Serve and Celebrate projects to include photographer Wing Young Huie

During this year’s National Service-Learning Conference and youthrive PeaceJam Leadership Conference, participants will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with community members on peace-building projects. The planning committee is scheduling more than 15 projects that will take place in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul on April 14^th.  Projects range from health and safety awareness fairs, to positive lawn signs and "free library" installations, to an interesting community art project under the direction of local photographer Wing Young Huie. Wing Young Huie has received international acclaim for his projects that document the changing cultural landscape of his home state Minnesota, including photography projects focusing on the people who work, live, and travel along Lake Street  in Minneapolis and University Avenue in Saint Paul.

Wing will be training youth from across the county on his chalkboard technique – a short list of provoking questions and specific photography method – and guiding youth in to the community to capture the thoughts of the community and the growing diversity of Frogtown.  Examples of this work can be seen below and on Wing’s website, http://www.wingyounghuie.com.