Teen MoxieMag

What is MoxieMag?

It's a magazine, created by teens for teens (and everyone else). High school students in this semester-long, paid internship make up the writers, designers and creative thinkers who string together art, music, stories and shenanigans into a monthly publication. Teens partner and work with local artists, MCA staff and peers to explore contemporary ideas and current happenings, create and share original content, and take creative risks in a supportive community. Teen interns in this program also take ownership over our teen Instagram handle, and work to engage our larger teen audience as well. It's a virtual program, and we meet weekly over zoom from 4-6PM. Interns are paid up to $300 for their participation in the program.

Questions? Contact Zachary Davidson at zacharyd@mcadenver.org or 720-236-1833

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MoxieMag Fall Applications are now open! Apply by June 24. 

MoxieMag Issues to date:

May 2022 Issue

May cover of MoxieMag that looks like it was made through a collage technique. Each letter of “MoxieMag” looks like it's a magazine clipping, and each letter is overlaid on various objects that look like they were pulled from the ocean.

April 2022 Issue

MoxieMag cover divided into four sections. The top left quadrant features half of a figure’s face and torso, and a collage of letters spelling out “moxie.” The top right quadrant features the other half of the figure’s face and torso, and a cosmic background featuring stars, butterflies, and flowers. The bottom left quadrant features one on the figure’s legs, along with illustrations of bowling pins and a bowling ball, succulents, a red guitar, and a wrench.

March 2022 Issue

Cover of MCA Denver MoxieMag Teens March Issue. The title of the issue is on the cover, which reads “MoxieMag March 2022” in white jagged text. The cover features three different scenes: a monkey in a lush green jungle, a businessperson walking in a city, and a green fuzzy character sipping a drink under the night sky.

January 2022 Issue

January 2022 cover of MCA Denver’s teen publication titled “MoxieMag.” The cover features a portrait of an individual, presumably a teen, whose lips are pursed, whose eyeliner is dramatic, and whose sunglasses are on top of their head. The font is retro and bubble-like, and there are symbols like stars and hearts dispersed on the cover.

December 2021 Issue

December cover of MCA Denver’s teen publication titled “MoxieMag.” The cover art is a combination of black, white, and gray digitized shapes and collage of comic books. The text “MoxieMag” is printed in bold yellow and red lettering towards the bottom center of the image.

November 2021 Issue

Magazine cover that looks like a collage of media from different sources, pinned to a pinboard and interconnected with string to mark connections. There’s a map of Denver, spooky images of trees and a house, and candy corn that spells “Moxie”.

April 2021 Issue

Cover of April 2021 MoxieMag. The background is a close up image of cheerios, and overlaid on that image is a white box with a black outline, with text inside the box that reads, “MCA’s Moxie O’s, April 2021, ‘Made for and by teens’” in all capital letters. Within the box is a small graphic of cheerios in a bowl, placed on top of four thick cobalt blue slanted lines.

March 2021 Issue

MoxieMag March 2021 issue with an image of outer space as the cover. The image also shows the a graphic of the solar system, which displays four silver rings and planets that orbit the center of the image. In the center of the image is white text that reads “MoxieMag” in all capital letters. The bottom of the cover reads “March 2021” in pink text.

January 2021 Issue

A retro yet futuristic blue, pink, and white cover of MCA Denver teens January issue of MoxieMag. Congregated in the middle of the page is a group of people with their faces blurred, clad in early 2000’s outfits. Above the group of people is the text “Moxie Mag” and underneath them reads “January, 2021”. The font is a soft white and has a three dimensional quality to it with a shadow text effect.

December 2020 Issue

The cover of the December issue of MCA Denver Teen’s MoxieMag. The cover has a psychedelic vibe to it, with swirls of orange, yellow, and red. The text on the cover reads “Moxie Mag” in exaggerated, bright yellow font. The white geometric MCA Denver teen logo is placed on the bottom right corner of the page.

November 2020 Issue

The cover of the November issue of Moxie Mag. The title reads, “MOXIE MAG NOVEMBER 2020, We Are the Change” and the MCA Denver teen logo is in the bottom right corner. The cover is a bright, cobalt blue, and nine illustrations sit in the center, each contained within a circle or square shape. Each illustration addresses a different political or human rights issues.

October 2020 Issue

A black and white image of the head of the Statue of Liberty upside down. There are “I Voted” stickers surrounding it. The words “Moxie Mag” are printed in bold letters on the top of the image.

September 2020 Issue (the first issue)

Multi-colored magazine cover.
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