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Celebrate with us on Thursday, April 10

4/2/2014

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You Are Cordially Invited to the 
 
Lovett Elementary School & The Art Project, Houston Collaboration Exhibit & Celebration 
 
"The Perfect Place in the Whole Wide World Is..." 
 
Thursday, April 10 

Noon-1pm
Lovett Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room 
8814 South Rice Avenue 
Houston, Texas 77096 


The Lovett Elementary Visual Arts Department and First Graders partnered with artists from 
The Art Project, Houston to create a once in a lifetime watercolor art exhibition.  

The first graders and artists of The Art Project, Houston were each invited to write letters inspired by the given writing prompt "The Perfect Place in the Whole Wide World Is...". The responses were traded between groups and used as muses to create marvelous watercolor pieces. This unprecedented union of artworks was highlighted at Prescription:Paint 2013 on December 7, 2013. 


We are thankful to our friends from Re-imagining Life Together and Lovett Elementary School for helping to make this exhibition and collaboration possible. 

To learn more about this collaboration and how you can host this special exhibit click HERE to contact Project Manager, Lanecia Rouse.


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Thanks 713 News for Sharing the Story

4/1/2014

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Paint Party at Westbury United Methodist Church

3/30/2014

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Saturday, March 29, The Art Project, Houston team led a worship banner painting paint party for members of Westbury United Methodist Church.  With the help of our our friend and artist partner, Pastor Steve Braudt from The Art Project, Iowa who created the design during his visit early this month, the team led 15 participants of all ages in creating worship banners for their Easter service.

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To learn how to host a private paint party with The Art Project, Houston click HERE.
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A Reflection from Rutherford Yates, TAPH Artist Partner & Participant

3/13/2014

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Mr. Yates was one of the participants at our first Get Creative with TAPH on February 22. He has been apart of The Art Project, Houston since October 2013.  We invited him to write a reflection about his experience with The Art Project, Houston and Get Creative with TAPH. 
Here is his reflection...

Saturday, the 22nd of February 2014, I was fortunate enough to attend 2 classes of The Art Project at St. John's Church Downtown from 10am until 2pm.  These workshops were taught by 2 brilliant local creative artist.  This experience opened my mind up to the reality that there are numerous things in this life I can attempt to learn.  If no more than the principles or theories of how things operate. (How did they do that.)

The participating hands on in the creative work process show me that if, I focused my mental abilities in a structured and controlled environment my potential is unlimited. There is always a different angle to look at what you are going through.  I learned that God is healing me and it is a process. 

The Art Project has been a stabilizing factor in my life. I am coming out of homelessness. These workshops have allowed me to maintain my sanity through its various creative projects. This was exactly what I needed at this stage in my life. 

The Art Project and St. John's Church has exposed my mind to a whole new world out there.

Rutherford Yates, TAPH Artist Partner & Participant 


For registration details for our next Get Creative with TAPH CLICK HERE.

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Reflection from Get Creative with TAPH Participant, Amanda Emmons

3/4/2014

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Ask me a question and I’ll have to think for just a moment to find the proper words to answer your inquiry. Place an art media before me and my thoughts and my hands will immediately begin to work to create something…taking me to another place. 

The Art Project, Houston allows me that space and guidance to come together with like energies to explore…and it gives me life. I love it when I have one vision of how the piece is to come out, I make a mistake and it turns out to be the best imperfection that makes the piece unique…such as life.  And to watch the process of other masterpieces in the making is inspiring and life giving in itself.  It feeds my spirit.

Amanda Emmons was 1 of 31 participants at our first Get Creative with The Art Project, Houston day on Saturday, February 22. Get Creative with TAPH was a day of creative workshops offered by professional Houston based artists, helping each participant tap into their creativity, learn new art practices and create masterpieces to take with them. Each participant got to select 2 out of 6 workshops offered for their donation.  
Our next Get Creative with TAPH will be held on Saturday, May 2 (10am-2pm) at St. John's Downtown. Hope to see you then! For registration details click HERE.

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Get Creative with The Art Project, Houston on February 22!

2/20/2014

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Take a creativity break with The Art Project, Houston this Saturday, February 22!  You will get to participate in your choice of 2 out of the 6 Make & Take It workshops being offered. 
 
Workshops led by Houston artists:
Charles Washington
Joe Synan
Abbie Preston
 

Registration is a suggested donation of $65 to support the ongoing work of the Bread of Life to provide empowering programming for the men and women we serve. 
 
