Thursday, December 15, 2011

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

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