About Edge Media
Edge Media is a youth media art curriculum development program created as an educational component of Ijo Arts Media Group. The goal of Edge Media is to develop and implement youth projects that make the technical and creative aspects of media arts relevant by making research and subject matter central the to learning and creative process. Edge Media projects are typically built around current events and/or issues important to our society and are frequently implemented in cooperation with teachers in joint classroom and extracurricular settings.
Edge Media seek to nurture future generations of citizens that have the creative, technical and critical thinking skills to use even the most common media creation tools to positively impact our society.
On average Inye teaches at least two media arts classes annually at a local school or community arts center and a large project with a partner organization or school every two or three years. To learn more about Edge Media and how to bring a project to your organization or school contact Inye via email.
A Brief History
Edge Media was created in 2007 by Inye Wokoma. After serendipitously falling into the world of youth arts education in 1998, Inye found he had a passion for teach media arts that matched his creative passion. His first job teaching photography proved to be his most challenging and most rewarding. When he accepted an invitation to serve as a photography instructor for young men charged with felony offenses in a Georgia juvenile corrections facility he discovered what youth could accomplish when given a sincere opportunity to express themselves. He also learned what could be accomplished with only the bare essentials. Contrary to his initial expectations the young men were extremely disciplined in class and with the equipment. They were enthusiastic and exceptionally creative giving in their limiting circumstances. Working with those young men solidified his commitment to sharing his knowledge and talents with young people eager to learn. Thus arts and youth media education would eventually became central to the Ijo Arts mission. Edge Media programming is a product of that ever evolving commitment.
