The Men’s Story Project is a new public performance and community discussion project examining social ideas about masculinity, using the arts as a medium for community-building and social change. It aims to give voice to men’s stories that are less often heard; to break silences on issues including sexism, racism, heterosexism, ableism and violence and ways in which these interplay with norms around masculinity; to celebrate mens beauty and strength; and to stimulate active discussion on what being a man can be all about. The ultimate goal of this replicable project is to help expand the presence of genuine personal expression, open dialogue, peace, and social justice in communities. The project is getting started in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Josie Lehrer, creator of the project, is a public health researcher, community educator/organizer and musician. For the past 20 years, her volunteer and professional work has focused on youth development and prevention of HIV/STI and gender-based violence in the U.S. and Latin America. Josie completed a PhD program at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2004, and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. Josie also currently works as a community educator with San Francisco Women Against Rape and facilitates social support groups for youth who are living with HIV/AIDS through Bay Area Young Positives. Josie plays guitar and percussion and writes music related to social issues. Her family is from Chile.
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I plan on transferring into UC SB after some time at my local community college. I want to major in Art and would like to know if its a good program there or not
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City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) developed the Mural Mile, which represents a group of 17 diverse murals located in Center City Philadelphia. The Mural Mile leads you from commercial districts to residential blocks while exploring the compelling stories behind the walls that bring each mural to life. Experience the Mural Mile on your own using your cell phone or the downloadable podcast. To learn more: muralarts.org/muralmile
MAP produced this Random Act of Dance (RAD) video to promote the Mural Mile. This video of a surprise-spontaneous-choreographed-synchronized dance took place in front of Philadelphia Muses, one of the Mural Mile’s 17 murals, by a group comprised of diverse volunteers who love all forms of the arts!
Movement artist Rhonda Moore showcased her vast dance experience through her RAD! Moore has used this initiative to build up the community via synchronized movement for more than year, working within diverse communities in Philadelphia. Her innovative experiment is geared to celebrate life, relationships, and self-esteem through a shared movement experience.
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This workshop is presented by Elaine Hall, featured as Coach E in the HBO award-winning documentary, Autism: The Musical.
This workshop will include:
- 7 Steps to Joining A Childs World
- Developing Creativity, Spontaneity and Joy
- Being Miracle Minded
- Inclusion: Peer Role Models, Siblings, Family, Community
- Celebrating Differences
Elaine Hall, “Coach E”, the founder of The Miracle Project as seen in the award winning, 5 times Emmy award nominated, HBO documentary, Autism: The Musical, shares her unique experiences using theater and the arts to bring out the best in children with autism. Elaine Hall has been called many things in her multi-faceted and accomplished life including: educator, writer, consultant, performer, and professional acting coach for television and film artists. She has written and directed over thirty children’s plays. More recently, Elaine has been called mother to son Neal, and the media have deemed her, The Child Whisperer, based on the extraordinary and compelling theater arts program she innovated for children like Neal, with Autism called, The Miracle Project, and the awe inspiring results the work has delivered.
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www.CulinaryCommunity.com Presents Red River Culinary Arts Program Showcasing some of the best presentation of food available.There are wicked food carvings made of salt,lard,marzipan, and chocolate. For more amazing content and great recipes Please visit us at Http://www.culinarycommunity.com
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TheStyleSpy.com drops by Vancouver Community College’s FIAT Mode XXII Fashion Show, celebrating VCC’s Fashion Art graduates.
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Tapping into the power of families and neighborhoods to enliven the creative spirit and revitalize communities, the 100 Families Oakland: Art and Social Change project is undergoing a new phase of development.
From its inception in 2005 through June 2008, CCAs Center for Art and Public Life provided administrative responsibility and led implementation in collaboration with the leadership council and community partners in East Oakland, Chinatown, Fruitvale, and West Oakland. Also contributing to the projects success were founder F. Noel Perry and the Oakland Museum of California. In June 2008 the Alameda County Office of Education assumed administrative responsibility for implementation, and the leadership council began planning for a second phase of development.
