The Plowhaus Artist Cooperative of Nashville,
in conjunction with Studio 83 East and Open Lot Nashville,
proudly presents
“El Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) 2009 at
Studio 83 East and Open Lot Nashville
A one day/night event on Saturday October 31st
The Plowhaus is proud to announce East Nashville's Day of the Dead 2009, the continuation of an East Nashville tradition. The day starts with Day of the Dead-inspired classes, followed by a night of art and music.
The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls' Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.
ART CLASSES -- 4 options for adults and children
(all classes at Open Lot -- 1307 Jewell St., Nashville, TN 37207)
1. Children's workshop "Impressions in Clay" for kids 7 and up. 10AM-Noon
Items will be fired and ready for pick-up one week later.
$12 RSVP to kathy-net@comcast.net (walk-ins welcome)
2. Adult Altar Workshop 10AM-Noon
$15 RSVP to girlstudio@comcast.net (walk ins welcome)
Altars are traditionally created during this holiday to honor loved ones.
Small cigar box offrendas with silk flowers, foil, loteria cards and candles will be created. Participants would need to bring small photos of their loved ones that they are honoring in the altars. All altars created during this workshop can be included in the Day of the Dead art show at Open Lot opening on October 31.
3. Children’s Day of the Dead Necklace Workshop 12-1 PM
$10 RSVP to girlstudio@comcast.net (walk ins welcome)
Come and create a skull necklace with silk flowers.
4. A "make & take" workshop in the pottery studio. People can decorate a stoneware skull with paint and make it into an ornament or necklace, all for $5.
Questions to to kathy-net@comcast.net (walk-ins welcome)
for general information:
Plowhaus Artist Coop
info@plowhaus.org
Visit Plowhaus at googlegroups.com, facebook or on Twitter.
Studio 83 East
http://studioeightythree.com
The Open Lot
http://www.theopenlot.org/
Friday, October 30, 2009
Day of the Dead Workshops - East Nashville - Oct 31 2009
Job Opportunity-Youth & Family Educator - Frist
Youth and Family Educator (Full-time, Exempt)
Date Effective: October 9, 2009
Supervised by: Director of Education and Outreach
The Environment: The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is a major art exhibition center that opened April 2001 in Nashville’s historic downtown post office building. The development of the Frist Center is the result of unprecedented community involvement and cooperation from the public and private sectors which developed this institution that now serves as a hub of Nashville’s flourishing arts community. The Center does not have a permanent art collection. Rather, the Center is committed to bringing top-quality exhibitions to the region, to community outreach, and to education programs and activities.
The Board of Trustees of the Frist Center is firmly committed to the Center. The Board is broadly diverse, comprising of corporate leaders of national renown, public school educators, working artists, community activists, and collectors.
The city of Nashville is steadfast in its commitment to the arts, as evidenced by the explosion of new galleries, important art exhibitions at the city’s existing institutions, and the formation of new visual and performing arts organizations. This growth is raising awareness of the arts to new and exciting levels in the city.
Job Summary: The Youth and Family Educator is responsible for the development and successful implementation of all programs related to youth and family learning at the Frist Center including the Martin ArtQuest, Kids Club, Family Days and Summer Art Camp. The Martin ArtQuest Gallery, the Frist Center’s interactive education gallery, is an integral component of the Frist Center visitor experience and has highly public visibility. Working with the Director of Education and Outreach, the Youth and Family educator sets the educational and philosophical approach to Youth and Family art education, supervises and directs daily operations, assessment, and renewal of the Martin ArtQuest Gallery. S/he is also responsible for developing content for other youth and family programs, budgeting, evaluation, and some grant writing, The Youth and Family Educator supervises and schedules the Assistant Educators for ArtQuest, teaching assistants, interns, volunteers, and any on-call educators or contract artists involved with these programs.
Essential Job Functions:
· Develop the art activities and learning concepts for individual stations in ArtQuest using appropriate art education principals, curriculum, or theories. These may be in support of art education principles or in support of specific exhibitions themes and concepts
· Responsible for the successful operations of ArtQuest including ordering of supplies, contracting appropriate vendors, management of technology and interactive components, and installation of temporary exhibitions and original works of art in ArtQuest.
· Plan, implement, and monitor the annual and long-range budget for ArtQuest and collaborate with development staff to seek foundational and grant support.
· Supervises ArtQuest staff and volunteers, including Teaching Assistants, interns, and on-call educators.
· Work in ArtQuest periodically to ensure direct knowledge of the daily operations and to develop appropriate assessment tools.
· Write and supervise production of all written support materials and installation texts and graphics using a variety of teaching strategies and approaches to address various learning styles, implement valid and reliable learning assessment strategies to evaluate ArtQuest.
