“YOUTH VISIONS FOR TOMORROW, TODAY! END HOMELESSNESS” Poster, 2021 (Offset Lithograph on paper for the New-York Historical Society)
Created by Betty Yu and Youth Leaders at The Door (Cameron Nicholas Austin, Benjamin Douglas Brown, Shekanah Hibbert, Hallie Honore, Kimberley Nieves, Peter Alfred Messia de Prado, and Shonnae Teel) for Art for Change: The Artist & Homeless Collaborative at the New-York Historical Society, December 3, 2021 – April 3, 2022
BRING THIS POSTER TO LIFE USING AUGMENTED REALITY
You will be unlocking the experiences, stories, and visions for the future expressed by youth leaders of The Door. CLICK HERE for Instructions
INTERVIEWS WITH YOUTH LEADERS OF THE DOOR
The Door has provided comprehensive youth development services since 1972. Project participants interviewed young people receiving services through The Door’s Runaway and Homeless Youth program, which serves 1,650 young people a year, about their experiences.
Interview with Benjamin Douglas Brown
Interview with Cameron Nicholas Austin
Interview with Peter Alfred Messia de Prado
Interview with Shekanah Hibbert
LETTERS TO OUR FUTURE SELVES
IMAGINING AN END TO HOMELESSNESS AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE DRAWINGS
Ben, Peter, Shonnae, and Shekanah describe their Visions For The Future Drawing
Cameron, Kimberly and Hallie describe their Visions for the Future Drawing
Group photos of Artist Betty Yu with youth leaders, participants and staff of The Door
About the Artist Betty Yu:
Multimedia artist and activist Betty Yu collaborated with Youth Leaders at The Door to create this poster reflecting on youth homelessness today. The Door has provided comprehensive youth development services since 1972. Its youth leaders serve as peer advocates and are responsible for community-building projects. Project participants interviewed young people receiving services through the Door’s Runaway and Homeless Youth program about their experiences to develop the augmented reality-enhanced design.
Born and raised in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, Yu co-founded the Chinatown Art Brigade, a collective that organizes against displacement in Chinatown due to gentrification.