Yollocalli

Yollocalli Arts Reach
Yollocalli

Yollocalli Arts Reach is the award-winning youth initiative of the National Museum of Mexican Art, we offer FREE arts and culture programming to teens and young adults. Located in the heart of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, we serve as an open community center with studio spaces, computer lab, radio production studio, a large art library, and a creative, supportive staff and teaching artists who are always around to help, encourage, and inspire. We aim to strengthen the students’ creative and cultural capital by engaging them with their own cultural discourses through art making. Thank you to the Robert R. McCormick Foundation for their continued support.

  1. Wattz Up! - Our Shared Future

    28 OCT.

    Wattz Up! - Our Shared Future

    ⚡Wattz Up! Special: Our Shared Future⚡ In conjunction with the Smithsonian’s initiative “Our Shared Futures: Reckoning With Our Racial Past”, Wattz Up!’s Ariandy Luna and August Abitang engage with voices of the museum industry to learn how some Chicago museums address the history of racism and segregation and seek to change the future through strengthening connections beyond neighborhoods! 🌟 Special thanks to Monica Rickert Bolter, Co-Founder and Director of Operations at the Center for Native Futures (@centernativefutures), Monique Brinkman-Hill, Executive Director at the South Side Community Art Center (@southsidecommunityartcenter), Carlos Tortolero, President Emeritus and Founder of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), Barbara Engelskirchen, Chief Development Officer of the NMMA(@explorenmma), and Tiff Beatty, Associate Director of the National Public Housing Museum (@thenphm), and the Smithsonian Institution (@smithsonian)!

    1 h 26 min
  2. Wattz Up! - Not In Service

    25 SEPT.

    Wattz Up! - Not In Service

    🌟WATTZ UP!: NOT IN SERVICE🌟 DNC SPECIAL Wattz Up! Reporters Ariandy Luna and August Abitang took to the streets to cover the 2024 Democratic National Convention as well as some of the protests surrounding it. Tune in to hear their day by day coverage and thoughts on a hectic week in Chicago. Wattz Up! Not In Service aired Saturday, August 24th from 12-2 PM on WLPN-LP @lumpenradio 105.5 FM Chicago.

    1 h 52 min
  3. Wattz Up! - Final Youth Exhibition 2024

    12 SEPT.

    Wattz Up! - Final Youth Exhibition 2024

    Celebrate the Summer with Wattz Up! on our season finale at the 2024 Yollocalli Summer Exhibition taking place in the one and only @malinalligarden . Hear from Yollocalli program instructors and participants about all the amazing art and work they created throughout the summer! We will have guests like the Yollocalli Youth Council, Yollo Lab, Camera Flux and our amazing Yollocalli Director, Vanessa Sanchez! Tune in and learn more about Yollocalli, our programs and amazing students! 🌟

    49 min
  4. Wattz Up! - Pitchfork Music Festival Recap

    11 SEPT.

    Wattz Up! - Pitchfork Music Festival Recap

    ⭐️ Wattz Up! Season 26 ⭐️ Episode 3: Pitchfork Music Festival Recap 🎤 🎶 The Wattz Up! crew left the radio station and headed to Union Park and explored everything Pitchfork Music Festival (@pitchforkfest) had to offer this year! Rap, country, pop, and so many other genres combined together to form a unique experience! 🪩 Join Fernanda on a caffeine-fueled vox pop with attendees, as well as Michelle’s conversations with vendors! Walk the runway as we learn the do’s and don’ts of music festivals dress code with Jasmine and the most fashionable guests. Plus, join Araceli and Angel on their exclusive interview with artist L’Rain (@turrelljames)! Not only that, but join the team on their journey to find E’s missing Ventra card; discovering more of the festival along the way. Will they be able to find it?! Tune in to find out the answer, and hear about all the other shenanigans at one of the largest music festivals in Chicago! ✨

    1 h 39 min
  5. Wattz Up! - People of Pilsen

    9 SEPT.

    Wattz Up! - People of Pilsen

    ⭐️ Wattz Up! Season 26 ⭐️ Episode 2: People of Pilsen🎙️ Join the Wattz Up! crew in a walk around Pilsen! In this episode, we had the opportunity to talk to Pilsen’s very own BIPOC local businesses and dive into their community history. 
From conversations of identity and gentrification to thrifting treasures and some warm cafecito- we cover everything in between for your ears! Focusing on their business journeys and heartfelt community memories, local Pilsen business owners and customers took the time to share their stories and experiences with us. Shout out to Pilsen Arts Community House (@pilsenartscommunityhouse), Pilsen Vintage (@pilsenvintagechicago), El Anticuario (@elanticuariochicago), Jumping Bean (@cafejumpingbean), 606 Records (@606records) and Shady Rest (@shadyrestchicago) for sharing your spaces and energy with us all 🫶 Tune in to hear these lovely voices and you might discover your next Pilsen stop along the way! 📻

    52 min
  6. Wattz Up! - This is Fine: A Beginner's Guide to Voting

    6 SEPT.

    Wattz Up! - This is Fine: A Beginner's Guide to Voting

    ⭐️ Wattz Up! Season 26 ⭐️ Episode 1: This is fine: Beginners Guide to Voting!!! 🗳️ Are you a first time voter? A seasoned voter that wants to know more about this upcoming election? Or are you generally lost? Well, don’t worry! Tune in this week as the WattzUp! Team tackles everything about voting!!! Listen in as we go over the history of voting and talk about why it is important to vote, learn how to register to vote, find out where you can expect to vote this season, and dive into the role social media takes during elections!. On this episode we also got to speak with Chicago Votes! (@chicagovotes) A non-partisan, non-profit organization centered around building a better democracy and empowering the next generation of leaders in Chicago.

    1 h 16 min
  7. Wattz up! - Urban Legendz

    28 JUIN

    Wattz up! - Urban Legendz

    Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago. Wattz Up! Season 25 concludes today with a very special episode on Chicago’s lesser known wonders! Our main course is an investigative report on the fabled birthplace of all street signs in Chicago: the CDOT Sign Management Department! We’ve also got an array of audiopieces both silly and serious on mythic locations and people in our city with reports from the team! Listen in to the Urban Legendz show! Special thanks to all the fine folks at CDOT Sign Management for the incredible work they do and for welcoming us into their space!

    1 h 53 min
  8. Wattz Up! - PUYR @ MSI

    24 JUIN

    Wattz Up! - PUYR @ MSI

    Wattz up! is produced by Yollocalli Arts Reach youth and broadcast through Lumpen Radio, WLPN 105.5FM Chicago. Tune in to the Wattz Up! Team’s visit to the Museum of Science and Industry (@msichicago) as we talk to museum staff and guests alike, learn about what it’s like to work at MSI, and hear about the world’s ongoing plastic pollution crisis through audiopieces inspired by The Blue Paradox exhibition.

    1 h 37 min
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À propos

Yollocalli Arts Reach is the award-winning youth initiative of the National Museum of Mexican Art, we offer FREE arts and culture programming to teens and young adults. Located in the heart of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, we serve as an open community center with studio spaces, computer lab, radio production studio, a large art library, and a creative, supportive staff and teaching artists who are always around to help, encourage, and inspire. We aim to strengthen the students’ creative and cultural capital by engaging them with their own cultural discourses through art making. Thank you to the Robert R. McCormick Foundation for their continued support.

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  • Création
    Yollocalli Arts Reach
  • Années d’activité
    2017 - 2024
  • Épisodes
    329
  • Classification
    Tous publics
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    © All rights reserved
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    Yollocalli

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