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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Young Audiences’ ArtWorks offers paid
apprenticeships in the arts </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Calling all creative teens. </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Young Audiences ArtWorks programs plans to hire 40 teens
entering grades 10-12 to work as arts apprentices. Applications are available
at </span><a href="http://www.yaneo.org/artworks/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.yaneo.org/artworks/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and click on ArtWorks Afterschool. Apply BY SEPT. 4.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style> </span>ArtWorks Afterschool
is a youth development program for high school students designed to strengthen
college and career readiness through the arts. Apprentices learn 21<sup>st</sup> Century job
skills such as time and project management, collaboration, professional
communication, problem solving, and critical thinking through the creation of
original art working with master teaching artists. <span style> </span>Apprentices work toward the completion of a
final product in the art form which is showcased at public performances and
exhibits, they are <b>paid a
stipend of $40 per week</b> for their work during the program, plus a $100
bonus for the successful completion of the program.<span style>  </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ArtWorks Afterschool is a commitment of <b>two days
per week from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2 through Dec. 20</b>. The program
will take place at the Halle Building, 1228 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Students interested in applying are strongly
encouraged to make sure all parts of their application are complete and
received on time. No prior arts experience is necessary but teens should have a
strong interest in the arts and a willingness to work in a multi-cultural
environment.</span></p>

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are due Tues., Sept 4 at 4 p.m.</span></b></p>

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<div style="text-align:left"><br clear="all"></div><br>-- <br>Ellen Brown<br>Interim Director of Marketing<br>Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio<br><a href="tel:216-561-5005%20x%2026" value="+12165615005" target="_blank">216-561-5005 x 26</a> (M, T, R)<br>
<a href="mailto:ellen@yaneo.org" target="_blank">ellen@yaneo.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.yaneo.org" target="_blank">www.yaneo.org</a><br>
<br><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Summer is time for Learning Through the Arts. Visit us at <a href="http://pinterest.com/youngaudiences/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> for crafty ideas.</span><p></p><p><span style="color:#0070c0"></span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p>






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