Students at Monroe Clark Middle School are completing plans and raising money to paint a mural on their campus. | Photo Credit: Juan Carlos, The AjA Project The AjA Project’s PhotoCity program at Monroe Clark Middle School is in its third semester of programming. Over the past few semesters, PhotoCity students have photographed and documented issues
Over the course of the fall semester, Monroe Clark Middle School students in The AjA Project’s PhotoCity program were busy learning about recycling and creating a brochure that outlines a new recycling initiative at the school. The students took a trip to Urban Corps to learn about California’s CRV program, which lets recycling centers pay
City Heights nonprofit The AjA Project was recommended by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive funding for its PhotoCity program. The NEA awarded 1,083 grants totaling $25.8 million to organizations and individuals across the country for projects in the categories of Art Works, Challenge America, and Creative Writing Fellowships. Thanks to the NEA, AjA will be able
Monroe Clark Middle School students have been exploring photo techniques such as repetition, rule of thirds, silhouettes and documentary photography through The AjA Project’s PhotoCity class. Students voted on their favorite photos to share with their peers and the local community. “Warrior Pose” by Angelita, age 11. “This picture shows my classmate, Melinee, doing
A new community garden at Monroe Clark already is bearing fruit…er, vegetables.| Photo Credit: Christina Chomut Haga clic aquí para leerlo en Español At first glance, photography and gardening may not appear to have much in common. But at Monroe Clark Middle School in City Heights, an effort aimed at having students photograph their
As The AjA Project team unloaded square panels of wood, acrylic medium, tables and brushes from a parked SUV and began to set-up shop at the City Heights Farmers Market on a recent Saturday, curious passersby stopped to ask, “What are you guys doing?” Josemar Gonzalez, The AjA Project’s graphic designer and story+LINES project contributor, described an
