With only two more days until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will be this Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse, today we feature the work of artist Paul Zepada and Stoker Ze. Their skateboard, designed and painted in a collaborative effort, will be auctioned along with 14 other collaboration decks at the [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Julian Ungano
Today’s Stoked on Spring Spotlight features photographer Julian Ungano who has been a Stoked supporter for several years. Julian has not only donated his work to be auctioned off at Stoked on Spring, but also helped us gain donations from other artists and will be DJing the event on May 16th at Scholastic Greehouse in [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Jayson Atienza and Milo
Jayson Atienza has been a supporter of Stoked for several years, contributing his work to fundraisers, and this year has shared his craft with a Stoked youth in Stoked’s artist-youth collaboration project. With just a week and a half until Stoked on Spring, on Wednesday, May 16th at the Scholastic Greenhouse, Jayson and his youth-partner [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Jason Shelowitz and Jade
Today we continue our 15-day countdown until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will take place on Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse. Each day we are highlighting one piece of artwork that will be auctioned at the event, and today we feature the collaborative skateboard deck made by artist Jason Shelowitz and [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Pete KL and Esther
Today the Stoked spotlight falls on artist Pete KL and his collaboration partner, Esther. This is the fifth installment in our 15-part countdown until Stoked on Spring, which will be on the evening of Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse at 557 Broadway. In addition to the skateboard deck made by Pete and Esther, [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Monica Watkins and Jahvea
Continuing the countdown until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will take place on Wednesday, May 16th at the Scholastic Greenhouse, today we feature the work of Monica Watkins and Stoker Jahvea, one of 15 youth-artist collaboration skateboard decks that will be auctioned at the event along with several other pieces of fine art. [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: JenPROPS & Leslie
With Stoked on Spring fast-approaching, it’s time to take a closer look at what this event will entail! This year Stoked on Spring will showcase 15 skateboard decks, designed in a collaborative effort by select students in our after-school programs and professional artists, who were matched one-on-one to create a one of a kind skateboard [...]
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Stoked to Serve Kicks off this Weekend in New York
Our kick-off Stoked to Serve day is coming up this Saturday, April 21, at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Show your support by coming out! Stoked youth can accumulate community service hours for graduation requirements, and adult volunteers can spend the day outdoors and give back to he community. WHAT: 2 hours [...]
Stoked on Spring in the Making
For this year’s annual spring fundraiser, Stoked on Spring, we’re doing something different. Alex Gomes, Stoked’s Development Manager, came up with the idea to have artists and Stoked youth collaborate on creating skateboard decks. At the event we will have an auction of the decks. In the pictures below, students and artists are busy working [...]
Pics from the Pilot After School Program
This spring Stoked piloted an after school program in several New York City schools. Part of the curriculum is critical thinking through photography. In the shots below, students created a shot list for individual and group portraits, and photographed each other according to those directions.
