THE MARBLE COLLECTION INC

THE MARBLE COLLECTION: MASSACHUSETTS HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS IS A JURIED, ANNUAL PRINT AND ONLINE MAGAZINE THAT FEATURES ARTWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, POETRY, AND CREATIVE WRITING BY TEENS IN GRADES 8-12. ALL WORK THAT APPEARS IN THE MAGAZINE IS JUROR-SELECTED TO ENSURE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 150 TEENS IN GRADES 8 TO 12 PARTICIPATE IN OUR MENTORING WORKSHOPS AND ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS. THEIR WORK IS SELECTED FROM THE ROUGHLY 600 WORKS SUBMITTED ANNUALLY VIA OUR WEBSITE. OUR PARTICIPATING TEENS REPRESENT MORE THAN 200 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND AFTERSCHOOL COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.THE JURIES ARE COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF COLLEGE STUDENT INTERNS WITH A BACKGROUND IN LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS. JURORS SELECT WORK FOR PUBLICATION ON THE BASIS OF A RUBRIC AND ALSO SEEK TO ENSURE THAT TEENS FROM DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS AND FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE REPRESENTED. THE PRINT EDITION OF THE MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED FREE TO PUBLISHED STUDENTS AND FOR AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE OF $27 TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

EACH YEAR THE MENTORING FOR PUBLICATION WORKSHOP PAIRS APPROXIMATELY 150 MASSACHUSETTS TEEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS ONE-TO-ONE WITH COLLEGE STUDENT MENTORS TO DEVELOP THEIR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS THROUGH FOUR STEPS: CREATE, RESPOND, CONNECT, AND PRESENT. IN THE 6-WEEK WORKSHOP, TEENS REFLECT, EDIT AND PUBLISH THEIR WORK IN THE ONLINE AND PRINT EDITIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS. THE WORKSHOP IS FREE AND ARE OFFERED EITHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON AT OUR OFFICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON. OUR COLLEGE STUDENT MENTORS WORK AROUND THE TEENS' SCHEDULES AND TAILOR THE WORKSHOPS TO MEET EACH ARTIST OR WRITER'S INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS. THE TOTAL TIME COMMITMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS SPREAD OUT OVER A SIX-WEEK PERIOD, STARTING IN MARCH.WITH THE HELP OF THEIR MENTOR, TEENS EXPLORE THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND LEARN TO ARTICULATE THEIR ARTISTIC VISIONS. TOGETHER, THEY EXPLORE INTENT, MOTIVATION, CHOICE OF MEDIUM, AND THE MESSAGE THE TEEN AIMS TO CONVEY TO AUDIENCES. THROUGH REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION, TEENS SYNTHESIZE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH SOCIETAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WORK AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.THE WORKSHOP TEACHES SKILLS IN ARTS ADVOCACY AND ENTREPRENEURISM. TEENS GAIN PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLISHING AND PRESENTATION, INCLUDING HOW TO WRITE A PRESS RELEASE AND AN ARTIST OR WRITER'S STATEMENT. TEENS CAN SELL HIGH-QUALITY PRINTS OF THEIR WORK FOR A COMMISSION ON TMC'S E-GALLERY. THROUGH OUR ARTS ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN, SPARK THE ARTS, TEENS RECEIVE THE TOOLS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. TO CONCLUDE THE WORKSHOP, TEENS EXHIBIT AND PERFORM THEIR WORK AT OUR POP-UP GALLERIES AS WELL AS OUR ANNUAL MAGAZINE RELEASE GALA, SPRING INTO ART, AT THE HARBOR GALLERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON.