TRANSIT STRIKE IMPACT

I just wanted to speak on the impact that the HRM Metro Transit strike is having on both the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO and TIME FRAMES PROGRAMS. To date both programs have now been postponed going on five weeks. As a transit user myself, and the facilitator of the programs, I have had to walk quite a bit but because I carry some thirty pounds of art supplies to the programs there is no way that I can walk and taking a cab is not an option. It is however the program participants in these two programs, and program participants in many others around the city that have been left out in the cold so to speak. I have also seen first hand how this strike is affecting peoples physical and mental health. There has not been enough dialogue between the two sides but far too much propaganda. There has to be another way to resolve this.

PROGRAM POSTPONMENTS

Due to the transit strike in HRM we have been forced to postpone both the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM and the TIME FRAMES PROGRAM. Once the strike has been resolved we will start the programs.

NEW WAY TO REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS

Due to technical problems with the online registration form on Veith Street Gallery Studio Associations' web site there is a new way to register online for both the Time Frames Program and the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM. Just go to the link below and you will find two different registration forms, one is for the Time Frames Program and the other is for the Creative Start Open Studio Program.


http://visual-connections.blogspot.com/p/registration-forms.html

Programs for Youth and Seniors

The Visual Connections Project will be offering both the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM and the TIME FRAMES PROGRAM starting in January. You will find more information about both programs below.



CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM


The CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM has been developed for youth, 17 to 21 years of age with disabilities and related challenges so they can explore different types of visual arts.
Through the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM, participants will decide what kinds of art materials and processes they want to explore such as drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed - media, graphic story - telling, zines, and more. Participants will be provided with one - on - one support from a Community Arts Educator. There is no cost for this program, and all art supplies are provided. At the end of the program, we will celebrate the artworks created by the youth participants, through an exhibition open to the public. Program participants may also be eligible to become a member of the Creative Spirit East Artist Collective and exhibit their art works through Veith Street Gallery Studio Association’s exhibition venues, Veith Street Gallery and the Pedway Picture Gallery. There is a limit of ten participants for this program.


DATES: Friday January 27th – March 30th, 2012
TIMES: 1:00 – 3:00PM 
LOCATION: Bloomfield Centre, Room 117, 2786 Agricola Street, Halifax


For more information about the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM, contact Gerard McNeil by phone at 456 – 0861 or by e-mail at visualconnectionsproj@gmail.com


To register for the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM
 on line go to http://visual-connections.blogspot.com/p/registration-forms.html





TIME FRAMES PROGRAM


The TIME FRAMES PROGRAM is a brand new 10-week long program that provides a vehicle for adults 55 and older with disabilities and seniors to express themselves through a community based arts program while at the same time addressing various issues facing the communities that they are a part of. In effect, this program is a community development program for under - served communities that tap into the lived experiences of community elders. There will also be an inter-generational component in the program. Elders and youth will collaborate on community based art projects that address identified needs or issues within a community.
Program participants may also be eligible to become a member of the Creative Spirit East Artist Collective and exhibit their art works at Veith Street Gallery Studio Association’s exhibition venues, Veith Street Gallery and the Pedway Picture Gallery.


DATES: Thursday January 26th - March 29th, 2012 
TIMES: 1:00pm - 3:00pm 
LOCATION: Alderney Gate Library, Maxine Tynes Room, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth


For more information about the TIME FRAMES PROGRAM, contact Gerard McNeil by phone at 456 – 0861 or by e-mail at visualconnectionsproj@gmail.com


To register for the TIME FRAMES PROGRAM online go to http://visual-connections.blogspot.com/p/registration-forms.html

CSOSP Exhibition

Here are a few images from the final exhibition of artworks created by the participants in the Creative Start Open Studio Program.

Time Frames Program Exhibition

Here are a few images from the final exhibition of artworks created by the participants in the Time Frames Program (Halifax).

NEW WORKS FROM TIME FRAMES

Here are some new art works from the Time Frames Program.

MORE CSOSP ART

Here are some more images from the Creative Start Open Studio Program.