The Art Project Houston
  • Home
    • Our Story
    • Founder/Creative Director >
      • Pastor Juanita Campbell Rasmus
    • Meet the Team
    • Blog
    • About Us >
      • Photo Gallery
    • Testimonials
  • Get Creative
    • Host a Paint Party or Make & Take Party >
      • FAQS
      • Painting Choices
    • Art at the BOL
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Use Your Art
    • Contact
  • Support
    • Donate
    • TAPH Wish List
    • Grants We Have Received

TAPH Visits the Station Museum for Contemporary Art

6/20/2013

1 Comment

 
Picture
The Art Project class went to the Station Museum today! CALL IT STREET ART, CALL IT FINE ART, CALL IT WHAT YOU KNOW is the exhibition currently showing at the museum featuring several of Houston's talented artists. It is showing May 25, 2013 - August 25, 2013. To learn more information click the following link:
Station Museum
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Mural Partnership Between Connect2Art Project and The Art Project, Houston

6/18/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Monday, June 17, kicked off an 11-week mural project journey for TAPH Artists partners, Connect2Art Project and The Art Project, Houston a project of the Bread of Life.  

Since the project was founded in 2010, Connect2Art Project, founded by Sheri Hammonds, has engaged men and women who are homeless, near homeless or in life crisis situations in healing art programs. One of the goals of Connect2Art is to create a series of murals with homeless individuals for exhibition in public spaces.

Three murals have been created and exhibited at Houston’s City Hall in partnership with the Star of Hope's Transitional Living Center and the Men's Development Center. The fourth mural will be a collaborative effort with The Art Project, Houston a project of the Bread of Life.  For 11-weeks the artists will meet 2-hours each week to create this masterpiece as a team. A lead artist will work with homeless individuals to design and paint the mural expressing homelessness and its challenges. 

The mural program provides a nurturing environment for recipients, helping them to reconnect to their inner creativity and renew their optimism and faith in themselves and their community. Recipients expressed greater self awareness, increased self confidence and a stronger sense of self worth as they engage in small groups of eight to ten individuals to paint together under the skillful and compassionate guidance of their volunteer facilitators.
 
Here are some of the students’ comments after completion of one of their 8-week programs:

“I enjoy art because it clears my mind and it takes me to another zone. I’m able to express myself with the mind and soul.”

“Art has taught me to express myself and release frustration and anger in a healing way.”

 “The art class serves as a coping mechanism to help me deal with stress.  It also allows me to get in touch with my inner artist.” 

“I am very grateful for the class and I hope many others will benefit from it just as I have.”

The goal of creating these large murals is to increase public awareness about the plight of homeless people by exhibiting their artwork in public spaces.

Homeless students in this program learn important team building skills and the power of collaborating together toward a goal. The process begins with a discussion about what it is that the students would like to express, which leads to sketches and rough drafts of the mural. Under the guidance of a professional mural artist, students are then shown all the steps to complete the mural and make it a meaningful piece of art. Knowing that the mural will be placed in a public space gives students a great sense of purpose and accomplishment. 

The estimated date of completion of the mural with Bread of Life is August 30, 2013.  The mural will culminate with an installation at Houston City Hall, with members of City Hall staff in attendance at the unveiling.  
 
It is our great pleasure that we bring Houston this meaningful piece of art. We are excited about this partnership and look forward to sharing the art with The City of Houston this fall.

We cannot do this work with the support of people who are choosing to believe with us.
If you are interested in investing in this project with The Art Project, Houston that we may continue to empower our artists partners as the tranistion into a re-imagined life, you can do so by clicking 
                                                                              The Art Project, Houston

0 Comments

Four TAPH Community Members Recently Published

6/14/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Join us in Celebrating!

Four members of The Art Project, Houston community:

Kelly Brown, TAPH Artist Partner

Gary Jackson, TAPH Artist Partner and The Path to Freedom Ministry Member
Rosalyn Grimes, TAPH Volunteer
Lanecia A. Rouse
, TAPH Project Manager

have writings and photography published in the July/August 2013 of Alive Now Magazine on Creativity!


Get your copy today at:
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/

0 Comments

    Lanecia A. Rouse

    Project Manager of TAPH

    Archives

    May 2015
    February 2015
    November 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    June 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011

    Categories

    All
    47Strings
    Aerosol Warfare
    Affirmation
    Art
    Art Class
    Art Show
    Art Therapy
    Beauty
    Bread Of Life Inc.
    Civil Rights
    Community
    Connect2art Project
    Creativity
    Get Creative
    Gonzo!
    Homeless
    Homelessness
    Hope
    Houston
    Houston City Hall
    Humanity
    Hunger
    Love
    Lovett Fine Arts Elementary School
    Miss A Meal
    Mission Year
    Mural
    Museum Of Cultural Arts Houston
    Paint Party
    ReImagining Life Together
    Rice University
    St. John's Downtown
    Street Art
    The Artist
    The Art Project Houston
    The Boniuk Center
    Therapeutic Art
    Volunteer
    Watercolor

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.