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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Prop Fest by Propel Youth Arts WA
The Hero Project worked with 15 young people and five youth arts workers at Propel Youth Arts WA in Perth to enable them to learn digital media and video production skills. This newly formed team created a short film in only four days to address an urgently needed service: a youth arts centre for Perth, to support young artists in the community.
Y ART?
That is the question for two Gen Y’ers who set out to prove that Perth doesn’t need a youth arts centre. This tongue-in-cheek documentary reflects on Perth’s vibrant youth arts scene, how to revitalise galleries and museums, and of course mining, monster trucks and shopping…
The Hero Project
The award-winning Hero Project empowerment program offers hands-on digital video training, resources, workshops, a community media festival & interactive website.
The training program is also available on DVD. Please visit www.directingthehero.com
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Project: Firefly
2008
Bioluminescent (”Living Light”) Installation
Community collaboration & partnership with The Foundry Art Centre, The Butterfly House, A Division of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Ameren, and Artlink
More Projects: www.alexelmestad.com
Project: Firefly is an innovative community arts collaboration that worked together under specific guidelines to construct an aesthetic experience and promote creative social interaction within the St. Louis Metropolitan community.
On the summer evening of Wednesday, July 9, 2008 a team of community individuals came together at the Foundry Art Centre. The plan of action was presented and questions concerning the project were answered. Afterward, the group embarked on a journey together along the Missouri riverbank in Frontier Park in search of fireflies. Armed with insect nets and clear plastic jars, volunteers captured as many insects as they could in hopes of filling each jar provided for them. The jars were then placed in a couple carrying bags for the volunteers to haul back to the Foundry once all the jars had been filled. Once inside the Foundry the installation of the project began by the volunteers placing each jar with a magnetic top onto a large 7′ x 8′ metal wall in a grid format. Upon completion of this process videographers and photographers captured the final documentation footage of the complete bioluminescent installation. Milk & cookies was served to volunteers and participants of the project after the final installation process. Participants were then motivated to discuss the significance and purpose of their interaction with the project while enjoying the sensuous experience of the installation. The project stems from youthful summertime practices while also informing us about the processes of community collaboration with a creative goal. The fireflies act as symbols of natural light and mankind’s attempt to control and manipulate it in a systematic fashion for aesthetic and functional purposes.
The final action in the project was to gather all of the jars back into the bags and walk outside to release the fireflies back into nature. This performative action signified the cycle of the project. The order of capturing, using, and releasing back to the earth or atmosphere has long been a tradition in spiritual and religious practices. The act of freeing a living illuminating creature back into the environment is just if not more gratifying than capturing it.
Professional photographers and videographers documented the entire project. Video copies along with photos were available for purchase afterward at a cost.
This project was completed in collaboration with the Foundry Art Centre, Ameren, and the Butterfly House (a division of the Missouri Botanical Gardens). Entomologists, insect experts, and volunteers from the educational outreach programs from the Butterfly House set up stations within the Foundry. Participants were encouraged to engage in the interactive activities, experiments, and discussions provided at each station. All of the activities were in relation to fireflies and ranged from topics in bioluminescent experimentation to insect study.
Ameren distributed electroluminescent night-lights that emitted a soft greenish glow that resembled that of a firefly and also possessed similar energy efficient characteristics. The light never burns out and never requires a replacement bulb/light. The light costs pennies a year to operate in a regular home because it only uses 1 watt of electricity. This characteristic relates to energy production in fireflies. 90% of the energy a firefly uses to create light is actually converted into light. By comparison, an incandescent electric bulb can convert only 10% of total energy used into light, and the remainder is emitted as heat. Thus, Ameren provided and distributed a direct example of how nature influences mankind’s technology for the better.
Other issues examined and discussed included: biomedical research and development using luciferin from fireflies to test for cancer in tumor growths. i.e. The luciferin is injected into the tumor growth and if it glows, the tumor is cancerous. Luciferin also possesses agricultural applications as well. i.e. Luciferin is planted and used in crop production as a way of communicating to the farmer which crops are ready for harvest. Airports have begun to experiment with the bioluminescent technology by integrating it into the aircraft runways. Just as the fireflies use the light patterns to communicate with their correct mate, air traffic controllers and pilots will also strive to be a perfect match. Thus providing safety for the passengers by avoiding close call accidents and also creating energy efficient and business efficient environments.
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Teen graffiti artist interviewed by Anthony Robart of Global TV on the need for public space. The father of a teen who painted ALFA has repeatedly called for legal spaces for youth to do graffiti art since his son was killed by a train in Toronto doing an illegal graffiti tag. This interview is being recorded in front of a garge door painted with RIP ALFA by the homewoners son, a friend of ALFA. The garage door art work is not buffed during Croft Street revitalization projects ongoing for four years involving the community and the police.
CROFT STREET GRAFFITI PROJECT ‘08
http://YouTube.com/LegalGraffitiArt
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 10 a.m., − 4 p.m.,
Croft Street (south of Harbord Street, north of College Street between Borden
Street/Lippincott Street)
Croft Street Graffiti Project
Broadcast time: 05:05
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Crime Stoppers
416−808−7260
The Harbord Village Residents’ Association, Central Technical High School Art Program, 14
Division School Watch police officers, Humber College Police Foundations Students working
with CSI Community and Community CAVE will team up with the Toronto Crime Stoppers
Community Youth Officer, property owners, and graffiti artists to paint over vandalism graffiti,
and do legal graffiti art murals in the Croft Street Laneway.
The attached photo is the meeting place and home of the Harbord Village Residents’
Association graffiti coordinator Colin Furness. It will be the meeting place for volunteers at 10
a.m. The street address is 150 Borden Street at the rear (backs on to Croft St). The legal
graffiti art mural on this garage was done by respected legal graffiti artist HORUS in past
graffiti events on Croft Street.
The media is invited to attend at any time of the day.
At noon, Inspector Bryce Evans, 14 Division, and the Crime Stoppers International 2008
Student of the Year, Legal Graffiti Artist BUBBLZ (Kedre Browne) will be in attendance to
speak to the media about Graffiti as a “Community Building Strategy”.
A Facebook event with more details, and comments from event participants as well as
property owners, can be viewed if you have a facebook account:
A link to the Crime Stoppers International Facebook Page can be viewed without a facebook
account. It includes videos and photos of the Crime Stoppers International 2008 Student of
the Year.
Legal Graffiti Art − Community Building Strategy, is one of the ways Crime Stoppers has
reached out to youth in the community to increase trust with youth. In 2007, a record number
of anonymous tips were received that prevent and solve crime as a result, and the numbers
for 2008 are even higher. For more information on Legal Graffiti Art click on the YouTube
account operated by the Crime Stoppers Youth Officer here:
http://YouTube.com/LegalGraffitiArt
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This is a short doc briefly explaining the Washington Heights Community Arts Project Mission: We aim to promote solidarity and uplift inner-city communities by enhancing awareness of the arts within them and creating interactive artistic experiences. Through an alliance with artists, the public, and varied organizations we will break down barriers to counter the isolating experience of urban life and strengthen community relationships.
more info on this org check out http://whcap.org
updates:
http://brownscapeprod.com/magazine.html
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Project: Firefly
2008
Bioluminescent (”Living Light”) Installation
Community collaboration & partnership with The Foundry Art Centre, The Butterfly House, A Division of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Ameren, and Artlink
More projects: www.alexelmestad.com
Project: Firefly is an innovative community arts collaboration that worked together under specific guidelines to construct an aesthetic experience and promote creative social interaction within the St. Louis Metropolitan community.
On the summer evening of Wednesday, July 9, 2008 a team of community individuals came together at the Foundry Art Centre. The plan of action was presented and questions concerning the project were answered. Afterward, the group embarked on a journey together along the Missouri riverbank in Frontier Park in search of fireflies. Armed with insect nets and clear plastic jars, volunteers captured as many insects as they could in hopes of filling each jar provided for them. The jars were then placed in a couple carrying bags for the volunteers to haul back to the Foundry once all the jars had been filled. Once inside the Foundry the installation of the project began by the volunteers placing each jar with a magnetic top onto a large 7′ x 8′ metal wall in a grid format. Upon completion of this process videographers and photographers captured the final documentation footage of the complete bioluminescent installation. Milk & cookies was served to volunteers and participants of the project after the final installation process. Participants were then motivated to discuss the significance and purpose of their interaction with the project while enjoying the sensuous experience of the installation. The project stems from youthful summertime practices while also informing us about the processes of community collaboration with a creative goal. The fireflies act as symbols of natural light and mankind’s attempt to control and manipulate it in a systematic fashion for aesthetic and functional purposes.
The final action in the project was to gather all of the jars back into the bags and walk outside to release the fireflies back into nature. This performative action signified the cycle of the project. The order of capturing, using, and releasing back to the earth or atmosphere has long been a tradition in spiritual and religious practices. The act of freeing a living illuminating creature back into the environment is just if not more gratifying than capturing it.
Professional photographers and videographers documented the entire project. Video copies along with photos were available for purchase afterward at a cost.
This project was completed in collaboration with the Foundry Art Centre, Ameren, and the Butterfly House (a division of the Missouri Botanical Gardens). Entomologists, insect experts, and volunteers from the educational outreach programs from the Butterfly House set up stations within the Foundry. Participants were encouraged to engage in the interactive activities, experiments, and discussions provided at each station. All of the activities were in relation to fireflies and ranged from topics in bioluminescent experimentation to insect study.
Ameren distributed electroluminescent night-lights that emitted a soft greenish glow that resembled that of a firefly and also possessed similar energy efficient characteristics. The light never burns out and never requires a replacement bulb/light. The light costs pennies a year to operate in a regular home because it only uses 1 watt of electricity. This characteristic relates to energy production in fireflies. 90% of the energy a firefly uses to create light is actually converted into light. By comparison, an incandescent electric bulb can convert only 10% of total energy used into light, and the remainder is emitted as heat. Thus, Ameren provided and distributed a direct example of how nature influences mankind’s technology for the better.