· Develop youth and family programs in support of specific exhibitions or general art education principles using appropriate and current art education curriculum or theories.
· Manage and implement special educational events and festivals including Family Day and other related youth and family activities and events.
· Develop and manage art camps for youth – which includes identifying and managing camp personnel, overseeing content development and studio management, developing publicity materials, ordering supplies, supervising reservations, payment, and day-to-day operations of camp.
· Ensures programs are offered in a safe learning environment for visitors of all ages.
· Works collaborative with the Director of Education and Outreach, educators and curators, and has the leadership ability to ensure the successful implementation and execution of projects and to supervise a diverse staff.
· Develop and maintain positive relations with a wide range of people and organizations both inside the Frist Center and outside the Center, including visitors, volunteers, vendors, interns, contract artists and cultural organizations.
· Some evening and weekends required.
· Accept projects as assigned by supervisor.
Education: Requires a Master’s degree or above in art education, museum education, art history or related discipline, and teaching experience as visual art educator.
Work Experience: Must have 3-5 years of experience in a museum or school environment.
Skills and Abilities:
· Knowledge of current object-based pedagogy, curriculum, and teaching strategies for art education, art history, and museum education;
· Knowledge of interactive galleries in art museums;
· Knowledge and experience in current hardware, software, and museum resources;
· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work directly with casual museum visitors, teachers, and students;
· Supervisory experience;
· Ability to contribute creatively in a team-oriented workplace;
· Strong organizational skills and ability to organize and inspire organization in the work of others;
· Ability to work effectively with public and staff on a personal level, with tact and diplomacy;
· Well-versed and at ease in computer all current applications;
Physical Requirements for Essential Functions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Demands may include:
· Lifting materials up to 25 pounds.
· Stooping, bending, kneeling
· Standing for long periods of time.
· Working at computer for long periods of time.
Interested candidates should send their resume, references and salary requirements to:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Fax: (615) 244-3339
Attention: Sheri Horn, Human Resources Manager
Or E-mail shorn@fristcenter.org
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Monday, October 19, 2009
Call for Participants: Separate Paths Common Goals: East Nashville Community Crime Awareness and Prevention
Call for Participants
Separate Paths Common Goals: East Nashville Community Crime Awareness and Prevention.
"Separate Paths Common Goals" is an ongoing project to raise awareness about crime prevention in the East Nashville area, while bringing together local community through fun and informative events. There will be three "Separate Paths Common Goals" (SPCG) events scheduled throughout East Nashville during the fall of 2009. Five different activities are planned during each event. Each activity will address the issue of crime and prevention through video documentation, interactive art projects, questionnaires, information areas and guest speakers.
The first activity of each event will be video testimonials recorded from the attendees of the SPCG events. Attendees will be asked questions about neighborhood crimes and their thoughts on crime prevention. During the second activity, attendees are invited to paint together on flat figurative sculptures. These sculptures will be life-size wooden cut-outs of figures of children. This hands-on, collaborative project will bring together individuals and initiate dialog between community members. The finished, painted figures will be shared with attendees to be displayed outside of their homes as public art in private spaces in East Nashville neighborhoods. The third activity of each event will be a questionnaire addressing neighborhood crime awareness and prevention. An information area will be set up as the fourth activity where printed materials will be available from various local resources related to helping family and young people dealing with issues in the community. The fifth activity will consist of guest speakers who will address crime related issues.
The SPCG project will continue into 2010 with events in additional East Nashville locations. The information gathered through SPCG events will be shared with community leaders to better serve East Nashville neighborhoods. An exhibition is planned of the SPCG project at Blend Studio in 2010 in downtown Nashville.
Locations for the SPCG events:
The Family Wash at 2038 Greenwood Ave., Nashville, TN 37206
Website: http://www.familywash.com
Date: October 24, 2009 Start time: 1 PM to 5 PM
Guest Speakers TBA
Art & Invention Gallery at 1106 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206
Website: http://www.artandinvention.com
Date: November 14, 2009 Start time: 1 PM to 5 PM
Guest Speakers TBA
The Open Lot at 1307 Jewell Street, Nashville, TN 37207
Website: http://www.theopenlot.org
Date: November 21, 2009 Start time: 1 PM to 5 PM
Guest Speakers TBA
Contact: Ben C. Vitualla
E-mail: southernartpunk@yahoo.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Family Day @ FRIST - FREE - 10-18-09
Family Day @ FRIST
Sunday, October 18, 1:00–5:30 p.m.
FREE
The Frist Center invites you, your friends, and your family to enjoy a fun-filled day of art activities, live music, and exciting performances!