The Center for Art and Public Life is currently working with the leadership council and the Alameda County Office of Education to ensure a successful transition. In 20089 the Centers involvement included
For more information please visit:
http://www.100families.com/
To order the 100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change book and dvd please visit us online at:
http://center.cca.edu/about/news/45
About the DVD
Directed by Denise Jennings and produced by Illuminata, LLC and Youth Media Lab for KTOP Oakland channel this 30 minute dvd tells the story of the inaugural year of the 100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change project.
About the Book
Written by Dr. Sonia BasSheva Mañjon, Director of the Center for Art and Public Life with photos by TaSin Sabir CCA alum, the 100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change book is now available for purchase. This coffee table size hardcover book is full of color photos of families working together, their art and their stories. The publication also contains information on the program model including background, planning and implementation, evaluation survey graphs and information on the program’s impact.
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The Arts in Healthcare Initiative, established by the UB Center for the Arts, brings arts programming to the patients, visitors, and staff of Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The arts transform the hospital environment by engaging individuals in creative activities, enhancing the healthcare experience and encouraging physical and emotional well-being.
The Arts in Healthcare Initiative is comprised of twelve professional artists from the Buffalo community with experience in writing, music, dance, theater and the visual arts.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ybca/the-anniversary-print
Support a week-long printmaking master class that celebrates 15 years of Young Artists at Work and produces limited edition silkscreens for our backers!
The Story
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco developed a youth arts program fifteen years ago to give arts education opportunities to talented teen artists from underserved and disadvantaged communities. The program, called Young Artists at Work (YAAW), offers youth a hands-on experience in curating, art-making and media activism. The basic idea is simple: identify public schools where the arts programs have suffered the most, find students/budding artists at these schools who would benefit from the program, provide support and skills training to encourage the inner artist to flourish, and connect them to their immediate artistic community with a summer internship. Since the programs inception, over 300 young artists have participated in this program and they, in turn, have expanded the impact of the program to provided peer education to over 7,500 youth.
The Project
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the youth arts program, we would like to create a limited edition silkscreen print as part of a week-long master printmaking class for current and past YAAW students who have shown promise in the medium. These 15 students will use the state-of-the-art facilities at Kala Art Institute (www.kala.org) to further their design and printing skills. Each student will produce one 15×18 self-designed silkscreen as part of the class in addition to a limited edition 15×18 anniversary silkscreen in collaboration with artist and teacher, Josefina Jacquin (http://josefinajacquin.com/). Our goal is to raise $7,000 to pay for the artist and studio time, as well as the materials used in the printmaking process, transportation costs and shipping fees.
About Our Collaborators: Kala Art Institute and Josefina Jacquin
Kala Art Institute, founded in 1974 by Archana Horsting and Yuzo Nakano as an international workshop and forum for ideas, provides exceptional facilities to professional artists working in all forms of printmaking, digital media, photography, and book arts. Located in the former Heinz ketchup factory in West Berkeley since 1979, Kalas 8,500 square foot facility houses an extensive array of artmaking equipment, as well as a public exhibition gallery, an art library and an extensive print archive.
A native of Santa Marta, Colombia, Josefina Jacquin obtained her BA at San Francisco State University (1995), and her M.F.A. at The San Francisco Art Institute (1997). Josefina has consistently exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically at The de Young Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Museum of the Legion of Honor and in numerous institutions both in the United States and overseas. Her work has also been included in permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and The Museum of Modern Art in Cartagena, Colombia.
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The Community Arts Partnership’s Saturday Music Program, part of it’s Santa Clarita Valley Arts Partnership (SCVAP), meets every Saturday on the CalArts campus. Classes are taught by upper-class and graduate students from the CalArts School of Music. The program has fall and spring sessions, and it is open to junior high and high school students. And best of all, it’s totally FREE! This documentary is from the Spring 2006 Culminating Event at REDCAT Theater in downtown Los Angeles. For more information please go to calarts.edu/cap (Part 2 of 2)
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