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2025: Arts, Crafts, and Urban Studies High School Fellowship

Our inaugural High School Fellowship welcomed rising 10th and 11th grade NYC public high school students to the W.O.W. studio for 3 weeks of art-making, collaborative discussion, and neighborhood exploration in July 2025.

Abstract pattern of yellow and black shapes resembling stylized leaves or feathers
Flyer for W.O.W. High School Fellowship Arts, Crafts, and Urban Studies summer program, July 8th to July 25th, 2025, offering $500 stipend for high school sophomores and juniors in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Features colorful text and a QR code for applications.
Three women drawing on clipboards while standing outdoors on a sidewalk under trees, with a street and parking lot in the background.

High School Fellows got to know each other through collaborative games and activities, including a Chinatown neighborhood scavenger hunt.

Fellows learned about the natural history of lower Manhattan with KL Mays, drew portraits of each other in a workshop with Singha Hon, and visited the African Burial Ground to discuss monuments and memorials.

Week 1

A group of five women sitting around a red and white checkered table, engaging in a discussion about fruits and tropical plants. The woman on the far right is holding a large green fruit and a smaller red fruit, with a notebook and a pile of rambutans, a guava, and other fruits on the table. The background features drawings, notes, and sketches taped to the wall.
Two women are giving a presentation with a microphone to an audience in a decorated shop with shelves of ceramics and artwork.

Fellows took a field trip to learn about the history of graffiti at the Museum of the City of New York on the Upper East Side.

Singha Hon returned to lead a still life drawing workshop, and Sasa Yung led a recycled papermaking workshop in the W.O.W. studio.

HSFs learned about the history of zines and made their own publications to share at the final showcase.

Week 2

Week 3

Fellows planned and prepared for their final showcase at the W.O.W. storefront, including contributing to a group zine, shopping for and preparing fruit skewers, and creating their individual art projects!

At the showcase, they interviewed each other about their individual projects and celebrated their time together.

Young woman with glasses and a black lace top, standing in front of a display of pottery and artwork at an art exhibit.
Person with black hair wearing black face mask and light-colored jacket pointing at framed watercolor painting of a train and greenery in a store with Asian decor and souvenirs.
Young woman with long dark hair wearing a black dress with red embroidery, holding a drink, standing next to a colorful painted portrait of a dancing woman, in an indoor craft or art event with people in the background and booths displaying handmade items.

High School Fellows with their individual projects at their final showcase.

A young woman with black hair and a black tie posing in front of a display board adorned with red flowers, pictures, and handwritten notes inside a store named The Carolina Scent Shop, with shelves of ceramic bowls and kitchenware in the background.
A woman holding a champagne flute standing in front of a colorful painting of two girls, one at a sports field and the other on a garden path, with pottery displayed on shelves in the background.
Collage of photos from a protest or rally, with people holding signs, marching, and engaging in activities supporting a cause, with heart and hand-drawn style overlays.

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