ArtStart hosted its first ever River Writing Poetry contest in conjunction with the Children’s EcoArts Festival thanks to poet Margaret Hasse, who served as the project facilitator and Joyce Sutphen who judged the entries. A special thanks to all those who participated and congratulations to the winner, Michael Dennis Browne, whose poem “Give Her the River” appears below.

Give Her the River (a father’s wish for this daughter)

If I could give her anything, anything at all in all of the world to show how I love her, I’d give her the river.

Give her the river at dawn when it shines, when the swans are gliding.

Give her the swallows that flicker flicker flicker over the river their home.

Give her the old stone steps leading down to the river and the little blue wildflowers that are starting to grow there.

Give her the fresh shiny leaves of the oaks and the elms, make her a May basket from their fluttery shadows.

Give her that line of geese headed upstream; they’re honking so hard, I think they think they’re pulling that barge behind them.

Give her the way the soft green water slides, like sleepy us sometimes after reading and reading.

Give her that small wooden bench where we can sit and watch the river do all the work for a while.

Give her the tinkle of the bell on that Scottie’s collar and the grin of the Scottie’s owner as they jog by.

Give her that one white cloud in all the blue sky–my girl will find some game to play with it.

Give her the river at evening, for stroking its silk.

Give her the heron floating over alone, and the moon, Queen of the Herons, behind her.

Give her the quiet canoe that gleams like a piece of the moon.

Give her her very own dream of the river where she sails with friends all summer till she comes to the sea.

Give her the last of the light, silvery, silvery, little waves, little leaves, little scales, little gleams.

Her river.

- Michael Dennis Browne

ArtStart, a nonprofit organization, seeks writing by Minnesota residents that celebrates the Mississippi River. Writing by authors of any age is for ArtStart’s annual Children’s Eco Arts Festival, which celebrates the Mississippi River and the role that rivers play in all places and cultures.

Join the flow of words by submitting to the River Writing contest by Monday, April 9, 2012. The winning poem or story will be read by a community leader at the opening ceremony of this free family festival on Harriet Island near downtown Saint Paul, Saturday, April 28. If the writer is able to attend, she or he will be acknowledged.

Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen will select the winning piece from among finalists. The author of the chosen piece will receive a $100 award. Depending on number and quality, children’s entries may be read separately and a prize of the same amount awarded in a youth category.

Please do not call or contact ArtStart about the contest. If, after careful review of this written information, you still have questions, write the community contest organizer, Margaret Hasse, using RIVER WRITING as the subject.

> > Download Official Entry Form Here < <

Follow these instructions exactly to be eligible for the contest:

1. Content: About or related to the Mississippi River and appropriate to be shared with an all-age public audience.
2. Ownership: Your writing can be previously published, but you must have the rights and agree to the terms of use in the signed Official Entry Form.
3. Length: Your poem or prose piece must be no longer than one typed page with 12 point type or larger and standard 1-1.25” margins.
4. Number of Entries: You may enter the contest more than once, but each submission must be mailed separately, in its own envelope, with all required enclosures.
5. Deadline: Mailed submissions only, postmarked Monday, April 9. No exceptions.
6. Checklist: Each eligible submission MUST contain:
   ___ Official Entry Form (print, complete and include form on page 2)
   ___ 2 typed copies of your piece (1-page max. 12 point or larger typeface.)
         One copy must include your name, address, email and/or telephone # and a copyright symbol ©; the       other must be without any identifying information about you so the work may be judged anonymously.
   ___ Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE)
   ___ Do not include any extra items, such as a cover letter.

7. Eligibility: Minnesota residents only.

Readings begin at 7:00 p.m.
Social Hour to Follow

Readings by
Philip S. Bryant Stompin’ at The Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse (Blueroad Press)
Kathryn Kysar Pretend the World (Holy Cow! Press)

A reception follows at 8 p.m. for the poets, their books, and artist Jes Lee Shimek whose work is on display at the Gallery. The series is supported in part by the Minnesota State Arts Board and Legacy funding. Refreshments.

Artist

Jes Lee Shimek

I am a visual artist, focusing on photography. I have a camera with me no matter where I go, gathering images from my journeys for my art. In my current work I create imaginary dream-like landscapes by layering images together. I graduated with my BFA from the University of MN in 2003. My work has been exhibited in many local galleries and art festivals. I teach digital and black and white photography classes at Bloomington Theater and Art Center.

