Camp CAMERA

Our teen girls, as part of our SMART Girls program have the opportunity to participate in our Camp CAMERA program.  This is a fun, interactive photography class for high school girls that focuses on empowerment through art.

Each week college students from Macalester College prepare and lead lessons, field trips, dark room techniques, studio workshops that are geared towards learning the art of photography.  They incorporate guest speakers in the field of photography that give young teen girls the tools to be creative through photography and learn about photo journalism.

These teens are then given the opportunity to apply the techniques they have learned through these courses to create their own photography that will be on display in an art gallery show that will take place at the end of this nine week session.

In partnership with Macalester College and the West Side Boys and Girls Club, we are pleased to offer this opportunity quarterly.  Our first session will begin on Wednesday, September 24th from 4-6:30 pm at Macalester College.  All you need is a club membership to be part of this excellent opportunity and transportation and dinner will be provided.

 If interested, please contact the Program Director, Crystal Bieter, at the West Side Boys and Girls Club to enroll.  She can be reached at cbieter@bgc-tc.org or by phone at 651-222-2212.  More information can be found on the Camp CAMERA website at Camp CAMERA.  There are only nine slots available each session and are granted by a first come first served basis.  Open enrollment has begun.  Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity!