Today in the studio Project Girl participants did a photography project, celebrating who we are beyond what the media tells us we should be. Our imperfections, our unique features, our passions, our dreams, our identities...it was a very cool project and we had a lot of fun doing it! We took some time to journal and brainstorm as a group to identify what makes us unique, what deserves to be celebrated and what our bodies want to say. Then, we painted our messages and photographed each other in the studio...here is the result:
* Artwork to the positive body image promoting song "A More Beautiful You" by Johnny Diaz
Project Girl (PG) is an after-school program that combines art and media literacy into a unique educational program aimed at encouraging adolescent girls to become more critical consumers of contemporary media advertising and entertainment. The purpose of PG is to help girls become literate in all media forms—TV, internet, movies, magazines, newspapers, billboards, books, product labels, and music—so that they control the interpretation of what they see or hear rather than letting the interpretation control them.
About BYBA
Boulder Youth Body Alliance (BYBA) empowers youth to reclaim a positive body image. Through a variety of grassroots projects and activities, teens take action, reclaim their voices, and make a positive difference in their communities. BYBA peer educators and activists learn how to stop trying to change their bodies and work to change the world instead.
Naropa Community Art Studio
The guiding vision behind this long-term project has been to provide a safe place for various members of the Boulder community to gather and create art together. Naropa University art therapy faculty and students manage the studio, organizing and running the many ways in which this space can be used.
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