Click HERE for more information and to register today!

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Can Art be Medicine?

1/22/2014

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A informational piece of the benefits of art and creativity in the life of every individual. This piece reminded our team of the words shared by a man who attended the DaCamera Concert hosted by the Bread of Life in 2012.  As he was living the 25-minute symphony concert he smiled and said, "Thank you. That was like medicine. Thank you."
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The Benefits of Art Therapy

11/21/2013

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Art has a number of therapeutic benefits. Here are a list of the benefits provided by Joan French MA NCC LCPC

As part of my offerings – I include Art Therapy. Many clients I encounter haven’t heard of it, and are unfamiliar as to how it might be able to help. I felt it was important to highlight the benefits of using art in therapy, so I’ve composed this, ‘Art Therapy – Top 10 Benefits’ list:

  1. Art Therapy can provide a forum to express strengths and genuineness.
  2. Through viewing one’s own creation – one can improve the skill of self-observation.
  3. What cannot be said with words – may be more easily expressed through the art.
  4. Metaphors and stories emerge through the art – which can provide a ‘voice’ for material which may be difficult to express.
  5. Art Therapy is active & physical, fun, and stimulating.
  6. Emotions and art are closely connected; making art can aid in uplifting one’s mood.
  7. Making art activates the whole brain and can foster integration of emotional, cognitive, and sensory processes.
  8. Emerging and recurrent symbols expressed in the art can help to make unconscious material conscious.
  9. Art can make the hidden – visible in an external & tangible way.
  10. Art making provides an experience which is stress & anxiety reducing, relaxing, and decreases worry.
If you are interested in finding out more information about Art Therapy, please visit these websites: American Art Therapy Association and Art Therapy Blog.

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Art is for ALL: A Partnership to Bring More Creativity into the Lives of Houstonians

8/31/2013

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We are excited about our recent partnership with Hope Stone, Inc., offering three free art classes for individuals 14 years of age and older this fall at St. John's Downtown. Like Hope Stone, Inc., we believe art is for all and will continue to create opportunities for all persons to tap into their creativity. 


Here are a few words describing the fall classes and work Hope Stone, Inc. from Lydia Hance, Education Director of Hope Stone, Inc.:

This Fall, Hope Stone Inc. will bring arts education master classes to The Art Project Houston community. These classes will be drumming led by percussionist Kirk Suddreath, Spoken Word by slam poet “Outspoken Bean,” and Theater by actor Leslie Lenert. Everyone is welcome in these workshops, as Hope Stone’s mission is “Art for All.” 

Founded by executive and artistic director Jane Weiner in 1997, Hope Stone, Inc. provides outreach and support services in the Houston area through dance and performance art. Hope Stone is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Houstonians using art. At its inception, Hope Stone concentrated on areas of need such as community artistic performance, art outreach to children at risk, and community dance and movement classes.


In 2004, Hope Stone established Hope Stone Studio in a renovated loft in Houston’s historic Fourth Ward. From this 3500+ square foot space, Hope Stone offers year-round dance and movement classes for children and adults. 

Hope Stone Studio is also home to the nationally acclaimed Hope Stone Dance Company, a professional dance company, which has been recognized for its bold choreography, as well as cutting-edge modern dance performances. 

Our Hope Stone Kids program, created in 2002, to help meet the artistic and emotional needs of underserved and at-risk students ages 6-18. The program uses master teachers in dance, theater, music, photography, spoken word and yoga to empower and educate our youth. We are also pleased to offer young choreographers and dancers our new space grant program, HopeWorks.


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The Colorful Abundant Life: A Mural in the making

7/16/2013

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The mural project is underway and we are now entering the 4th week! The team of artists have become a family as they are learning to work together and make the peice beautiful.  The lead artist Victor (working with the Star of Hope) has encouraged,
inspired, and coached the team through various techniques such as layering colors, mapping out the composition, and placing the paint with different brush
strokes.  During our first meeting, we visioned and spoke out each of our desires for the piece then transitioned into building the frame, glazing the canvas, and finally adding color.  It has been a beautiful process to watch different people come together through the avenue of art.  The team is expected to finish the project ahead of schedule and will be beginning the details of the landscape this upcoming week.  The title of the piece “Colorful and Abundant life” was inspired by a certain kind of tree which grows in the rainforest (rainbow eucalyptus:pictured above right).  The group united around the idea to make the piece colorful and paradise inspired. 

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