Photograph of a student at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The boy can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. He is waving with his right hand. Other students can be seen sitting in the background and foreground of the photograph.

Photograph of Stephen Semien speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. He is holding a microphone in his right hand.

Photograph of Ava Wilson speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Wilson can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone in her right hand. Three individuals can be seen sitting behind her in the background.

Photograph of Cheryl Tyre speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Tyre can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone with both hands.

Photograph of a woman speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone in her right hand and giving a thumbs-up with her left hand.

Photograph of a man speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. He is holding a microphone in his right hand.

Photograph of a man at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of a man at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is biting his bottom lip.

Photograph of Abeni Haynes at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Haynes can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. She is biting her bottom lip.

Photograph of a woman at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of Jameal Williams speaking at orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Williams can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is holding a microphone up to his mouth with his right hand and gesturing with his left hand.

Photograph of orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Two girls can be seen sitting in theatre seats, looking to the left of the camera. They are both clasping their hands. Other girls can be seen sitting in the foreground and background of the photograph.

Photograph of orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A girl can be seen in the center of the photograph, sitting in a theatre seat. She is looking to the left of the camera and clasping her hands. Other students are sitting behind her, looking in the same direction.

Photograph of orientation on the first day of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Students can be seen sitting in theatre seats, facing to the left of the camera. Two girls closest to the camera are resting their hands on their chins.

Photograph of Aushia Smith (right) applying a student's makeup for "Motown Motown: The Musical," part of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Smith is looking down at the student, holding her right hand beneath the student's chin. She is holding a tube of makeup in her left hand. The student is facing to the right of the camera with her eyes closed. She is pressing her lips together.

Photograph of two male students with a film camera during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The boys can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing forward. They are both looking down at an iPad being held by the student on the right. The film camera can be seen in front of the student on the left. Individuals can be seen standing in a single-file line on the left side of the photograph, between rows of theatre chairs.

Photograph of Cory Williams during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Williams is standing on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and smiling. He is holding his right hand out in front of him. Two other men can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of four hats and several pairs of shoes on a bench, taken during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Items have been lined up in two rows, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of students rehearsing for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Individuals can be seen standing in rows, facing to the left of the camera. Several students have their hands on their hips.

Photograph of a student performing a grand jeté during a rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The dancer can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing forward and smiling. Stephen Semien is standing in the background on the left side of the photograph. Four students can be seen on the right.

Photograph of a ladder with a safety cage, taken during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. This photograph was shot from below.

Photograph of two mismatched left heels, taken during the 2013 TBAAL Summer Youth Arts Institute. The shoe on the left side of the photograph has been crossed over the one on the right.

Photograph of a TBAAL instructor on stage during a practice for "Motown Motown: The Musical," part of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The woman can be seen standing on the left side of the photograph with her back turned to the camera. She is holding a microphone in her right hand and appears to be singing. A man is standing next to her in the center of the photograph, playing a grand piano. A student is standing on the opposite side of the woman. Other instructors can be seen in the background.

Bird's-eye photograph of the James E. Kemp Gallery at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, taken during the 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Various framed pieces can be seen lining the walls of the gallery.