CLASS REGISTRATON

Spring '25 class registration opens Today!

Youth in Focus is committed to making sure you have a place to be creative, heard, foster community, and connect with your peers. Check out our new classes below and sign up for one or more. Open to any teen between the ages of 13-19.

All Youth in Focus programs are free, and we provide free bus passes if needed. All supplies and equipment are provided. Your donation helps cover the cost of our amazing art educators, equipment, and program space. We are committed to equitable arts access for ALL youth.

Masks are highly encouraged!

Free!

Beginning Darkroom w/ bryn m

Apr 7
-
June 5, 2025
M & W, 4:30 - 7:00 PM

Learn how to photograph, develop, and print black-and-white film with bryn! Become versed in using a film camera, a light meter, and various composition techniques. Dig into hands-on techniques for making photograms, small and large prints, and adjusting contrast and brightness. We will be learning the rules of the darkroom and then breaking them! 

Free!

Adobe Deep Dive! w/Chloe C

Apr 7
-
June 5, 2025
M & W, 4:30 - 7:00 PM

Take your photography post-production skills to the next level with our Adobe Deep Dive class! You will explore Lightroom, Photoshop, and Creative Cloud’s various apps during this 8-week course. You'll leave understanding workflow, file management, and archiving your photography files. Learn basic graphic design skills and up your photography and digital skills game!

Free!

Intermediate Darkroom w/Chloe C + Guest Artists

Apr 8
-
June 5, 2025
T & Th, 4:30 - 7:00 PM

Building on the skills from Beginning Darkroom, this class encourages students to work on an artistic theme throughout the course, culminating in two final prints that work as a series. Youth will use a variety of cameras, manual and automatic, and more advanced technical skills are introduced, depending on the student level. 120 film and medium-format cameras can be incorporated as well.