CFAER Teens Summer Arts Intensive
In July of 2022, Teenagers from across Northeast Los Angeles and beyond joined us in our very first CFAER Teens Summer Arts Intensive, facilitated by Teaching Artist Mentors Jolene Fernandez; Diego León; Linda Johnstone Allen; and Miquela Davis.
Our Teen Artists blazed their way through three weeks of Life Drawing featuring live artist models Jee Teo and Kia Watson; developing Painting techniques and compositional narratives; Sculpting ornate terra-cotta masks; and exploring storytelling through Photography and Film; both online and in-person at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock.
The CFAER Teens Summer Arts Intensive Virtual Exhibition is a celebration of our students’ immense imagination and creative ambition. Please join us in congratulating them on their tremendous work, and look out NELA - the future of the community arts scene is looking wildly bright!
Thank you to Kiwanis; the Eagle Rock High School Key Club; our Teaching Artist Assistants Crystal Malagon, Valerie Castanon, and Elly Dallas; Miss Mindy and Sophie Metzger for their Sculpture expertise; and the CFAER Team for your enduring support and for believing in the vision that is CFAER Teens.
Sienna Greenlaw, The Nature Spirit, Digital Photograph
Sienna Greenlaw, The Nature Spirit, Digital Photograph
Sienna Greenlaw, The Nature Spirit, Digital Photograph
Sienna Greenlaw, The Nature Spirit, Digital Photograph
A Musical Break, Fanart for the game Stray, Digital Art
The Gatherer of the Deceased, Acrylic on canvas
Shisu Mask, Terra-cotta clay
“The CFAER Teens class has helped me a lot in mediums that I’ve rarely used. I have mostly been a digital artist my entire life, so creating art with different mediums has really strengthened my skills. I’ve even ventured farther out of my comfort zone with digital art as well, learning a bit of photoshop for the film and photography class.”
Sienna Greenlaw, 10th grade
Untitled, Charcoal on newsprint
Self Portrait, Chalk pastel on newsprint
Untitled, Chalk pastel and charcoal on newsprint
“It is so amazingly fun to work and draw with Jolene and all the great life drawing models. The Center for The Arts space is beautiful and the models costumes were awesome. I made some pretty good art and hope to do more in the future.”
Henry Klotz, 8th grade
An Incomplete Song, Charcoal on newsprint
Queen and Guard, Charcoal on newsprint
“[Queen and Guard] was done in our final class, and it challenged me to incorporate two people into frame in very different poses. I attempted to establish distance between the two and wanted to capture a difference in power between the models.
[An Incomplete Song] was made during the first class as a final challenge of the day. We worked to capture the model in 10 minutes. My main goal was to capture the strong shadows and highlights of the model, as well as the feeling of the pose. I feel that despite the model not being completely shaded, the piece is complete, as the feeling of his actions are present.”
M Leigh Weeks, 11th grade
Dancing with Danger, Acrylic on canvas
Drips, Acrylic on canvas
The Boot, Acrylic on paper
“I learned about different painters/artists, and what makes them so interesting. The paintings that they created were very inspiring and really made me want to paint. I also felt more free to experiment as there were many supplies and a lot of paint.”