Artist Resource Fair and Networking Event
Exhibitors include:40th Street Artists in Residence Art in City Hall in Philadelphia, CFEVA, InLiquid, Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Young Rembrandts, Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, The Art-Reach Art Connection Program
Art-Reach will also be searching for talented teaching artists. In “speed dating” style, each artist will be given 10 minutes to tell Art-Reach why they want to be an Art-Reach Roster Artist and explain the art-making experience(s) they wish to lead. Artists who meet Art-Reach’s criteria will be invited to begin the full process of joining the paid artist roster.
Art-Reach serves people of all ages and abilities; including youth, seniors and adults that have cognitive or physical disabilities, mental illness, are blind or deaf and/or are economically disadvantaged. Artists should share the populations with whom they feel most connected and at ease leading.
Please Bring
· Portfolio or samples of art work
· Examples of work from completed workshops demonstrating audience participation
· Resume
· Proposed Interactive workshop ideas that can be completed in 1-3 hour blocks of time
· An open and friendly demeanor, with a Service Friendly perspective
This is event is FREE | RSVPs appreciated Those who RSVP will be able to choose their time slot in advance
Art Connection Philadelphia Celebration
Join us as we celebrate the second year of Art-Reach's visual art program, Art Connection Philadelphia!
Art Connection enriches and empowers underserved communities by increasing access to original works of visual art. The program places original artwork from local artists in human service agencies throughout our region.
Last year, Art-Reach worked with participants at local schools and human-service agencies who selected and received original, custom-framed pieces from a collection of artwork (generously donated by 10 artists via InLiquid, a virtual hub for visual arts in Philadelphia), to be showcased on the walls of their campuses. In our first year of the program, we placed upwards of 20 pieces among 5 facilities.
This year, we're setting the bar even higher. Our members will be arts patrons, informed curators, enlightened commissioners and active creators. Art-Reach members all over the region are excited, local artists are excited - we hope you will be a part of the fun!
Thursday April 18
6pm-8pm
Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St
$25 entry includes food by Birchtree catering, drinks sponsored by Yards Brewing Co. and Chaddsford Winery, live music by local legend Sean Hoots, and a chance to create art for a cause!
If you can't join us for the event on Thursday 4/18, consider making a contribution to Art Connection Philadelphia! All funds raised the week of the event will be matched by a generous Art-Reach supporter!
Restorative Practices II: Using Circles Effectively
Learn the value and process of circles — a practical and effective tool for creating a positive classroom climate in both secondary and elementary schools, which you will be able to use immediately.
A circle is one of several versatile restorative practices that can be used proactively, to develop relationships and build community or reactively, to respond to wrongdoing, conflicts and problems. The circle has a wide variety of purposes: conflict resolution, healing, support, decision making, information exchange and relationship development. Circles offer an alternative to contemporary meeting, disciplinary & problem solving processes that often rely on hierarchy, win-lose positioning and argument. Circles can be used in any organizational, institutional or community setting and have been widely used in primary and elementary schools for many years and more recently in secondary schools and higher education.
Using Circles Effectively gives parents, teachers, youth & family workers, police, administrators, and government officials practice in the use of circles for a variety of scenarios, and provides techniques through experiential learning that can be used immediately.
Arts Relief and Psychological First Aid
The Arts Relief Course of the BuildaBridge Institute is a one-day training course for creative artists, educators, and social service and community workers who want to serve in global areas of crisis.
Offered in an alliance with the Red Cross, the course provides training in Psychological First Aid and Arts Relief. This is a hands-on, practical course with experiences designed to give volunteers basic skills for working with those experiencing trauma due to war, disaster, and catastrophe; for supporting local organizations; being a member of a larger relief effort; knowing the role of artists; integrating the arts in relief work; and assessing your impact.
The course will include viewing videotaped scenarios, group response exercises, and role plays. Certificate for Psychological First Aid provided by Red Cross upon completion of course.
Introduction to Restorative Practices
Discover restorative concepts and learn effective strategies for managing student behavior and teaching students to take responsibility for their actions.
The social science of restorative practices is an emerging field of study that enables people to restore and build relationships and community in an increasingly disconnected world. Taking its beginnings from the Restorative Justice movement, restorative practices is a practical approach to interacting with students, and is a set of techniques and philosophies that can be applied in any context. In schools, the use of restorative practices has been shown to reliably reduce misbehavior, bullying, violence and crime among students and improve the overall climate for learning.
Introduction to Restorative Practices introduces parents, teachers, youth workers, police, administrators, and government officials to restorative practices, and provides techniques that can be used immediately. Certificate is provided upon completion.
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