2025 Bioneers Conference full scholarships + visit to San Quentin Prison Arts Project + much more!
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? Are you interested in attending the 2025??with a?full scholarship? ? Would you be interested in visiting the?with a group of lovely like-minded artists? ? What about a field trip with those same like-minded artists to?(at San Francisco dump)?? ? And also Creative Growth Art Center? These are just a few of the activities and community artmaking planned for Artist as Citizen at Berkeley City College, 1/22-5/21. (CA Community College fees are a bargain?at $46 a unit. Early-bird tickets to Bioneers are $400, or free with our Artist as Citizen student scholarship.) In the wake of the results of the presidential election you may feel anxiety like me. The action-oriented, racially diverse,?multigenerational community?created in this class may be exactly what you need to resist the chaos that may be coming in 2025, and to support your own creative positive actions and self-care. More details below.?I hope?you can join us!? (BTW, I am very flexible with people's busy schedules and the class vibe is very low stress, supportive?and fun.) INTERESTED in ENGAGING YOUR ART in our LOCAL COMMUNITY? CURIOUS about CREATIVE COLLABORATION & SOCIAL PRACTICE ART? WANT to MAKE ART for SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & POSITIVE CHANGE? ? JOIN US! ? ARTIST AS CITIZEN: Introduction to Community-based Art Practices Spring Semester 2025, Berkeley City College ART 181?(20429/20430),?3 units, Monday & Wednesdays, 1:30-4:20pm,?1/22-5/21, Studio #413
? Together we will make and learn about the history and theory of community-based art,? relational art, and social practice art, and learn to write project proposals to fund your work.? We will study creative strategies for problem solving, engage in collaborative creative projects, and experience art as a vehicle for transformation and social change. This is a fun, hands-on class, where we work together! No prior art or community experience necessary. ? We will be making art together in our studio and out in our community, have visits from three local guest artists, go on field trips in the East Bay and San Francisco, and work creatively with local arts, social service, and environmental organizations. Exciting field trips include a visit to? San Quentin Prison Arts Project, Bioneers Conference (with?free student your scholarships!), Creative Growth Art Center,?and?Recology (SF Dump) Artist in Residence Program. ? Recent Community Partners include ArtEsteem, Berkeley Food Network,?Berkeley Community Media Community Works West, Lighthouse for the Blind, Pacific Center, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Oakland League of Women Voters, Richmond Art Center, Women¡¯s Daytime Drop-in Center, Youth Spirit Artworks, Richmond Art Center & more! Instructor:?Sharon Siskin, 510-508-8897,?sharonvsiskin@...,?ssiskin@... Register online for Spring Semester 2025 classes?at:? The class you enroll in is at: Berkeley City College: ART 181-Artist as Citizen: Introduction to Community-based Art Practices, (20429/20430), 3 units, Monday & Wednesdays, 1:30-4:20pm. ? P.S. Please forward this email to local friends and relatives,?elders and youngins.? -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline |