Select Apple Store locations across the globe will host
all-new Creative Studios sessions open to the local
community
Apple® has unveiled plans to bring its Today at Apple® Creative
Studios initiative to even more young creatives from
underrepresented communities around the world. The expanded program
offers career-building mentorship, training, and resources across a
wide range of artistic disciplines, which now include all-new
curricula in app design, podcasting, spatial audio production, and
filmmaking. This year, Creative Studios will launch in seven new
cities, including Nashville, Miami, Berlin, Milan, Taipei, Tokyo,
and Sydney. It will also return for its second year in Chicago;
Washington, D.C.; New York City; London; Paris; Bangkok; and
Beijing.
“Our stores have long provided a platform to showcase the great
talent of local artists, and our retail teams are proud to play a
role in supporting creativity within their communities and creating
a place where everyone is welcome,” said Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s
senior vice president of Retail + People. “We’re enormously
grateful to our Apple Creative Pros, our Retail team members, and
local partners, who together make it possible for us to expand
access to free arts education and mentorship to even more
communities.”
Designed to support young people who face barriers to receiving
a quality creative education, Creative Studios connects
participants with mentors from Apple and more than 30 nonprofit
community partners who specialize in areas such as books and
storytelling, app design, radio and podcasts, and photography,
film, and TV. Participants will receive hands-on education,
training, and feedback on their projects. In addition to nurturing
participants’ creative skills, mentors will encourage them to think
about how their talents can encourage social change in their
communities.
Apple Store® locations in select cities will also host public
Today at Apple Creative Studios sessions. Led by the established
artists mentoring young participants in Creative Studios and Apple
Creative Pros, these free events will be open to the public, with
registration available at apple.com/today.
“It was an honor to share my passion for Apple technology and
storytelling with these young people,” said Rudy P., an Apple
Creative Pro at Apple Carnegie Library in Washington. “Technology
entered my life at a young age and completely changed my
trajectory. My hope for these published authors is that they
continue to tell the stories of their lives. The world needs their
point of view.”
Last year, over 400 young people participated in Creative
Studios programming. Communities celebrated the books, films, and
music the participants developed, and showcased participants’ art
via Apple TV®, Apple Books®, and Apple Music®.
This year’s program includes:
App Design (New York)
New for this year, Creative Studios New York will provide
mentorship, insight, and resources to women and nonbinary creatives
as they conceptualize apps to drive social impact.
Books and Storytelling (Miami, Washington)
Young creatives in Washington will hone their skills in creative
writing and visual storytelling as they make their own board books,
audiobooks, and storyboards. In Miami, Apple joins community
partner O, Miami in a program for BIPOC+ emerging artists to
explore storytelling through the creation of micro audiobooks.
Music, Radio, and Podcasts (Berlin, Nashville, Chicago,
Paris)
Aspiring musicians in Berlin will learn about radio production
while exploring themes of belonging with guidance from inspiring
mentors, working closely with Refuge Worldwide and Open Music Lab.
In Nashville, in collaboration with the National Museum of African
American Music, the program will specialize in spatial audio
recording by granting participants access to Apple Music studios.
In Paris, participants will build skills in creative storytelling,
audio engineering, and recording through new programming focused on
podcasting. And in Chicago, young creatives from the Southwest Side
will amplify their own narratives and stories around the theme of
belonging and identity through an experience focused on radio
production and audio/video experimentation.
Art and Design (Taipei, Milan)
Creative Studios in Taipei and Milan will connect mentors with
aspiring young designers as they explore identity while designing,
creating, and promoting content that represents themselves and
their communities. In Milan, participants will have the opportunity
to create an inclusive media landscape through a program that
celebrates the diversity of fashion, art, and design led by Afro
Fashion, while Taipei’s program will create a safe space for young
people to explore gender and identity through creativity. These
programs will guide participants through production, provide
mentorship and inspiration, and create access to resources and
insights from the design industry.
Photography, Film, and TV (London, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo,
Bangkok)
Participants in London and Sydney will explore identity,
culture, and representation as they create short documentary films
and build skills in cinematography, direction, and editing, with
feedback and insight from established artists. In Beijing and
Tokyo, participants will receive professional guidance to dive into
photography and videography as a means to tell their own stories.
In Bangkok, Apple joins community partner Saturday School
Foundation for a second year, providing young creatives the
opportunity to explore a wide range of Apple-led sessions taught by
Apple’s Creative Pro team. This six week in-store program will
focus on photography and music creation.
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