Southern Exposure's Artists in Education Program presents the 12th annual Mission Voices Summer (MVS) in collaboration with CELLspace/Mission Urban Arts after school program, the Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco; Columbia Park, and the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Summer in the City Program. This summer, lead artists include filmmakers Katherin McInnis, Camilo Salazar Prince, and Vanessa Woods. Artist assistants include David Huff, Seth Lower and Kelly Seldan and youth leaders Shyla Jackson, Verenice Lopez and Alexandria Tesoro in addition to over 20 youth participants.

This year's theme, M.A.P.S. Metaphors As Possible Solutions, asks youth to examine San Francisco neighborhoods, each other and the materials of image making to address issues that are both local and global. Collaborative projects that reference early cinema, narrative and documentary film, and historical films and videos about San Francisco will support community building and offer students a foundation for their own expression. This summer, youth participants from diverse neighborhood organizations will use film and video to create innovative works that map, reflect, and re-envision their lives.

The goal of Mission Voices Summer 2007 is to provide workshops to teach youth to use video and film as a tool to express their creative voices by sharing their ideas, interests, and ambitions collaboratively through a creative project that is presented to the community. The summer workshop runs for 6 weeks, 2 days a week, and culminates with a major public presentation of work with a debut screening called the Grito de la Mision. This year, the Grito will take place at The ROXIE New College Film Center on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM.

Participants in Mission Voices Summer 2007

Lead Artists: Katherin McInnis, Camilo Salazar Prince, Vanessa Woods

Artists Interns: David Huff, Seth Lower, Kelly Seldan

Youth Leaders: Shyla Jackson, Verenice Lopez, Alexandria Tesoro

CELLspace Mission Urban Arts Participants: Mike Hernandez, Ana Morales

CELLspace Mission Urban Arts Staff: Lizbett Calleros, Helen McGrath

Columbia Park Boys & Girls Club Participants: Gabriella Aleman, Nancy Alvarez, Lorenzo Campbell, Maurice Campbell, Raymon Flynn, Nina Page Garde, Ayoluwa Hightower, Analis Ibarra, Ileana Moncada, Hector Narvaez, Victor Narvaez, CeCe Wright

Columbia Park Boys & Girls Club Staff: Ivan Corado, Justin Harrison

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Participants: Mark Anthony, Kenneth Chappell, Danelle Compton, Britney Johnson, Sydney LeCounte, Victoria LeCounte, Keith Maddox, Sir Randolph Page, Edwin Potasi, Rickia Scales, Michael Scott, Rickshanet Smith, Jaimari Watkins, Maurice Williamson, Tatiana Windom

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Staff: Peggy Clark, Leroy Jackson III

Photographer: Maya Sugarman