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YOUTH IN FOCUS:
PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL CREATVITY OF DETROIT CHILDREN AND REFLECT
SUCCESS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER
The exhibition includes a new section devoted to the photography of children from the Woodbridge Community Youth
Center in Detroit. Kids enrolled in photography classes, taught by respected photojournalist Monica A. Morgan, were
invited to enter their work in a special category of the 2010-2011 Artists at Work program. It’s designed to encourage
development of their artistic talents and showcase their creativity. Judges chose the best photograph from among
those submitted by the five children who entered the competition. Each of the selected photographs is 8” x 12”.
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This initiative represents an expansion of the partnership between the Woodbridge youth center, UAW-Chrysler
National Training Center and the Leave the Light on Foundation. The foundation, established by UAW Vice President
General Holiefield, director of the union’s Chrysler Department, has supported the center’s mission of providing a
diverse after-school program for disadvantaged youth. That support includes funding for the photography classes.
Since it opened in June 2007, the center has offered a safe haven and maintained a program that fills a void created
by a severe shortage of youth services in Detroit’s historic Woodbridge community near Wayne State University.
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Aminah Brown
Age 12
8th Grade
Henry Ford Center
for Creative Studies
A. Beauty Calls
Amanie Hendon
Age 10
5th Grade
Edmonson Elementary School
B. Calm
Rekeisha Lake
Age 11
6th Grade
Edmonson Elementary School
C. Christmas in Detroit
Sakinah Phifer
Age 11
7th Grade
Detroit Academy
of Arts and Science
D. My Toy Red Challenger
Markquitta Reed
Age 11
7th Grade
University Preparatory Academy
E. Fantasia