This is pretty nifty.
Apple on Tuesday announced plans to expand its Today at Apple Creative Studios to additional markets, hoping to bring its efforts to more young creators from underrepresented communities around the world. This expanded program offers career-building mentorships, training and resources across disciplines, including all-new curricula in app design, podcasting, spatial audio production and filmmaking.
The company is looking to launch its Creative Studio efforts in seven new cities including Nashville, Miami, Berlin, Milan, Taipei, Tokyo, and Sydney. The program will also return for its second year in Chicago, Washington D.C., New York City, London, Paris, Bangkok, and Beijing.
The program is designed to connect young creators that face challenges regarding a quality creative education with mentors, opportunities, and resources. This also coordinates with more than 30 nonprofit community partners that specialize in areas such as books and storytelling, app design, radio and podcasts, photography, film and TV.
Those that participate will receive hands-on education, training and feedback on their projects. Furthermore, mentors will also encourage participants to think of ways their talent can help develop social change within their communities.
The sessions are held at designated Apple Store retail locations and are led by established artists that are mentoring young participants in Creative Studios and Apple Creative Pros. These events are free, open to the public, and can be registered for via the link below.
Last year saw over 400 young participants in Apple’s Creative Studios programming. These communities celebrated the books, films and music the partisans developed. They also showcased participants’ art via Apple TV, Apple Books and Apple Music.
Per individual cities and their select focus, New York will look at app design, while Berlin, Nashville, Chicago and Paris will explore Music, Radio and Podcasts. Miami and Washington will focus on books and storytelling, where as Taipei and Milan will focus on art and design. Lastly, London, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo and Bangkok will have young creatives focus on photography, film and TV.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Mac Observer and apple.com/today