Emceed by poet Margaret Hasse. Curator, Bart Galle.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments, socializing and book signing.

Upcoming
June 14, 2012
Richard Broderick – Rain Dance (Parallel Press)
Maryann Corbett – Breath Control (David Robert Books)

Free admission to all events
All readings feature two poets reading from their most recent books and new work, with poet Margaret Hasse as emcee.

Complimentary wine and cheese will be served at events.
All seats are given on a first come, first serve basis.

Events held at:
ArtStart ArtGallery
1459 St. Clair Avenue, St. Paul
Directions:
From I-94 take the Snelling Avenue exit south to St. Clair Avenue.
Turn left at the intersection of Snelling and St. Clair Avenue and go two blocks east. The building is on the north corner of St. Clair and Pascal.

April 28, 2012 Schedule

Harriet Island Grounds and Pavilion, Saint Paul, MN

Schedule
11:30        Hands-on EcoArts Activities
12:30        Opening Pageant with 3-D art work from 22 schools
12:45        Honoring the Waters by Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli
1:00          Saint Paul Civic Symphony performance of “The Animals Search for Water: A Folktale from Mozambique”
                 composed by Jan Gilbert and narrated by Nothando Zulu with drummer Papis Diop
1:30-5:00  Hands-on EcoArt Activities
                 Environmental Demonstrations
                 Multi-cultural Dance and Theater Performances by youth and professional artists

Special Features:
Tributes to the Mississippi River and Minnesota by poets and storytellers
Interactive Sculpture by Matthew Farley
Free recycled books from the Saint Paul BookMobile
Performances by groups from Lifeworks Services Inc.
Food Vendors

Make sure to stop by and enjoy our public art installation by Matthew Dominic Farley in collaboration with Kirstin Wiegmann and Forecast Public Art, honoring the Mississippi River!

A FREE AND ZERO WASTE EVENT

Matthew Dominic Farley, in collaboration with Kirstin Wiegmann of Forecast Public Art, will create a one-day, public art installation for festival attendees. Drawing on themes of the EcoArts Festival, they have created a concept for a public art sculpture inspired by the Mississippi River watershed and the bald eagle, one of the river’s many inhabitants. Using materials that directly relate to a site fosters a relationship between the artistic materials and the locations of his site-specific works of art. For the EcoArts Festival, materials sourced from previous sculpture projects as well as from the local watershed (ie. discarded water bottles and plastic bags) will be repurposed to mimic an eagle’s nesting habitat. Festival attendees will be invited to explore the eagle’s nesting site and habitat as well as offer assistance to the installation process. This installation is made possible through a partnership between ArtStart and Forecast Public Art

This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 through appropriations to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Additional funders include COMPAS and Travelers Arts and Diversity Fund.

Thank you to all of our collaborators who have made this event an exciting and dynamic experience for youth.
Forecast Public Art
East Side Arts Council
Ramsey County-Saint Paul Public Health Department
Esse Reusable Bags
Kate Frye, Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation, City of St. Paul

Contact Carol Sirrine or call 651-698-2787 for more information.

ASL interpreter available upon request

ArtStart hosted its first ever River Writing Poetry contest in conjunction with the Children’s EcoArts Festival thanks to poet Margaret Hasse, who served as the project facilitator and Joyce Sutphen who judged the entries. A special thanks to all those who participated and congratulations to the winner, Michael Dennis Browne, whose poem “Give Her the River” appears below.

Give Her the River (a father’s wish for this daughter)

If I could give her anything, anything at all in all of the world to show how I love her, I’d give her the river.

Give her the river at dawn when it shines, when the swans are gliding.

Give her the swallows that flicker flicker flicker over the river their home.

Give her the old stone steps leading down to the river and the little blue wildflowers that are starting to grow there.

Give her the fresh shiny leaves of the oaks and the elms, make her a May basket from their fluttery shadows.

Give her that line of geese headed upstream; they’re honking so hard, I think they think they’re pulling that barge behind them.

Give her the way the soft green water slides, like sleepy us sometimes after reading and reading.