Other issues examined and discussed included: biomedical research and development using luciferin from fireflies to test for cancer in tumor growths. i.e. The luciferin is injected into the tumor growth and if it glows, the tumor is cancerous. Luciferin also possesses agricultural applications as well. i.e. Luciferin is planted and used in crop production as a way of communicating to the farmer which crops are ready for harvest. Airports have begun to experiment with the bioluminescent technology by integrating it into the aircraft runways. Just as the fireflies use the light patterns to communicate with their correct mate, air traffic controllers and pilots will also strive to be a perfect match. Thus providing safety for the passengers by avoiding close call accidents and also creating energy efficient and business efficient environments.
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Founder and director of the Global Art Project, Katherine Josten, creatively promotes world peace through arts and crafts. By gathering the Mills College community together, she encourages cooperation amongst participants to help design each others pieces for the “Let’s All Join Hands” collaboration with fun results. Student Union 10/22.
Photography provided by Alixandra Greenman. Filmed and edited by Melodie Miu.
If you wish to learn more about the Global Art Project, you can follow this link: www.globalartproject.org
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Howler describes a very exciting project called SACRED ARTS, a community healing initiative. For all those artists who feel the need to do sacred ceremony in public places and to use clowning and symbolic acts to express what has to come out in that moment. There is a private follow-up that people are invited to participate in.
This is a callout to artists who wish to participate in the project.
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I am Creative Director and co-founder of Crescent City Art Project, an organization created with the vision of enhancing communities aesthetically through artistic expression that embraces culture, individuality, and pride. My inspiration for starting CCAP began two years ago when I started creating public art in the New Orleans area. I went from gutting and de-molding homes ravaged by Hurricane Katrina to engage my artistic passions. I was asked to create the centerpiece of a mural project at the Central City EOC Head Start School. I designed a scene that was a welcomed improvement to the school’s bare exterior, giving life to playful still images that have connected with the children that attend the school.
To date, I have independently produced 601 images that have been installed at many Crescent City schools, churches, buildings, and streets. Since each installation project is volunteer-based, it involves a large-scale coordination effort. I am responsible for managing as many as 125 volunteers for a one-day project. Through my efforts, I have successfully completed many projects with up to 50 paintings created within one day. I use these projects to build relationships with national volunteers and the community from every walk of life.
In addition to this personal venture, I have received distinguished honors and accolades for my work. My projects have been featured in the Times Picayune (article June 19, 08), WVUE – Fox 8 New Orleans, NBC’s “The Guiding Light”, Oprah & Friends Radio Show on XM Radio and “Still Rising” documentary. This year, I was appointment as a Mural Ambassador with Art Miles and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence Among Children of the World. With this appointment comes an invitation to go to Eypgt to participate in the creation of a three-mile mural.
I currently hold a position as a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences Louisiana, and have artistic partnerships with the Recover School District
As a volunteer, D Banfield, is to be credited for the design of 601 Mural images displayed across the Crescent City. Originally working construction in New Orleans, D substituted a hammer for a paintbrush in an effort to “Paint the Change” in November of 2006. A year and a half and 600 community/school murals later, D proves more committed to these Community projects than ever.
Disturbed by the images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the native New Yorker came to New Orleans in September 2006. He wanted the people of New Orleans to know that someone cared. In the process of helping to rebuild the City, D says, “I found an outlet to channel some of the negative energy that had plagued me for a few years. I became passionate about life and my craft as I went about painting the change.” He adds, “For helping me get to this point, I am grateful to the city New Orleans.” D has truly left his mark; rebuilding foundations, both structurally and aesthetically, in the Crescent City.
After attending the School of Visual Arts, D’s life took a different turn…away from art. These paintings become deeply personal because they fuel his new commitment to his craft. He spends time designing the images, based on the school’s spirit and of course his state of mind. The more excited he is about a project the more brilliant the colors are.
Each painting for D is a moment in time that he shares with the volunteers who worked with him on that day of service. His paintings are about a shared experience, giving and community. He couldn’t imagine doing anything better.
List of schools/organization/institutions/businesses with D’s work….
Anges Bauduit
Carver Elementary
Carver High
John McDonogh High School
James Singleton Elementary
Frederick Douglass High
EOC Head Start
Fannie C Williams
Marie Henderson
Hume Center
Kipps on Carrolton
Kipps on Royal
New Orleans Mission
First United Method Church
Peggy Severe Salon for Women
St Patrick’s Park
Welcome Middle School
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Fort Greene kids painted the street in front of their school as part of a city initiative to beautify local roads.
Community Roots Charter School worked with local Mural artist Ellie Balk and the second graders to create a street mural that looks like a neighborhood map.
The Paint the Pavement event is part of the city Department of Transportations ongoing Urban Art Program.The event happened in the street in front of a school to create a visual reminder that school zones need to be safe places for children to play.
Music “Blagging It EP” by HiFi HUSTLERS http://hifihustlers.com/
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