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YOUTH ARTISTS
Empowering youth to express their voices and stories unapologetically and confidently through creative arts
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Artist
Cece
2024 Grant Awardee of Ann Bancroft / Artist
Bio Soon to Come
Digital Artist / Writer
Julie Lee
2023 Grant Awardee of Ann Bancroft / Visual Artist
In my free time, I enjoy both writing and drawing. I like writing short stories and poetry. I also like drawing things from nature and anything else that inspires me. What fuels my drive to create, be it through words or pictures, is the idea of being able to tell a story. I want to create pieces that are simply fun to look at or that can inspire others. Something I aspire to do one day is capture the stories of my family’s history and maybe even other Hmong stories through my work. I like reading books, going on walks when the weather’s nice, and occasionally playing mobile games.
Visual Artist
Natalie Vuong
2023 Grant Awardee of Ann Bancroft / Visual Artist
My pronouns are she/they/he. I am imaginative, curious, and timid. I have a thirst for knowledge and a love for nature and video games. You can often find me doodling muscular people with cute little cat and frog heads or playing open-world games that let me explore to my heart’s content. I am passionate about traditional mediums such as pencil, watercolor, and clay. However, I occasionally use digital programs such as Illustrator, Magma, and Procreate to create my art. I usually draw people and animals in very inconsistent styles.
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Acknowledgements
This initiative is funded in part by MHC with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
This initiative is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Lastly, we thank Asian Economic Development Association and XIA Gallery & Cafe for providing space and resources to incubate this initiative.
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