Give her that small wooden bench where we can sit and watch the river do all the work for a while.

Give her the tinkle of the bell on that Scottie’s collar and the grin of the Scottie’s owner as they jog by.

Give her that one white cloud in all the blue sky–my girl will find some game to play with it.

Give her the river at evening, for stroking its silk.

Give her the heron floating over alone, and the moon, Queen of the Herons, behind her.

Give her the quiet canoe that gleams like a piece of the moon.

Give her her very own dream of the river where she sails with friends all summer till she comes to the sea.

Give her the last of the light, silvery, silvery, little waves, little leaves, little scales, little gleams.

Her river.

RIVER WRITING
By children visiting the Word Flow Tent

REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration
10% Off February 4, 2012 10-4 pm
Stop by and Register at ArtStart’s ArtScraps
Registration deadline: June 30, but classes fill very quickly. We support children attending camp with a friend and will place them in the same class. Half day offered both morning and afternoon. Class ratio: 1 teacher/15 students. Confirmation letters and directions sent out July 1, 2012. Limited scholarships available.
 
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AFTER CARE
Aftercare is supervised and unstructured so that children can relax. Children are free to bring games, or books and to make art on their own. If we show videos, we like to provide furthering learning about a culture through documentaries or stories. Extended day students should also bring an additional snack.

