Teen Creative Agency

About

The Teen Creative Agency (TCA) is the Museum of Contemporary Art's cultural leadership program for teens age 15–19 years old. TCA members come together from all over the Chicago area to the museum once a week, from September thru June.

At the MCA, teens not only view but also engage with contemporary art and artists. The MCA makes museum resources accessible to youth so that they may dream, plan, and create responses to the issues that are important to them.

When TCA members meet weekly, they create a space in the museum for teens’ ideas and perspectives to be seen and heard. They visit other cultural institutions, engaging with both peers and professionals in the field. Young people learn to recognize the value of others and the value they themselves bring to a community.

This growth in their agency and collaboration skills, as well as knowledge of public engagement and strengthening of the creative process, occurs under the guidance of the program’s Lead Artists: Olive Stefanski and Miguel Limon.

To learn more, email Ahmad Bracey, Manager of Learning: School and Youth Communities, at abracey@mcachicago.org or call 312-397-4020 with questions.