria y líderes locales, nacionales e internacionales en temas que son de alta importancia para su generación y el futuro de nuestro mundo. Los estudiantes participan con una lista robusta de líderes en un amplio rango de temas incluyendo todo desde empatía y diversidad hasta Afrofuturismo y medios de comunicación. Conversaciones con Gen Z ha sido anfitriado por la Biennial of the Americas, Denver Art Museum, y RedLine’s 48 Hours of Socially Engaged Art.
Nuestra Voz, Nuestros Puntos, Nuestro Voto
Un programa basado en preparatoria en colaboración con New Era Colorado que hace participar y educa a jóvenes en la importancia de la participación cívica en sus comunidades.