The Creative Ambassadors Project
About the Project
The Creative Ambassadors Project is a social photo project focused on empowering the voices of marginalized creative youth, by presenting them in powerful photographic editorial style portraits based on their creative career aspirations. Created and photographed by The Creative Youth Society founder, Sharon Miller, The photo project features creative youth between the ages of 13-24 from underserved communities within New York City.
Why is this important?
Within all of the marvelous displayed artistry New York City has to offer, an entire sector of creatives is constantly being overlooked. These are our potential future creative leaders overcoming adversities within marginalized NYC communities. These youth create magnificent works of art born out of obstacles and would thrive in a more positive career direction if only provided with the same exposure, tools and opportunities as other creatives.
The goal of The Creative Ambassadors Project is to shine a light on underserved youth and emerging creatives, invoke conversations about improving economic accessibility, and to help break society’s negative perceptions of youth adversity, including homelessness, the justice system, foster care, and financial insecurity.
The Creative Ambassadors Project was selected and featured in the 2022 Photoville Festival! Thank you to all who helped make this possible!
The Creative Ambassadors Project selected by Photoville, and the New York City Mayor’s Office to be a permanent Art Installation at the T-Building in Jamaica Queens, NY! Thank You!
The Creative Ambassadors Project featured in Click Magazine!
The Creative Ambassadors Project featured on NY1 News!
Pictured L-R: Artist, Harlon Crosby, CYS Founder Sharon Miller, Spectrum NY1 News Reporter Roger Clarke, and Laura Roumanos, excutive director & Co-founder of Photoville
Sony awards Creative Youth Society Founder, Sharon Miller the title of Sony Alpha Female for her project, The Creative Ambassadors! Congratulations and thank you to all who made this possible!
Below: Behind the Scenes Photos, and Portraits from the The Creative Ambassadors Project, 2022
ARE YOU THE NEXT CREATIVE AMBASSADOR?
The Creative Youth Society is seeking our next set of CREATIVE AMBASSADOR models for 2024!
Are you between the ages of 16-24 and live in the New York City area? Do you have a passion for fashion design, singing, painting, photography, animation, beat making, rapping, illustration, interior decoration, poetry, hair styling, or any other form of creativity? Do you feel that your talents go unnoticed or that you don't have the resources to pursue your dreams? Do you face obstacles in your journey to success? If this sounds like you, then you could be one of our next Creative Ambassador photo models for 2023! Our goal is to shine a light on your goals and talents, via the art of visual storytelling! We want to give you a VOICE!
In collaboration with Honeydark Creative Studios, The Creative Ambassadors Project photographs creative youth like yourself in editorial style portraits based on their creative career goals! We are seeking volunteer youth models for series #2 of this inspirational project! The 2022 Creative Ambassadors project (series #1) was featured on New York 1 News, in Click Magazine, at Photoville Festival NY 2022, as well as supported by SONY Cameras. Let's see where the next series of Creative Ambassadors takes us in 2023! Apply Below!