Morning Session: 8:30-11:45 am MUSIC Fascinating Rhythm Latin music has made “the islands” famous in the world of international music. Work with musicians Pat and Tim O’Keefe of Batucada do Norte to learn the güiros, maracas, bongos, timbales, conga drums, claves and the cow bell – all percussion instruments of the Latin ensemble. Then create the sassy sounds of Latin music as you perform on these instruments. DANCE Dancing Under the Stars Dancer Christopher Yaeger takes you on a grand excursion of the Caribbean Islands through dance. You learn salsa, the rumba, mambo, merenge, and the cha-cha. Then you take to the dance floor, imagining yourself in the beautiful Old San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico, dancing on the veranda under the stars! DRAWING/PAINTING Artist’s Paradise Taking inspiration from these lush and diverse tropical islands, work with artist Louise Mader to create drawings, paintings, and prints of fish, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles that inhabit the islands and oceans. Then display your work at our Friday celebration for all to see. CLAY Pottery Jamaica’s red clay has been used by the Taínos, one of the groups native to the Caribbean Islands, for their own pottery long before the arrival of Columbus. Work with artist Felice Amato to learn about the culture of the Taino people and create pottery and clay animals in the style of the Tainos for display at our celebration. CONSTRUCTION ARTS Tap-Tap Art Buses and trucks are the main form of public transportation in Haiti. Called tap-taps, because people tap on the side of the vehicle to signal they need a ride, they have colorful images of village and city life painted all over them. Join artist Anne Sawyer-Aitch and create your own small art car or bus using all sorts of reuse materials.	Morning Session: 8:30-11:45 am MUSIC Taiko Drum Learn about the history and tradition of taiko drumming in Japanese culture. Then work with Japanese Taiko musician Susie Kuniyoshi to learn the meaning of certain drum patterns and the proper etiquette, as you perform on your own taiko drum at our Friday celebration. DANCE/ART Folk Art Traditions Get ready for a travel adventure to Japan led by artist Linda Hashimoto! As you explore the customs and traditions of Japanese culture, learn how to make origami, create your own Japanese lantern, taste different foods, and perform Japanese dances at our Friday celebration in full kimomo or obi. MIXED MEDIA The Japanese Garden In a country as densely populated as Japan, a garden provides a source of relief and serenity in crowded, urban areas. Learn about the features of the Japanese garden, what they symbolize, and visit the Como Ordway Memorial Japanese Garden with artist Kitty Kremer. Then create your own miniature Japanese garden. BOOK ARTS Handmade Papers/Books The art of papermaking has a long and interesting history. Papermaking was introduced to Japan from China around 1400 years ago. Washi or handmade paper is used for books, woodblock prints, wrapping, and clothing. Work with artist Stacie Forbes to create your own handmade paper and art book Japanese style. PUPPETRY Edo Pop Puppets Learn to make lovely colored shadow puppets based on the popular Ukiyo-e prints of the Edo period. Work with artist Anne Sawyer-Aitch to make two styles of color shadow puppets depicting Japanese Noh Theater, Sumo Wrestlers, Geisha and more. Then create a puppet show for the final celebration.
Afternoon Session: 12:30-3:45 pm	Afternoon Session: 12:30-3:45 pm
MIXED MEDIA Trash To Treasure Shells, bottle caps, discards and driftwood washed up on the beach or found on the streets are the materials of beautiful and colorful works of Haitian art. Working with artist Stacie Forbes you use your imagination and artistry to transform all sorts of discards into art for display at our Friday celebration.   DRAMA Trickster Tales The Caribbean Islands had two major cultural influences beside that of the Native Taino people-Spanish and African cultures. Work with actor Brian Grandison as he retells the many African trickster tales found on each island. Choose your favorite. Then work on characterization, expression, and costuming, as you act out a favorite trickster tale. TEXTILES Carnival Costumes All the islands of the Caribbean celebrate Carnival. The largest and most well-known celebration is held on the island of Trinidad-Tobago. Look at costumes from carnival celebrations. Then create your own fanciful headdress and outfit using glitzy fabric, sparkling sequins, feathers and more working with artist Laurie Watson. STILTING New Heights Many Carnival celebrations feature people high above the crowd dressed in colorful costumes dancing to the sounds of plena music on stilts! Learn the art of stilting with artist Gustavo Boada and perform at our Friday celebration. SCULPTURE Vejigante Masks Imagine yourself as a vejigante or a clown-like character dressed in bright colors wearing a mask with horns and a costume with bat-like wings parading into our Friday celebration. Brought to Puerto Rico by the Spanish, the vejigante tradition was influenced by both African and Taino cultures. Work with artist Julie Kastigar Boada to create your own special vejigante mask.	CLAY Set For Tea Design and create your own tea set. Work with a Japanese guest presenter to learn the traditions and importance of the Japanese tea ceremony. Older students work with clay artist Felice Amato to design and create a teapot while younger students create tea cups.   PUPPETRY Gyotaku Fish Pole Puppets Many Japanese get much of their food from the ocean, since the islands of Japan are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. Besides eating fish, Japanese use real fish to make prints. This technique is called Gyotaku or “fish impression”. Work with puppeteers Julie Kastigar Boada and Gustavo Boada to create giant fish, colorful puppets inspired by Gyotaku printing technique for our Friday celebration. PRINTMAKING Ukiyo-e Prints Ukiyo-e prints or woodblock printing dates back to the Edo period in the 17th century and continues as an art form in modern day Japan. Working with a soft linoleum, artist Laurie Watson helps you create one and two color block prints featuring landscapes and animals of Japan. Then create your own signature stamp to “sign” your prints. DRAMA Momotaro And More There are many wonderful Japanese folktales. The story of Momotaro, the boy known as the Peachling who is said to have lived in a peach, is one such tale. Actor Brian Grandison helps you choose your favorite Japanese folktale and perform it for our Friday celebration. DRAWING/PAINTING Sumi-e And More Nature is an important theme in Japanese art from Mount Fuji to the Sea of Japan. Work with artist Louis Mader to learn the traditional art of ink and brush painting or sumi-e. Learn other painting techniques as you explore the beauty of the animals and habitat of Japan through drawing and painting. The art work featured in this brochure is by children enrolled in previous ArtStart camps.

July 9-13: The Caribbean Islands July 16-20: Japan   Tuition: $125/section Each week holds two sections. Times: Morning: 8:30-11:35 am. Afternoon: 12:30-3:35 pm. Call 651-698-ARTS for more information	A Start With the Arts meets daily and offers 4-5 year-olds the opportunity for self-expression through singing, movement, drama, and art making. Activities are designed to heighten each child’s imagination while providing knowledge about the Caribbean and Japan through a cultural and artistic lens.   Week I storyteller Nothando Zulu will be present each day to relate trickster tales that were originally brought to the Caribbean Islands from Africa. Week II special guests from Japan will visit the class to present authentic artifacts and talk about Japanese culture. Each section of A Start With the Arts will have its own Friday informance. Each week holds two sections. ArtStart interns will assist the pre-school teacher Gina Ellsworth throughout the week.
	ASL interpreter available upon request

Generally, an ArtStart residency consists of 20 student contact hours over the equivalent of 5 days with at least one core group of students who work with the artist daily. Each residency includes a teacher staff development component and a celebration of student work at the conclusion of the residency. In addition, many unique art-making materials are provided by ArtStart from its ArtScraps Creative Materials store. For the cost of a residency, please contact Cindy Smith, Events Coordinator or call 651-698-2787. Cindy Smith will work with your school to develop a residency to fit your specific needs.

