At a time when steady work is harder to come by than usual — especially in the arts — Northeast Philadelphia-based Darien Woodard is gaining confidence that he can earn a living in the creative field: This summer, he’s spending several weeks getting paid to learn about the media business while developing hands-on skills.

“Participating in the Arts2Work program shows me that I can have a career within media while balancing a personal life as well,” Woodard, 18, told Technical.ly. “I hope this program gives me the tools to balance the creative side as well as the business side, so I can make a living off of my work while creating what I love.”

It’s all happening through community media nonprofit PhillyCAM, which launched the pre-apprenticeship program for the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture’s Arts2Work, the nation’s first creative apprenticeship program of its kind, in June.

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