OUR VOICES
What we Do
The goal of this program was to run a one week intensive new media arts class for students on the Nez-Pearce Reservation in Oregon in May 2009. The focus of the session was on shooting and editing digital video. Using small digital video cameras, the students planned and shot short video projects and then learnt to do basic editing, adding sound effects and music.
Watch the video of the "Our Voices" project.
What is the Need
Beyond the technical skills developed while learning how to make short videos, the students were encouraged to create work that reflected the issues facing them in their lives, giving them a new channel for personal expression to the world.
There are many artists and educators interested in volunteering as instructors for this particular program. We are looking for an exchange of learning. We have informally discussed the chance to learn the Nez Pearce language and arts. Ideas like this are central to the goal of this program. We are calling it "Our Voices" to illustrate that it is about the open, honest sharing of ideas.
In the future we would like to see the program extend into a multidisciplinary art camp for kids in the Nez Pearce community.
How you can help
The program needs donated MAC computers, video cameras, printers and other equipment. We also need sponsors to cover the costs of the program and talented volunteers who have teaching skills and two or three weeks of their time to donate. Please contact: Jason Rosenstock at jrosenstock@icirclegames.com