Check out Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times: American Modernism from the Lane Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which features amazing examples of American Modernist paintings and photographs. Stroll through Thomas Hart Benton in Story and Song to see Benton’s original illustrations for Mark Twain’s books Life on the Mississippi, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and drawings, prints, and paintings from Benton’s lifelong admiration of folk music and musicians. Top off your day with a visit to the Upper-Level Galleries to explore the exhibition Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris, which includes photographs that evoke the mystery of the chance encounters experienced by the Surrealists as they wandered through the labyrinthine streets of Paris.
Events and Activities
Family Day programs are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are appropriate for all ages.
Musical Petting Zoo with Instrument Demonstration
1:00–3:00 p.m.
Rechter Room (Main Level)
How well do you know your instruments? Join the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as they introduce you to a world of music. Bang a drum, strum an autoharp, and pick a banjo! The Musical Petting Zoo offers budding musicians an opportunity to try unusual and familiar instruments. Instructors will be on site to offer guidance. At the beginning of the program a professional musician will demonstrate a selection of instruments.
Live Music: Westbound Rangers
1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Be swept away into a world of music as you listen to Nashville’s own Americana band! The Westbound Rangers are an acoustic group formed here in Nashville to preserve and promote music from the past while infusing it with a new, unique sound.
Wood and Strings Theater presents Backwoods Ramblin’
1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Auditorium (Main Level)
Come check out this main stage marionette production! Through the enchanting arts of puppetry and music, fun and humorous folklore, scenes, and music of the Appalachian hill country will spring to life!
Story Time
1:45 and 4:00 p.m.
Art Library and Resource Center (Upper Level)
Listen and let your imagination go as a Frist Center educator reads the children’s book Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse, written by Patricia Thomas and illustrated by Craig Orback.
Art Activities
The Essence of Nature
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio A (Upper Level)
Come explore the abstract qualities of the natural world using Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings as your muse. Create your own nature-based imagery as you experiment with various materials and the use of light and color!
Illustrations! The Art of Telling a Story
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio B (Upper Level)
Grab a pen, a piece of paper, and try your hand at illustrating quotes from Mark Twain’s novels just as Thomas Hart Benton did!
Fantasy Postcards
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio C (Upper Level)
Take a step back to 1930s Paris and create your very own fantasy postcard just like the ones Surrealist artists produced and collected in France.
Martin ArtQuest Gallery
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Visit the Martin ArtQuest Gallery, located on the upper level, for more exciting hands-on art activities, including several that were inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times: American Modernism from the Lane Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
by the Surrealists as they wandered through the labyrinthine city streets of Paris.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Frist Center Kids Club @ Frist: June 13, 2009
Frist Center Kids Club
Saturday, June 13, 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 3:00 p.m.
FREE
Kids Club members will GO GREEN using colorful recycled materials and natural fibers to create decorative, handmade paper bowls.
Reservations are strongly suggested. Walk-ups are welcome as long as space is available. Please note, even if you are a current Kids Club member, it is important that you make a reservation. Call 615.744.3357 to make your reservation.
Monday, April 6, 2009
FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT
Join the
The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT is an innovative artwork made of millions of drawings. This creative collective action is intended to support OPERATION PAYDIRT, an extraordinary art/science project uniting three million children with educators, scientists, health care professionals, designers, urban planners, engineers and artists. Together they are working to make lead-polluted soil in
The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT is raising local and national awareness of the hidden problems of lead pollution in
The FUNDRED template and lesson plans are available for download at:
www.FUNDRED.ORG
The
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Free Family Day @ Frist
Enjoy a fun-filled day of excitement with friends and family including special art-making activities, storytelling, live music, and dance performances.
The Society of Creative Anachronism will be on hand through the afternoon in the Grand Lobby for discussions of medieval armored combat, fiber arts and illumination.
Medieval Dances are scheduled hourly in the Rechter Room, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The Centennial Recorder Consort will perform in the Grand Lobby at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.
Upstairs, in the Art Library and Resource Center, younger visitors will enjoy Story Time: Magic in the Margins: a Medieval tale of Bookmaking, with sessions at 1:45 and 4:00 p.m.
Medieval Combat Monty Python Style will be demonstrated and taught by Nashville Children’ s Theatre teaching artist Eric Pasto-Crosby in the auditorium at 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Visitors will learn hand-to-hand “combat” moves and put them together in Monty Python-esque skits.
Art activites, including the creation of medieval medallions, reliquaries, and illuminated letters will be available through the afternoon in Martin ArtQuest and Studios A, B and C on the Upper Level.
Family Day Sponsor: Nashville Parent
Education Programming Sponsors: Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Tennessee Arts Commission
fristcenter.org
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Call for artists: 13th Annual Chair-ish the Kids Art Auction : April 30, 09
13th Annual Chair-ish the Kids Art Auction
Benefiting
Kids on the Block of STARS Nashville
Chair-ish the Kids is a one-of-a-kind auction of artwork with a chair theme. These pieces are designed by YOU, the artistic member of our community!
