Alumni Artist Project Award!
The Parsons Scholars Program is proud to launch the first yearly Alumni Artist Project Award! APPLY HERE! DESCRIPTION: The Alumni Artist Project Award is an opportunity for Parsons Scholars Alumni […]
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Seniors Take Over: Fall 2018
After completing their Summer Intensive Studies, Senior Scholars have embarked on their final year in the program, guided by Youth Advocates Sophia Mak and Deja Holden, and Mentors Jeannette Torres Molina, […]
We Out Here! Junior Scholars: Fall Semester 2018
Following their first summer Academy experience, the Junior scholars got off to a great start this fall! Led by Youth Advocates Havanna Fisher and Kevin Cadena, and Mentors Dirm Luawo […]
Black Panther & Black, Brown and Asian Solidarity: April 21, 2018
The Senior Scholars spent the first part of their day working on their banners, preparing for their Capstone demonstration. Now that they’ve printed their unique patterns on the fabrics designed […]
Open Studios, Beat Making & Activist NY: April 14, 2018
Open Studios offers the greater Parsons community the opportunity to see the work created by the pre-college students, including our Scholars’ work. It’s a great way to celebrate and experience […]
Screen Printing, Sanctuary and Coding : April 7, 2018
Youth Advocate Kevin facilitated a workshop on coding for the Sophomore Scholars that included the background and history to how modern coding came to be, specifically certain types of codes, […]
Black Panther, Collins and Lookbook: March 31, 2018
Back in class after a short break, the Sophomore Scholars were surprised with a trip to the movies to see Black Panther! While many of the scholars had already seen […]
NYCoRE Conference 2018: ___ Is All We Got!
Saturday, March 24, 2018, marked the 8th annual NYCoRE Conference held at James Baldwin High School in NYC. The New York Collective of Radical Educators is made up of public […]
A Pieceable Kingdom & Canal Street Market : March 17, 2018
On their last Saturday before their break, the Sophomore Scholars excitedly visited Camille Hoffman’s exhibit, Pieceable Kingdom, at the Museum of Arts and Design. Hoffman graduated from California College of […]
Exhibitions as Classrooms : March 10, 2018
The Sophomore Scholars visited two exhibits in and near the Parsons campus. The first exhibit, titled Off-Axis, feature work from the Sophomore’s foundation teacher, Yashua Klos, as well as work […]
Anti-Oppression Training and Professional Practices: March 3, 2018
In the morning, the Sophomore Scholars created and worked on their resumes, and were able to complete them at the start of the afternoon workshop. Once they completed their resumes, […]
Self Love & The Rubin Museum: February 24, 2018
The Sophomores The Sophomores started their afternoon with a presentation on time management and wellness. Advocates Nick and Kevin worked together to survey the class on their time management and […]
Interviewing 101, Social Housing and Artificial Intelligence: February 17, 2018
The Sophomores took a quick trip to the Center for Architecture to see the exhibit: Social Housing –New European Projects. “The exhibit revolves around transforming social housing in a way […]
Juniors meet BUFU & Sophomores meet Sophia Dawson: February 10, 2018
The Junior Scholars met two of the four collaborators and co-founders of BUFU (By Us For Us), a collaborative living archive centered around (Pan)Black and (Pan)Asian cultural and political relationships. […]
Powrplnt Residency Opening | April 29, 2017
Students organized live performances from musicians and artists on the second day of their opening. Bringing the Parsons community and other students curating talented youth in the city.
Senior capstone progress!
On the second class of our Seniors’ capstone project, the instructor Ben Rojas introduced the social justice subject the scholars will be tackling. The scholars were presented with images addressing […]
Welcome New Scholars and Happy First Day!
At the orientation for the new scholars, we welcomed them into the program with introductions of ourselves and the program and with a series of really fun icebreakers facilitated by […]
Juniors’ Parent Mixer and Inheritance Process drawing exercise
We started this afternoon by inviting parents and families to join us for lunch and an informal mixer. Together, we worked on a symbolic self-portrait project and shared it with […]
Parsons Scholars Festival Exhibition recap!
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Parsons Scholars celebrated the opening of their Festival Exhibition! Many thanks to sophomore and junior scholars who volunteered (while seniors were in class) and faculty […]
Gearing up for National Portfolio Day!
After Saturday morning’s class, Seniors in the Parsons Scholars program gathered all of their artwork to review in groups with their Coordinator, College Mentors and peers. Each student gained important […]
