Spy Hop at FanX
During FanX, Spy Hop hosted a panel where attendees made a game in 50 minutes with the guidance of design mentors, Liz and Mercedes! Check out each unique maze game, and see if you can solve them all.
During FanX, Spy Hop hosted a panel where attendees made a game in 50 minutes with the guidance of design mentors, Liz and Mercedes! Check out each unique maze game, and see if you can solve them all.
August 1st — The Urban Arts Gallery buzzed with excitement as Spy Hop students took over a section of this incredible local spot to showcase their creativity for Pixel Gallery. The main event for the evening? The debut of a brand new video game, Dig! Shovel! Go!, which the Power Up! students have spent the last year bringing to life through
On the warm evening of July 18th, Soundwell was packed with community supporters, family, and friends, all eager to cheer on young musical artists for their final performances as part of the Resonate and Musicology programs at Spy Hop. This show, Heatwave, was the final hurrah and celebration of the album releases from two exceptional music groups: SLC F8 and
Spy Hop has been selected to receive a $325,000 grant from the NBA Foundation for programmatic support and to strengthen Spy Hop’s Amplify Black Youth Voice Initiative. The initiative increases Black youth and young adult engagement with Spy Hop’s free media arts mentorships in film, music, audio, and design and leverages Phase 2 Productions, Spy Hop’s video production company, to uplift Black-owned businesses and community partnerships.
Reel Stories is Spy Hop’s longest running film program! Students in this class spend three weeks writing, planning, and filming their own short films that speak to who they are and what they’re interested in. This class culminates in a community screening at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Check out this year’s films, read a bit about each filmmaker, and
Spy Hop has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This prestigious recognition will support our Sending Messages program, which has been empowering at-risk youth and those in the juvenile justice system to tell their stories creatively through podcasting since 2010. Amplifying Youth VoicesSending Messages is a perfect example of our mission in action:
SEE SLC F8 PERFORM AT THEIR FIRST EVER SHOW!
April 17th, 2024 @ 6:30pm
DJ set 6:30 – 7; SLC F8 performs at 7pm
Spy Hop Sound Stage
208 W Harvey Milk Blvd, SLC
FREE! Open to the public
SLC F8 is Spy Hop’s Resonate crew — students come together as a rap group to compose songs and produce an album from scratch.
SEE BITTER BLUE PERFORM AT THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL SHOW!
April 11th, 2024 @ 6pm
Spy Hop 208 W Harvey Milk Blvd, SLC
FREE! Open to the public
Bitter Blue is Spy Hop’s Musicology band — the band members are taking a 10-month long class with Cathy, our Lead Musical Arts Mentor, to learn how to be in a band, write songs, record, and perform their music at live concerts around Salt Lake Valley.
Spy Hop is always thrilled to attend SheTech! This year, Mercedes and Liz, Spy Hop’s design teaching artists, held an animation workshop for students to attend. Check out the GIFs they created as they learned about creating backgrounds, building characters, designing movement, squishing and shaping, and adding fun detail to bring their animations to life! You can also watch each
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