Kids on the Block, a program of STARS Nashville, reaches close to 40,000 elementary and middle school children each year using the ancient art of Bunraku puppetry. Through our puppets we are able to reach into the hearts and minds of young people to educate them on difficult life issues such as child abuse, prejudice prevention, and awareness of differences.
When is the event: April 30th
Where: Gordon Jewish Community Center
To Submit Artwork: please contact either Melanie Scott mscott@studentstakingarightstand.org or Erin Daunic edaunic@studentstakingarightstand.org (615) 279-0058
Artwork needed by: April 3rd
Drop it off at our office: 1704 Charlotte Pike Suite 200, 37203
We have “raw” furniture available, at our office, for artists to use!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Children's Tomato Art Show and Competition - August 8, 2008
Children's Tomato Art Show and Competition
Sponsored by YMCA artEMBRACE and Karen Hoff in
collaboration with Plowhaus Artist Cooperative
Here at Tomato headquarters, we believe that there is no such
thing as too many tomatoes! That’s why we are thrilled to inform
you that the children’s tomato art show and competition will be back
again this year! It is always a treat to see what these amazing young
minds will create!
All mediums accepted.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded
in each age group, as well as one overall Best of Show.
Prize baskets are sponsored by CRAFT a creative community.
Competition Age Groups:
5 and under | 6-9 | 10-13 | 14-17
The opening reception for the Children's Tomato Art Show will be Friday, August 8, 6-8 pm in the
YCAP Chapel, 1021 Russell Street @ South 11th.
This reception is open to the public.
Judging of all artwork will take place on Friday evening at the reception. Winners will be announced
at the end of the evening.
The public is also invited to view the children’s art show on Saturday, August 9th from 11:00am – 3:
00pm. Come view the artwork, enjoy some great food, and stay around for Free African Drumming
Lessons and Painting lessons!
For more information, or to sign up for event, contact Tiffany Denton
www.tomatoartfest.com
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Watkins Community Education - children & teens - Summer 2008
Watkins College of Art & Design's Community Education Summer of the Arts Program
July 7 - 11, July 21 - 25 and August 4 - 8
Watkins College of Art&Design, 2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
The Community Education Summer of the Arts Program for children and teens has three sessions left. There are many opportunities for budding artists ages 4 - 18 to discover and explore various art forms and methods at the college's state-of-the-art campus in MetroCenter. Each class meets for one week, Monday - Friday, for half-day sessions. For more information, visit www.watkins.edu/community or call (615)383-4848.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Lost Boys & aRT hOUSE hold Kids ART Camp: May 28-30, 2008
The Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville &
tHE aRT hOUSE
will be holding Kids ART Camp
May 28, 29, 30th noon to 4p
for rising 1st through 5th graders!
The mask above was created by one of the Lost Boys artists.
During camp, each child will work as a team with one of the Lost Boys to create a collaborative mask that will be featured in the next Art Opening at The Lost Boys Studio!
They will learn the process behind both clay and ceramic masks an the stories behind why the Lost Boys create these masks!
The cow sculpture below is an example of what The Lost Boys traditionally made from clay dirt from river banks as they travelled from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya.
They played with cows like our kids play with action figures. In their culture, wealth was measured by how many cows you had and the men spent their days herding and tending to the cows. The Lost Boys had been violently separated from their families at the young ages of 5-9yrs. (If they were any older they could stay to fight, any younger and they could not run fast enough!)
Each camper will be given a cow created by one of Nashville's Lost Boys an the be given the opportunity to paint/decorate it.
During Art Camp
campers will also paint a canvas, depicting what is important for them to have in their "village". They will sample traditional African snacks and learn traditional stories that The Lost Boys were told when they were children, first by their families and then by each other as they were forced to survive without their families.
ALL MONIES received from camp fees are going to The Lost Boys Foundation and to The Lost Boys who will be taking time off from work to teach out children.
YOUTH ART CAMP
brought to you by tHE aRT hOUSE &
The Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville
INFO.
When: May 28, 29, 30th noon to 4p
Where: The Lost Boys Studio on 4th Ave.
How much: $120 per child ($50 deposit due with registration) *ALL proceeds go to benefit The Lost Boys Foundation
Who: Rising 1st graders-5th graders
Click HERE for a registration form.
During the 3 days our children will be exposed to painting, sculpture and mask making. They will be taught by The Lost Boys Artists and aRT hOUSE artists. They will learn traditional African stories, songs and games.
Our hope is that this experience will illustrate to our children the importance of our global community and how we can take care of each other.
We highly recommend watching the movie "God Grew Tired of Us" that documents the plight of The Lost Boys of Sudan.
e-mail Whitney with any questions or to reserve your child's spot: creativelyfit@aol.com
