Northwest Folklife 2019

6 Youth Rising is comprised of, led, and curated by a core group of youth and adult mentors from a broad base of local arts, culture, and community organizations, as well as Youth Advisory Board representatives. CULTURAL FOCUS: YOUTH RISING To learn more about the Cultural Focus, please visit nwfolklife.org/youthrising Meet the Youth Committee Members (Teaching Artist/ Youth Mentor Lead) Our Partners 206 Zulu, Across the Bridge, Artist Coalition for Equitable Development, Arts Corps, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Community Arts Create, Creative Justice, Gage Academy of Art, KEXP, KUOW – Radioactive, MoPOP, Reel Grrls, Respect My Region, Seattle Arts & Lectures, Seattle Theatre Group, SIFF, TeenTix, Stay Happy Collective, The Vera Project, Totem Star, Town Hall Seattle, Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington, Youth in Focus, Youth Speaks Meet the Mentor Members and Program Partners Aurelio Valdez, Aaron Counts, Alicia Craven, Andy Goodman, Ashley Moudon, Ashraf Hasham, Cary Clarke, Chef Danielle, Daniel Pak, Dustin Kaspar, Ebo Barton, Eduardo Mendonça, Essam Muhammad, Jake Prendez, Simon Wolf, James Miles, Jason Clackley, Joe Seamons, Kim Schwarzkopf, King Khazm, Kitty Wu, Megan Castillo, Mujale Chisebuka, Nancy Chang, Nikkita Oliver, Lila Kitaeff, Poesia, Robert Rutherford, Ruth Kazmerzak, The Tattooed Page, Mean Mouse Design, Concuss Creations, Alchemy Union, #GameOverFame, Sarah Loritz Strasbaugh, Sharlese Metcalf, Silas Blak, Taira Shimbashi, Tina LaPadula, Michael “PageOne” Phillips, Eric Olson, Amanda “Beloved1” Cumbow, Scribe the Verbalist, Rocket Aimee Avery Dylan Evan Diana Jashuné Ian Indy Yasmin Kid Roman Jac Orion Aurelio