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Resources for Teens

Explore materials and musings from ICA Teens and staff. 
Learn about what we do and exciting opportunities in the future.
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Photo by Lauren Miller.

Dec 17, 2021

Personal Histories

Download PDF We think of history as events written in textbooks, but most often our personal histories are written in the people and objects that surround us. These objects portray what we ourselves find important, the things… more

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Oct 30, 2021

Dream Chain

Download PDF Create a Dream Chain to inspire the world you want to build. What would bring joy? What would make the world a better place for all? Seek inspiration from the ICA exhibition The Worlds We Make: Selections… more

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Feb 23, 2021

Holding Your Place

Download PDF / Descargar PDF We all have places where we have been, where we want to be, and where we are right now. A place can cement memories, bring us comfort, and instill hope. In this project,… more

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Jan 28, 2021

Hanging Pocket Hearts

Download PDF Hanging Pocket Hearts is inspired by Cornelia Parker’s artwork Hanging Fire (Suspected Arson), which represents the vulnerabilities of being human and the challenges of our time. Focus on hope and joy by creating one heart… more

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Jan 28, 2021

Handmade Picture Frame

Download PDF Inspired by the 30+ portraits hanging in i’m yours: Encounters with Art in Our Times, this activity invites you to create your own handmade picture frame with recycled materials. Make a personalized frame for one… more

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Jan 27, 2021

Stretching and Storytelling

Download PDF / Descargar PDF Founder and Director of Abilities Dance Boston Ellice Patterson will take you through gentle stretching for every day. She will also walk you through telling a story through movement that is accessible for… more

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Jan 14, 2021

2020 [re]vision

Download PDF / Descargar PDF 2020 has been an incredible year, unlike any in our history. This writing exercise and open mic activity calls for individuals to reimagine their present in order to dream toward a brighter and… more

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Dec 3, 2020

The Future in Hand(s)

Download PDF This activity is recommended for children ages 5 and up, and is a great activity to work on as a family. By way of riddles and rhymes, explore our current moment and reimagine the future… more

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Dec 3, 2020

Water Flower

Download PDF / Descargar PDF With every aspect of our daily lives being so disrupted and precarious right now, it can be difficult to cultivate meaningful rituals, routines, or even a sense of purpose. Finding ways to cope,… more

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Teen Announcements

Feb 13, 2018

The Current: A Jolt of Social Justice Dialogue through ICA Teens’ Newest Program

We sat down with Carlie Bristow, Teen Programs Associate at the ICA/Boston, to learn about ICA Teens’ latest programming—conceived of and executed by ICA teens themselves! Read on to learn more… What is The Current? The Current… more

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Aug 17, 2017

A Search for a Father, Cold War Operative, Enigma

Theater director Lars Jan describes his multimedia performance The Institute of Memory (TIMe) as a work about “how the future of remembering is changing right now,” told through the story of his father, a “Cold War operative… more

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Aug 24, 2017

All Grown Up

Teen arts education is central to the ICA, but we also know being a teenager is no easy task. It is a time of both growth and uncertainty. So, we asked our teen education staff look back… more

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