NICE – Youth at Robinson Rancheria want the world to see life through their eyes. Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation will team up with SNAG Magazine and UC Berkley Photography student Aimee Guymon for a nine-week photography class titled “REZ-EYEZ.”

SNAG (Seventh Native American Generation) Magazine is a volunteer-based organization that conducts art-oriented workshops for urban youth in the San Francisco Bay area. The magazine features art, essays, poetry, and photos contributed by youth from across the country. SNAG will contribute to “Rez-Eyez” guest speakers, will host a field trip and feature photos in an upcoming issue.

Amy Guymon is a senior at UC Berkley. She began working with Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation in September of 2008 on a photography project that soon evolved into a series of photography workshops for the members. Guymon realized that her connections with SNAG and Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation could be the start of something special.

“Rez-Eyez” will be taught by Guymon with guest speakers Ras K’Dee of SNAG Magazine, and Richard Bluecloud Castaneda, a fine art photographer. Castaneda will talk about his work and how he uses photography to speak about his cultural identity as a Native American.

The program will teach members the basic fundamentals and techniques of photography, develop team-working skills with peers and mentoring adults and build appreciation for photography as an art.

The class will also feature a field trip to San Francisco hosted by SNAG. The class will conclude with a public exhibition of the members final photo projects Friday, May 15, at Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation.

“Rez-Eyez” will be held Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., beginning Friday, March 13, at Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation.

For more information contact the Boys & Girls Club of the Pomo Nation, telephone 533-5029.

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