AS220, the parent organization of AS220 Youth, is a 25-year old non-profit 501(c)3) organization located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It functions as an epicenter for the arts in the city, offering artists a variety of opportunities including affordable live/work space, galleries,a performance space, a “green” print shop, and community dark rooms.

Local Mixed Tape is working with the AS220 Youth Studio Digital Photography Department to promote the New England music scene, and capture artists featured on this website.  Local Mixed Tape will feature a couple photos from each shoot. 

Please visit  http://www.as220.org/youth/ for more information

5/20/11

Recently the students of Photographic Memory's digital photography class were asked to shoot musician and year-round Artist-in-Residence at AS220, Daniel Chase, for the site. First, Julia, Sharon, James, Sabina and Ramone met Daniel and discussed what kind of portrait he wanted. Students were challenged by how to create a dynamic portrait with balanced lighting and composition in a relatively short period of time. After critiquing around a hundred photos, the images were narrowed down and the group chose an image of Daniel performing. Photo Mem students are looking forward to photographing more of the artists featured on Local Mixed Tape and are always on the lookout for "on-the-job" experiences to build their skills and portfolios.