Resources for Teens
Photo by Lauren Miller.
Stencil Designs
Download print-friendly PDF This activity is adaptable for beginners to experts, ideally ages 8 and up. Please note that this project involves using scissors to cut cardboard and/or paper. Great for individuals, groups, and families to work… more
Woven Wonders
Download print-friendly PDF This activity invites kids and their grownups to unite over the meditative and ancient art of weaving. Reflect and create together while weaving your family narrative of life during quarantine. This activity is appropriate… more
Frozen Sculptures
Download printer-friendly PDF This activity was developed for children 3+ to create together with their caregivers and is easily adaptable for a variety of ages and interests. Artist Carolina Caycedo uses found objects to make artwork about… more
Seeing (through) You: Collaging with Image Transfers
Download print-friendly PDF This project is designed for kids and adults, ages 6 + Explore your identity and create a collage that is as unique as you! Cut and collect images from magazines that represent your identity… more
A Mini Guide to Creative Protest
Download print-friendly PDF Join us as we use our creative powers to fight for racial justice! Below we’ve collected a few ideas inspired by contemporary artists and activists on how you can use art to spread messages… more
Play Date: Go with the Flow
Thank you for joining our first-ever virtual Play Date! During these trying times, we’re thinking about self-care, flexibility and taking care of each other. In partnership with the Boston Children’s Museum, we’re offering a selection of self-guided activities to… more
Make Your Own Mini-Zine
Download print-friendly PDF This activity is recommended for ages 8+. Please note that the project involves scissors to cut materials. Great for individuals, and virtual collaboration. Make your own 8-page mini-zine! Essentially miniature magazines, zines often display… more
Staying Creative
Download print-friendly PDF This week’s activities are creative prompts designed to help you play and experiment at home. Designed by Director of Teen Programs Betsy Gibbons, these activities were developed for teens in mind but can be… more
Kaleidoscopic Collage
Download print-friendly PDF This activity was designed for ages 8 and older but can be adapted for beginners to experts and for younger kids with adult assistance. Please note that this project involves using scissors to cut… more
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Teen Announcements
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
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
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