Thom Maltbie on thu 21 apr 11
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with adult Artists-in-Residence, making real art. Our studio is self-sust=
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and creatively open. The young artists are charged no fees and no one is =
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for Room 13 Dillsboro on Facebook.
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me. tmaltbie@seidata.com We can discuss reimbursing shipping costs. If yo=
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donation. Please help. We believe this is a great endeavor.
Please make contact if you have any questions, advice, or encouragement.=3D=
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Thanks so much.
We are part of a local 501(c)3 charity.
ivor and olive lewis on fri 22 apr 11
In 1952 I was buying oil paints in Regina. I asked the counter assistant
where I could find the local Art Gallery only to told there was not on in
the town. Another customer told me I could team up with him the following
day which I did. He took me to the College. My guide was Art McKay and he
was Art teacher there. It was a Saturday morning and his art rooms were
crowded with teenagers working. Painting Sculpting and printmaking.
Between 1970 and 1972 when I was a student teacher I was invited to mentor
at the Further Education Annex of Sunderland School of Art where adolescent=
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engaged in a wide range of artistic pursuits each Saturday morning.
Institutions which provide artist facilities are well worth supporting. I a=
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sure there may be Clayarters in your region who would be willing to make a
contribution of excess media.
Good luck with your venture.
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
Steve and Joan Irvine on fri 22 apr 11
You might be interested in a long-term project on this theme being =3D
undertaken by the Owen Sound Artists' Co-op. The OSAC is an artist run =3D
co-operative store/gallery in Owen Sound, Ontario. We have about 40 =3D
members working in different media; I'm currently serving as chairman.=3D20=
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http://www.osartistsco-op.com/home.html
Along with being an outlet to sell our members' work, the OSAC is =3D
committed to fostering and developing the arts in our region.=3D20
We noticed that there is an aging demographic among regional artists, so =
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last year we initiated a youth artist program through the regional high =3D
schools to get involved. "The Legacy Project" was a success, and we now =3D
have plans to expand the project to reach more young artists through =3D
exhibitions, workshops, and a mentoring program.
The Owen Sound Artists' Co-op has just been awarded an Ontario Trillium =3D
Foundation grant in the amount of $103,800.00 The grant will be used to =3D
fund The Legacy Project a multi-component program, spanning four years. =3D
A portion will be used to establish a dedicated youth art space =3D
adjoining the Co-op.=3D20
http://www.trilliumfoundation.org/cms/en/index.aspx
A summer youth artists' co-op will be set up in the space for youth aged =
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16 to 29. Dubbed, "Next Generation," the summer co-op will provide risk =3D
free space and guidance for young artists to show and sell fine art and =3D
craft, with training in sales, customer service, marketing, display and =3D
exhibition assistance. One-on-one opportunities for mentorship with =3D
established artists in the same field will also be offered. The space =3D
will also be available to other children's and youth groups, such as =3D
schools and organizations, who wish to display their art and craft.
The grant will also be used to enhance our annual art and craft =3D
competition open to high school seniors in Grey and Bruce counties, that =
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began last year. The competition differs from others in the area, in =3D
that there is no entry fee, all the entries are displayed, and the =3D
prizes are all art and craft related.
Another component of the project will be a series of workshops, hosted =3D
by working artists and artisans, set up throughout the region and open =3D
to high school seniors. The workshops, which will begin next March, will =
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give the students a chance to engage in various types of art and craft =3D
that are not currently taught in high schools, and experiment with =3D
different techniques, practices and expressions.
Responses and support of these initiatives has been very good, and we =3D
are looking forward to the years ahead.
Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com
Ron Roy on fri 22 apr 11
Hi Thom,
If anyone is doing functional work in clay I can help.
RR
Quoting Thom Maltbie :
> I hope this is OK to post here. (Moderator, delete if you must.) =3D20
> I've lurked
> this list for years, even posted a couple times. Please consider =3D20
> helping with a
> new project.
>
> We would like to introduce to you Room 13 Dillsboro, a working studio for
> young artists in a small midwestern US town. In the Room 13 studio kids w=
o=3D
rk
> with adult Artists-in-Residence, making real art. Our studio is =3D20
> self-sustaining
> and creatively open. The young artists are charged no fees and no =3D20
> one is paid.
>
> Our studio is based on the Room 13 International model. Google Room 13
> International or Room 13 USA or Room 13 Scotland for more info. Also sear=
c=3D
h
> for Room 13 Dillsboro on Facebook.
>
> We are in need of supplies =3D96 paper, graphite pencils, paint, canvas, =
pas=3D
tels,
> clay and clay tools (we already have wheels, kilns, and slabroller), glaz=
e=3D
s,
> fusing glass, brushes =3D96 anything to make art. We provide as many art
> pathways for our kids as possible. Real artists, real art, real =3D20
> media. If you can
> help us with a donation of your unwanted supplies and/or tools, =3D20
> please contact
> me. tmaltbie@seidata.com We can discuss reimbursing shipping costs. If yo=
u
> are in the Cincinnati/Louisville/Indianapolis region, we might pick up yo=
u=3D
r
> donation. Please help. We believe this is a great endeavor.
>
> Please make contact if you have any questions, advice, or encouragement.
> Thanks so much.
>
> We are part of a local 501(c)3 charity.
>
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