Young artists participated in a summer program that centers on creativity and mental health, using comics as a way to channel emotions and tell their stories.
Ralph Bajo, of Granada Hills, and Macey Dullas, both 17, of Glendale, look at work in the Filipino-American Youth Wellness Comic Book Exhibit which they also showed in at Art Share L.A. in DTLA’s Arts District on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The Human Beauty Movement’s creative wellness program for Filipino American youth is a partnership with LA County Department of Mental Health’s API Underserved Cultural Communities subcommittee.
Ciara Putnam and her brother Matthew attend the Filipino-American Youth Wellness Comic Book Exhibit at Art Share L.A. in DTLA’s Arts District on Thursday, July 11, 2024 where their sister Natalie, 17, was showing her work. The Human Beauty Movement’s creative wellness program for Filipino American youth is a partnership with LA County Department of Mental Health’s API Underserved Cultural Communities subcommittee.
People attend the Filipino-American Youth Wellness Comic Book Exhibit at Art Share L.A. in DTLA’s Arts District on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The Human Beauty Movement’s creative wellness program for Filipino American youth is a partnership with LA County Department of Mental Health’s API Underserved Cultural Communities subcommittee.
Nicholas Azagra, 17, of Glassell Park, talks about his comic strip “Concrete Symphony” during the Filipino-American Youth Wellness Comic Book Exhibit at Art Share L.A. in DTLA’s Arts District on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The Human Beauty Movement’s creative wellness program for Filipino American youth is a partnership with LA County Department of Mental Health’s API Underserved Cultural Communities subcommittee.
At the three-week summer workshops, participants talked about empowerment, mindfulness practices and communication and worked each week on developing their comic book project, starting with theme and character development. Participants also learned how to storyboard and put together a narrative through characters and dialogue.
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