Fostering Photovoice
A photography exhibition about the foster youth experience
Fostering Photovoice: a photo exhibition about the foster youth experience, will be open from January 25th through March 8th. Featuring photographs that depict identity, family, and the foster care system by six LA based foster youth artists. Join us for our Closing Reception on March 8, 2025. Stay tuned for upcoming details.
Fostering Photovoice: a photo exhibition about the foster youth experience, opens January 25th through March 8th. Featuring photographs that depict identity, family, and the foster care system by six LA based foster youth artists. Join us for our Closing Reception on March 8, 2025. Stay tuned for upcoming details.
Fostering Photovoice is a group photography exhibition that reflects the lives and experiences of youth impacted by foster care. The project was conceived by a photovoice research collective that included six artists—all former foster youths between the ages of 18 and 25 who reside in Los Angeles County. Several UCLA undergraduate and graduate students were involved, among them, participants who have had lived experience in foster care, or had expertise in using the arts-based empowerment method called photovoice for research and social policy.
The collective came together over 7 weeks during the summer of 2023. The exhibition is organized by prompts and considers the differences in the views of each artist. It includes reflections on who the youth are, how they think about family, and how they would have liked the system to respond to and support their needs.
The series invites the viewer to beliefs about foster youth and the foster care system, including any biases they may have. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how to best support foster youth who enter state care through no fault of their own—both as children and as they transition to adulthood.
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Special Events
Art Activities with BJAC
Thee teaching artists of the BJAC and Marshall High School’s Art Club students will be hosting various Art Activities on the day of our Opening Reception. Activities include Papel Picado Candle Holders led by Helen Maier, Tooling Foil Calaveras led by Erica Bootchk, Paper Plate Calaveras led by Marshall High School students, and Marigold Flower Creations by Io Olvera and Jonathan Hernandez.
Date: November 2nd
Time: 2 – 4 PM
Location: BJAC Breezeway
Ages: Family Event
Live Programs
Student Film showcase from a local Middle School and musical performance by HijaMa.
Date: November 2nd
Time: 2 – 4 PM
Location: BJAC Breezeway
Ages: Family Event
Art Activities with BJAC
Thee teaching artists of the BJAC and Marshall High School’s Art Club students will be hosting various Art Activities on the day of our Opening Reception. Activities include Papel Picado Candle Holders led by Helen Maier, Tooling Foil Calaveras led by Erica Bootchk, Paper Plate Calaveras led by Marshall High School students, and Marigold Flower Creations by Io Olvera and Jonathan Hernandez.
Live Programs
Student Film showcase from a local Middle School and musical performance by HijaMa.
Art Activities with BJAC
Thee teaching artists of the BJAC and Marshall High School’s Art Club students will be hosting various Art Activities on the day of our Opening Reception. Activities include Papel Picado Candle Holders led by Helen Maier, Tooling Foil Calaveras led by Erica Bootchk, Paper Plate Calaveras led by Marshall High School students, and Marigold Flower Creations by Io Olvera and Jonathan Hernandez.
Date:
November 2nd
Time:
2 – 4 PM
Location:
BJAC Breezeway
Ages:
Family Event
Live Programs
Student Film showcase from a local Middle School and musical performance by HijaMa
Date:
November 2nd
Time:
2 – 4 PM
Location:
BJAC Breezeway
Ages:
Family Event
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Phone
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During the session:
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Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
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Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Public Land Acknowledgment
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.
4814 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
4814 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Public Land Acknowledgment
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.
Public Land Acknowledgement
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.