LIFE PROGRAM NOTES

L.I.F.E Program

In 2005, responding to the lack of relevant creative outlets for undeserved youth (and especially youth of color) Fab-5 created the L.I.F.E. program -- an intensive series of urban arts workshops designed to allow youth to develop and explore their unique voices through a variety of different mediums via:

  • music (DJing/music production),
  • movement (breakdancing),
  • and visual arts (legal graffiti art) workshops.
In addition to urban art, Fab-5 students also learn how these mediums connect to traditional styles of expression through additional instruction in:
    • music theory/composition,
    • freeform movement,
    • mixed-media art,
    • drawing,
    • color theory,
    • typography,
    • screen printing,
    • public art & mural planning.
Although Fab-5 work is centered on creating art, our main outcomes and objectives are cultivating communities where young people from diverse backgrounds can gather, collaborate, learn and share ideas.

Each L.I.F.E. session includes three hours of hands-on instruction, culminated with a group discussion and a healthy lunch provided.

At the end of each L.I.F.E. season, Fab-5 students (aided by instructors) partner together to create a culminating live production. All aspects of the event (content, name, timeline, etc) are planned by students. Past events featured live mural paintings, student/instructor movement exhibitions and live music showcases. The final project gives participants a feeling of individual and team achievement and becomes a life lesson in mobilizing their community.

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Currently we're accepting students for the Summer of 2010 L.I.F.E. Program starting Saturday June 26th

To register, pleease download our application form (right click and "Save As") and submit it to info@fab-5.org


LIFE would not be possible without the generous support from the following organizations: The City of Tacoma Arts Commission, The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, The Northwest Leadership Foundation, The Tacoma Arts Commission & The Russell Family Foundation













 
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