If a school is unable to follow this model, we recommend selecting an ArtStart Community Workshop, which involves less contact time with an artist and flexibility of grouping. Community Workshop pricing is available upon request.

Felice Amato
VISUAL ARTIST/ART EDUCATOR
Felice is a community artist with Eastside Arts Council and ArtStart. As a professional artist, she makes detailed tiles and collages out of clay. She likes to “explore an interior story on the quiet stage of the heart”. She has exhibited her work at the Katherine Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota, The Swedish Institute, and other local galleries. She has created two clay installations, “Celebraciones” with students at Adams Spanish Immersion and “Hexagons in Nature” for the Minnesota Children’s Museum. She currently is teaching in the Fridley School district.

Batucada do Norte
BRAZILIAN DRUM ENSEMBLE
Batucada do Norte Brazilian Drum Ensemble is a community group dedicated to studying and performing the many street drumming styles found in Brazil during Carnival. Founded by brothers Tim and Pat O’Keefe in 2006, the group has performed at many events throughout the Twin Cities. Pat O’Keefe is professional musician with over 20 years of performing and teaching Brazilian music since 1996. He received his doctorate in music from the University of California, San Diego.

Julie Kastigar Boada
VISUAL ARTIST/ PUPPETEER
Julie is an Anishinabe artist, storyteller, puppeteer and art educator. She has worked regionally and nationally for the past 18 years, both with Heart of the Beast Masque and Puppet Theatre and independently. She has worked with include the L.A. music Center, The Minnesota History Center, and The Fergus Falls Center for the Arts. Recent work includes A Company of Angels, La Bafana, On the Day You Were Born, Coyote Stories, Retelling the World and May Day. Julie has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Jerome Foundation. Julie has a B.A. in Studio Arts and American Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota. She is passionate about work that fosters cultural pride and value.

Gustavo Boada
VISUAL ARTIST/ PUPPETEER
Gustavo is a theater-based multidisciplinary artist with more than 20 years of working in professional theater in Peru, Chile, Puerto Rico, Philadelphia and Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is well known for his work with traditional dance and performance masks, as well as designing and building puppets, performance structures and set design. While living in Peru, Gustavo had the opportunity to be part of one of the most important Peruvian and Latin American theater groups of the last century, Yuyachkani. In 1997-1998 he was invited by Peter Schumman to work in Bread and Puppet Theater. In 2003 he founded the NAYLAMP Street and Puppet Theater in North Philadelphia. In 2007 he was invited by Heart of Beast Masque and Puppet Theater to be part of their May Day staff. He has settled in Minneapolis and is working as an artist in the community and schools.

Stacie Forbes
VISUAL ARTIST/ART EDUCATOR
Stacie has a B.A. in Studio/Art History from Middlebury College and a graduate certificate in K-12 art education. She has been teaching art at the elementary level for the past 15 years, ten of which were at the American School in Singapore. Since moving back to the United States, she teaches for ArtStart throughout the Twin Cities focusing on the art of reuse, as well as other arts orgnizations/schools. Her own art work reflects her love of reuse and remaking jewelry from discards.

Robin Getsug
VISUAL ARTIST
Robin Getsug, textile artist, has worked in schools as a resident artist and with ArtStart for over 10 years. She is currently working on a degree in art therapy from the Alfred Adler Institute. In her role as arts advocate, Robin conceptualized and coordinated the Children’s Healing Arts initiative (CHAI) project, a partnership between Gillette Children’s Hospital, artist Ta-coumba Aiken, and ArtStart.

