Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) and Project: Real Talk (P:RT) in partnership with the O. Winston Link Museum, have joined together to provide a 6-week photography workshop for local youth.
The resulting exhibition, “Local-Eyes,” will showcase the work of the students at a public opening to be held on August 4, 2015 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the O. Winston Link Museum. The exhibit will run from the date of opening, August 4, 2015 through September 4, 2015.
The event, which will be reception-style photography showing, will feature images captured by the youth of both programs. Youth Advocate Programs and Project: Real Talk representatives say they feel strongly that any artistic medium should be therapeutic and give voice through a creative outlet.
“Local-Eyes” is a play on words and reflects the view and vantage point of area youth in and around the Roanoke Valley. It also represents the manner in which YAP works in the community to provide full-family support and advocacy through family and community engagement.
Youth Advocate Programs traces its roots to 1975 and is one of the largest non-profit agencies providing exclusively non-residential, community-based programs. Proudly, the Roanoke YAP office has served more than 150 young people and families in its 6-year, local history.
Project: Real Talk (P:RT) is a program designed to provide a gateway experience to other enrichment programs and opportunities for girls between the ages of 12-18 in lower-income communities. The program launched June 2014 in partnership with the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA). Its mission is to nurture girls into healthy futures.
If you would like more information please contact Shaneka Bynum at (540) 342-1261 or email at [email protected].
