ICP's community programs brings the rewards of photographic expression to people of every age and background, through gallery tours, workshops, family programs, and teen classes, as well as off-site partnerships with schools, community centers, and other cultural institutions. By creating opportunities for photographic education, ICP enables individuals to explore photography as a way of understanding themselves and the bonds that form a community.
For information, contact Community Program at 212.857.0005.
CYL: Change Your Life
July 1 | Wednesday | 1:00–3:00 pm
Friends of Island Academy, 330 West 38th Street, Suite 106
ICP's Community Partnership with Friends of Island Academy empowers its young men and women to share their voices through photography and writing. CYL: Change Your Life is a culminating slide presentation and reading that celebrates the achievements of the students who participated in the program this year. Their work reflects the themes of leadership, pride, and change; using images and words to envision and expect a brighter future.
Learn more about this partnership.
Anthony Bowden | Jamel Boyd | Darrius Carrington | Victor Casado | Richard Cuevas | Sean Debnam | Anthony DeJesus | Johnny Gainey | Lamont Hood | Lamel Jeffrey | Dennil Johnney | Shiasia Morrison | Jackie Rivera | Michael Rivera | Jonathon Ruiz | Xavier Sanchez
Todd Saxon | Jeremy Smith | Devon Stephen
This program is made possible with
generous support from the Surdna
Foundation and with public funds
from the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs.
Photo by Richard Cuevas
Designing the Future
June 4–Fall 2009
High School of Fashion Industries, Principal's Gallery, Room 821, 225 West 24th Street
This exhibition features photographs created by high school students who have participated in ICP's Community Partnership with the High School of Fashion Industries. The programs features an integrated curriculum designed by ICP and HSFI, which includse an in-school foundation photography course, an after-school beginner's class for students and teachers, and an intermediate workshop. ICP and HSFI invite you to celebrate the achievements of these young talented students by viewing their work in this exhibition.
Learn more about this partnership.
Photo by Lauren Oliver
© Elijah Canada
Vantage Point 20: Change
April 1–Fall 2009
The Point Gallery, 940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx
Change is an exhibition of photographs by ICP at The Point youth photographers. At this historic moment of change, students used their cameras to identify what that change means to them. As seen through symbols of hope, portraits of loved ones, and images of both community problems and solutions, their photographs reveal important lessons in living a brighter future.
Elijah M. Canada | Kenneth Colon | Isabelle Cotte | Britney Cuevas | Alexis Davilla | Maya Davilla | Eddy Diamantis | Isabela Espinal | Maxiel Madera | Maria Martinez | Jocelyn Ortiz | Moni Russell | Olivia Sherman | Jorgelina Skorput | Justin Snell | Jonathan Urena | Jazmin Velez
Learn more about this community partnership here. For more information about The Point, visit their website.
This program has been made possible with generous support from Bloomberg, Hillandale Group, The Harold Roth Fund for Young Photographers, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Silverleaf Foundation, and Time Warner, Inc. with founding gifts from Altman Foundation, Art + Commerce, and Sagalyn Family Fund.
