# Make Something!!

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'''Make Something!!''' is an international series of creative workshops for teens founded by [Aaron Rose](/source/Aaron_Rose) and Stefani Relles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cavallo|first1=Sophia|title=Just Doing It: Making Zines with Ari Marcopoulos and Nike|url=http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=1308|accessdate=2 December 2015|date=August 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/asked-answered-aaron-rose/|title = Asked & Answered &#124; Aaron Rose|date = 14 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Quick Take: Fame, Funding, Art and Narcissism|url=https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/quick-take-fame-funding-art-and-narcissism|accessdate=2 December 2015|agency=UNLV News Center|date=March 23, 2015|quote="In 2008, [Relles] co-founded the project with the intention to support low-income and minority high school students by exposing them to DIY problem-solving opportunities that were creative and challenging."}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=WIRED Interview: DIY artists host student workshops; create viral Webisode content|url=http://community.avid.com/blogs/buzz/archive/2008/12/02/wired-interview-diy-artists-host-student-filmmaking-workshops-and-create-webisode-series.aspx|accessdate=2 December 2015|agency=Avid Community: Buzz|date=December 2, 2008}}</ref> Since its inception in 2008, more than 2,000 high school students have taken part in Make Something!! workshops held in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Portland and Tokyo. Working with public school art programs and youth mentoring organizations, Make Something!! brings together professional artists and aspiring teenagers with the intention of teaching hands-on practical creative skills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spreadartculture.com/2010/07/14/aaron-rose-make-something/|title=Heath Jordan -}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/05/catchin_up_with_aaron_rose_make_somethin.html|title = Wooster Collective: Catchin' up with Aaron Rose: "Make Something!!"}}</ref>

Curricula incorporate elements of art, design, music, fashion and film and past teachers include [Mike Mills](/source/Mike_Mills_(director)), Todd James, [Kaws](/source/KAWS_(artist)), [Jose Parla](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Parl%C3%A1), [Ed Templeton](/source/Ed_Templeton), Geoff Mcfedtridge, [Cheryl Dunn](/source/Cheryl_Dunn), [Money Mark](/source/Money_Mark), and Scott Campbell.

Workshop series have been supported by and held in collaboration with Nike,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/08/nike-calls-in-the-teenage-troops/|title=Fashion & Style Tips - Farfetch Fashion Feed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Nike Sportswear - Media - Beautiful Losers Make Something !! Aaron Rose | url=http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/sportswear/en_US/media_details?video=3&videotype=video&guid=55deec1b-8edf-4354-bdcd-d4b956db7b54_id1253& | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608195534/http://www.nike.com:80/nikeos/p/sportswear/en_US/media_details?video=3&videotype=video&guid=55deec1b-8edf-4354-bdcd-d4b956db7b54_id1253& | access-date=2025-06-26 | archive-date=2010-06-08}}</ref> RVCA, Manifest Equality, the [Laforet Museum in Tokyo](/source/Laforet), and the NADA Art Fair in Miami.

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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120102234505/http://www.makesomethingschool.com/ Official Make Something!! Website]
* [https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/asked-answered-aaron-rose/ Make Something!! in New York Times' T Magazine]

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