http://www.videomachete.org/

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http://www.evc.org/ and http://www.street-level.org/

what is it about media that kids love?

i loved making home videos/movies when i was a kid. i used to have this book that gave tricks for filming. for example, one time i put blue plastic wrap over the camera lens so that it looked like everything was under water. didn't so much work, but the idea seemed cool to me.

another time i remember my cousin and i made this movie called "someone's in my bedroom." we cut a window frame shape out of a piece of poster board and hung it up for a scene where my cousin dressed in a mask climbed through it like she was climbing into the bedroom of a house. lol. too funny.

this is only the beginning. another time two friends and i dressed in my mom's old dresses and pretended to host a home shopping network show. man, those were the days.

i think it's great that organizations such as the Educational Video Center in New York and Street-Level Youth Media in Chicago exist.

i also remember another video some friends and i made for our history class in seventh grade. how great that my teacher provided us the opportunity to do an assignment using media. i still remember how much fun we had making that video.

i wonder where all of my old videos are. hopefully they haven't been lost over the years. i'd hope that my parents would know those are more valuable than gold to me. if i could only get my hands on them. i'll have to do a search next time i make it home. wish me luck.

http://www.artletter.com/index.html

"art letters out" ... that's a lot of art letters.

i'm a letter writer. sometimes they're received. sometimes not.
once i got the idea that Undelivered Letters would be a cool band name. not so sure that's so cool, but i thought it was at the time. (back when i was more into music, playing guitar and drums)
i figured i could make a lot of songs out of my undelivered letters.
anywho, back to the art letters...

so this guy Paul Klein is credited for the development of the art scene in River West. impressive.

from the art letter info link on the website:
Klein has championed Chicago by writing and distributing ArtLetter , an online examination of art in Chicago. He previews exhibitions and encourages readers to broaden their horizons by embracing unexpected quality, new venues, dynamic artists and strong exhibitions.

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http://chicagoartmagazine.com/

first i always click the "about" button when visiting a new site. for this one, i quickly followed that with the "chicago art map" link. sweet. who doesn't love maps. what a great resource for galleries and up-to-date information on exhibits. i like how they give their weekend pick. looking for a gallery and not sure where to go... here are some suggestions. check out the website and you'll get your answer. a great websource for art in chicago. i'm starting to see so many connections, the community is becoming smaller and homey. :)

http://www.pbs.org/art21/

i really like how art21 groups the videos into themes. so far i've watched play, humor, identity, and stories. i've noticed a running theme that at some point each artist mentions something about their childhood.

watching these videos can be frustrating though. they are always having to rebuffer. annoying. i used to have some of these... the first two seasons i think. they were xmas gifts.

it does seem like art21 is everywhere right now, but i think it's only for those in the field. i mentioned it at work and no one had heard of it.

i have a feeling i'll definitely be referencing the lesson plans down the road at some point. if just to generate ideas, i'm sure they'll be useful. good to know they're there.