Brian Grandison
ACTOR
Brian A. Grandison, has worked as an actor, director, writer, and educator, for many years. Most recently, his play, “Adrift on the Mississippi” premiered at History Theatre in St. Paul. As a Director, Brian has worked with several theatres in the Twin Cities. As an Actor, he has been a company member at the Guthrie Theater and worked at most of the professional theatres in the Twin Cities, as well as Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and the Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles. As an Educator, he has taught residencies and master classes all over Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and the upper Mid-West. He has recently accepted an “adjunct” position at Northwestern College in Roseville, and spends his summers working with young people at Plymouth Christian Youth Center in north Minneapolis, and with Arts-Us, in St. Paul. In addition Brian works with ArtStart in their residency and summer programs.

Linda Hashimoto
DANCER /FOLK ARTIST
Linda Hashimoto is the founder and instructor of Sansei Yonsei Kai Japanese children and adult dance group. She is very active in the community serving as vice-president of Saint Paul Nagasaki Sister City Committee and she serves on the advisory board of the Pan Asian Dance Festival and the St. Paul Foundation Asian Pacific Endowment. She is the cultural performance chair of the Dragon Festival and performs each year with Sansei Yonsei Kai at ArtStart’s Children’s EcoArts Festival.

Kitty Kremer
VISUAL ARTIST
Kitty is a full-time art specialist at Battle Creek Middle School. She has worked with ArtStart for two years in our Signatures for Teens program. Her own art work has been recognized locally and nationally. Her most recent public work of art was the painting and scrapping up of ArtStart ArtScraps ScrapMobile, a portable art car that brings art to underserved communities.

Louise Mader
VISUAL ARTIST
Louise has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Art and Design. Ms. Mader has had 16 years of experience teaching K-6 visual arts in Hopkins Public Schools. She has worked at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in the Reference Library, and runs a small family business raising corn, tomatoes and bedding plants on the family farm outside Minnestrista, Minnesota.

Anne Sawyer-Aitch
VISUAL ARTIST/ PUPPETEER
Anne is a free-lance artist who teaches for Steppingstone Theatre, Yinghau Academy, ArtStart and the Hennepin Libraries. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Latin American Studies, with emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Graduating with Distinction. She is currently a member of the Minnesota State Arts Board roster and the lead designer for shadow puppets for production of “The Other Shore”, by Gao Xingjian at Gustavus Aldophus, as well as serving as an instructor in shadow puppetry.

Christopher Yaeger
DANCER
Christopher has played a variety of roles in dance and theater since his early school days. As an independent teaching artist, he works in schools and performs on stages across the globe including the Twin Cities, Budapest, Prague, Las Vegas, and Seoul. He is an ACE dance specialist with the Perpich Center for Arts Education. The ACE Dance Program trains teachers to use dance as a distinct area of study, as well as integrate it with other subject areas. He is also the Director of Dance Hall Days Dance Company and is a featured artist on the Young Audiences and Minnesota State Arts Board rosters, as well as ArtStart.

Laurie Watson
VISUAL ARTIST
Laurie Wason is a multidisciplinary artist with ArtStart and the Twin Cities public schools. As an art educator, she has worked with adults and children in a variety of diverse communities for the past 15 years. As a professional artist, her work includes painting, printmaking and ceramic mosaics. She has a B.A. in art from Southern Illinois University with continuing education from M.C.A.D.

If you are interested in becoming a paid intern assisting artists who are teaching pre-schoolers and school age children in ArtStart’s Passports program, please register for either 1/2 days or full days of Creativity Camp, or Cultural Arts Camp or Signatures, so you are eligible to intern.

The internship program is for youth ages 13 years old or entering 7th grade and older. Interns work side-by-side with professional teaching artists to assist in the classroom. Generally, interns serve for one week only. Interns are paid at the end of the week for their internship-$75/half-day or $125/full day/week. Intern training is on Monday, July 2 at Mt. Zion. All prospective interns are required to take this training. Note: Teens must attend at least a 1/2 day of either Creativity Camp or Cultural Arts Camp to be eligible to intern. All Signatures students are also eligible.

ALL DAY 8:30 am-3:45 pm
Signatures is a project-based arts program for Teens who want a hands-on
approach to learning new skills or applying skills they already have attained to a real-world problem or opportunity that adds value to the community. Teens plan, design, and produce the final product working with professional artists who offer guidance and assistance throughout the experience.

