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Tincan uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development.

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From the Executive Director:
Karen L. Michaelson, Ph.D.

The big news is - Tincan has moved!  Our new offices are at 1317 West Second Avenue, Spokane.  The space is more than twice the size of our former office, and has great street-level presence.  The new space will house not only our offices, but also a 32 computer media lab for training and workshops, and a full professional video production studio.  While we will still hold classes off site at schools, community centers, and other neighborhood locations, having our own training space downtown will give us greater flexibility in scheduling classes for both teens and adults.  Our summer camps and workshops are already scheduled in the space. When the facilities are not being used for our own activities, we plan to rent them to other organizations who have training needs.  We're not quite up and running yet - we still have to order lab furniture and computers, but we should be in full swing by June.

Also, James Jack, our graphic artist has returned, just in time to design our new logo.  Our new logo and tag line reflects Tincan's mission and direction for the future.  James not only produces high-quality graphics for our programs, but he also teaches in a number of our workshops and camps.

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Tincan Receives Indie Film Grant

For the first time, Tincan's youth media team has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a narrative film. In the past, Tincan's teen video program has focused on shorter documentary efforts. Tincan's Indie Film project will focus high school age students' artistic efforts on creating a short non-documentary film that examines a social issue.  The teens will increase their skills, knowledge and understanding of film as art while at the same time gaining an appreciation of art as a powerful social medium. They will work with professional writers to develop a script and a storyboard for their film. They will have the opportunity to work with professionals to help hone their acting skills.  The final product, a fifteen-minute film, will have a number of public showings in the Spokane area.  Recruitment for the initial workshop will begin soon.

Register Now for Summer Camps

Tincan's summer camps are open for registration. Click here to register. We have a full schedule of video game development and video production available throughout the summer.  Scholarships are available for teens who cannot otherwise attend the camps.

Tincan Youth Media Spring Break Camp Focuses on Suicide Prevention

Tincan hosted its annual spring break video camp for teens. This year teens focused on suicide prevention and partnered with the Youth Suicide Prevention Program to produce a film about the warning signs exhibited by youth who may be contemplating suicide. The camp was only open to teens that had already developed skills in filmmaking either from a previous camp with Tincan or another similar experience. At the end of the week two powerful films had been produced and will soon be available for viewing on Tincan's website.