The 2012 project Guide to the Twin Cities for Teens is a 2 week experience in which you work as a team to create and publish a guide for teens of unique places in the Twin Cities. Working with artist Kitty Kremer and Felice Amato, you plan your week and travel each day by van to art museums, parks, cultural or historic sites, stores, farmer’s markets, and restaurants to learn about the space and programs. You record your impressions using digital cameras, original art, and creative writing. After getting permission from the owners and operators of sites you visit, you work as a team with Kitty and Felice to design and self-publish your Guide to the Twin Cities for Teens, incorporating photos, drawings, writings, and other materials you collected during your site visits. We order copies of the guide and they are distributed at ArtStart’s ArtScraps. (Limited to 10 participants.)

ASL interpreter available upon request

Artist Tacoumba Aiken with his statue of Lucy.
Lucy’s new home is at ArtStart where she is providing fabulous artistic advise!

ArtStart’s Scrapmobile Community Workshops
bring fabulous, funky materials from ArtStart’s
ArtScraps Materials Reuse Center to your site with
art projects and activities designed to spark the imagination!

Workshops can be customized for all ages
and for youth with different learning styles.
All workshops are taught by professional artists.

For more information or to customize your workshop,
contact Cindy Smith or call 651-698-2787

ScrapMobile workshops:

The 3 R’S-Artful Reuse
The 3 R’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle workshops emphasize using discards, scraps, and other materials destined for the landfill to create an artistic product. Youth build basic art skills and learn about stewardship for the environment, as artists guide them through a fun and creative art making experience.

Cultural Workshops
Many Cultures/Many Voices emphasizes learning about other cultures, art forms and celebrations, while promoting our common bond as people reliant on a healthy environment worldwide.

The Artist’s Studio
In the Artist’s Studio youth focus on visual arts projects that teach the elements and principles of design using different media. Each workshop features a famous artist and his/her work to motivate the lesson. Youth learn about the artist’s life and discuss the work. Then they create a painting, sculpture, print, or collage inspired by this work.

Puppetry And Storytelling Performances And Art Workshops
New! this year we are offering puppet performances and storytelling workshops that can be coupled with art making. The performances are geared for up to 250 children, while the follow-up art workshops are designed to serve 20-25 youth over a two-hour period using traditional art materials combined with reuse materials.

And don’t forget – ArtStart’s ScrapMobile program is prepared to cater to a gathering of thousands at a festival or large event! We began catering festivals in 1993 and believe we have it down to a science, Hassle and trouble-free, we provide the idea, the artists and the materials all prepared for you. You can rest assured attendees will have a memorable and creative time at your event with ArtStart’s ArtScraps programming.

Minimum enrollment per class is 6 children or the class will not be offered. Limit is 15 children/class.

Date: See individual workshop descriptions

Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m. on select Saturdays

Location: ArtStart’s ArtScraps

Ages: Children ages 6-12 years and family members

Cost: $15.00/person/workshop

To register or receive a brochure, contact us or call 651-698-2787.

October 15, 2011
Inventor’s Workshop
Follow in the footsteps of the great inventors and create your own invention from a variety of fun and unusual scraps. Assemble your invention using tape, glue, and wire. Remember it is about the idea!

October 22, 2011
Glow-in-the-Dark Art
One material we have plenty of at ArtScraps is glow-in-the-dark sticky back mylar. Create a special glow-in-the-dark mask and treat bag to complete your costume for a that special night of Trick or Treating.

November 12, 2011
Twig Books/Journals
Learn how to create art books and journals using twigs and leaves in new and unusual ways. Make sure to bring along your new journal to record your observations of nature as you take a walk on a perfect Fall day. This makes a great gift for the holidays.

November 19, 2011
Gris Gris
Or good luck charms are decorated pouches that hold something that might bring good luck and worn around the neck. Using leather or fabric create your own shape, size, and color of gris gris to hold your good luck charm.

December 3, 2011
Milagros
From ancient to contemporary Mexico, the delicate craft of milagro has been part of the Mexican culture. Create your own small metal milagritos and practice metal tooling as you incorporate traditional symbols and designs.

December 10, 2011
Jewelry from Junk
Jewelry making with recycled materials such as micarta chips, beads, and buttons is a real art. Create a pin, a necklace or bracelet to jazz up your wardrobe or to give as a special gift.